1. Sociological Paradigms
Sociology influenced by founding figures Durkheim, Marx, Weber
Many thinkers involved in the development of sociology since early 1900’s yet many of the ideas fall into a few paradigms
Paradigm: a way of describing the social context in which we live and how human experience is shaped by the broader social context
Each founding figure’s ideas are associated with a paradigm
Structural Functionalist - Durkheim
Conflict - Marx
Symbolic Interactionist - Weber
Feminist Paradigm - a reaction to the founding figures failure to address
women’s issues (Dorothy Smith
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