Chapter 1, The Sociological Imagination The Sociological Perspective The Industrial Revolution and the Emergence of Sociology Sociological Perspective of Industrialization How the Discipline of Sociology Evolves

Chapter 1, The Sociological Imagination What Is Sociology? Why Study Sociology? The Importance of a Global Perspective The Payoff of the Sociological Perspective

Troubles and Issues Troubles - can be explained in terms of individual shortcomings. Issues - explained by factors outside an individuals control and immediate environment.

Industrial Revolution and Sociology Changed the nature of work - assembly lines replaced artisans. Nature of interaction - people could connect in reliable, less-time consuming ways.

Sociological Perspectives on Industrialization Karl Marx Emile Durkheim Max Weber

Karl Marx Sociologist’s task is to analyze and explain conflict. Conflict is shaped by the means of production. Industrialization resulted in two classes: owners and laborers.

Emile Durkheim Provided insights into the social forces that contributed to the rise of a “global village”. As Division of Labor becomes more specialized, and as sources of material become more geographically diverse, a new kind of solidarity emerges.

Max Weber Focused on how industrial revolution changed thoughts and action and how it brought about a process called rationalization. Rationalization refers to the way daily life is organized so as to accommodate large groups of people.

Harriet Martineau Wanted to communicate her observations without expressing her judgments. Gave a focus to her observations by asking the reader to compare the workings of the society with the principles on which thought was founded, thus testing the state of affairs against an ideal standard.

W.E.B. Dubois Contributed the idea of the double consciousness. Focused on the strange meaning of being black.

Social Quality of interaction that is shaped by two factors: Forces outside the individual The presence of other people who notice what is going on.

Importance of a Global Perspective Lives of people around the world are connected and intertwined. One country’s problems are part of a larger global situation. Seemingly local events are shaped by events taking place in foreign countries. The individual biography is shaped by events in foreign locations.