Today: Continue Spirituality Sociologists to Know Student Presentations Paper Due Nov 13 (Next class, Monday is a holiday) “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Winston Churchill

I Am Continued

What do these people have in common? Michelle Obama Robin Williams Rev. Jesse Jackson Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Ruth Westheimer (the “sex doctor”) Regis Philbin (tv show host) Joe Theismann (former football player) They all majored in Sociology

How did sociology start? Mid 1800’s Social observers began using scientific methods Social upheaval Success of the revolutions in America and France made people rethink social life

Important sociologists Why do these people matter? Why do we learn about important people in sociology? Helps you understand what sociology is all about How will we learn about them? Not memorization of names and dates Focus on 3 important contributions of each person Focus on how their theory is (or is not) relevant today

Extra Credit Presentations Be a respectful audience Provide eye contact No talking or other distractions Support your classmates

Auguste Comte (1798 –1857, France) Coined the term “sociology” Positivism: applying the scientific approach to the social world Discover social facts AND apply info to social reform (make the world better)

Herbert Spencer Sociology should NOT include social reform 1820-1903, England Sociology should NOT include social reform “Organism” theory- society is constantly evolving like an organism Coined term “Survival of the Fittest”

Emile Durkheim Study of suicide Elementary Forms of Religious Life 1858-1917, France Study of suicide Elementary Forms of Religious Life Believed sociologists should look for causes of social problems and develop solutions

Max Weber Bureaucracy The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism 1864-1920, Germany Bureaucracy The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism Personal values or biases should not influence social research

Karl Marx Economist, concerned with Social Change Developed theories of Class Conflict Described Capitalism as a 2 class system of “haves” vs “have nots” (1% vs 99%) 1818-1883, Prussia, Germany

Capitalism A Love Story

Harriet Martineau First recognized female sociologist 1802-1876, England First recognized female sociologist Simplified Comte’s work from French to English How to Observe Morals and Manners. – Research Methods

Jane Addams Founded the Hull House: social services agency in Chicago 1860-1935, United States Founded the Hull House: social services agency in Chicago 1st American woman to earn the Nobel Peace Prize Said crime in urban areas was not a result of the people, but of economic desperation

W.E.B. Du Bois 1868-1963, United States First African American to receive a doctorate from Harvard Part of creation of NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Concerned with racial equality and criminology

George Herbert Mead 1863-1931, United States Children understand social world through play Published Mind Self Society

Charles Horton Cooley 1864-1929, United States Studied the subject of “the self” Looking Glass Self

Robert K. Merton 1910-2003, United States Typology of Prejudice and Discrimination Theory on deviance Discussion of functions and dysfunctions (manifest and latent) –unintended consequences

Research Paper Due Next Class http://soc13.weebly.com/paper.html

Coming Up Paper Due Nov 13th (MW classes)

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