Introduction to Sociology Chapter 1
What is Sociology? Definition Sociological Perspective Sociological __________ –C. Wright Mills Sociology as a ________ –Generalizations
SOCIOLOGY ASKS STUDENTS TO:
Historical Development of Sociology
Auguste Comte (French) Studied Problems related to the _________________ Sociology is “most important” science!
Karl Marx (German) Economic Forces Owners v. Laborers Big _______ Struggle __________ Manifesto
Herbert Spencer (English) Society as a _______ Survival of Fittest Social _______
Emile Durkheim (French) Classic Study of _________
Max Weber (German) Society’s ______ upon the individual or group Sociologist should practice “Verstehen”
More Important People Minorities
Harriet Martineau (English) Book on Early US –Economy, law, trade, population, immigration –Class differences based on ______________ Translated ______ works into English
Jane Addams (American) Hull House – Chicago Research on wages, poverty, sweatshops, child labor, immigration ________ Worker
W.E.B. DuBois (American) Studied racial ___________ (blacks) Emphasized _______ Rights Co-founder of _______
Timeline 1890’s - College courses American Journal of Sociology American Sociological ___________ –(Association) –Lester Ward (Father)
Functionalist Talcott Parsons, Spencer/Durkheim Cooperating Groups __________ Shared Values _________ have a purpose
Conflict _________ Conflict and Exploitation ___________ –Bourgeoisie (Rich) –Proletariat (Labor)
Interactionist
Feminist Focus on _________ inequalities Past research on _____ Ideas of ____ Primarily looks at behavior on the micro- level
How do Perspectives view… ___________?