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Origins Of Sociology
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ORIGINS OF SOCIOLOGY
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Sociology began in the late 19th century
Effects of industrial revolution and French revolution led to rise of sociology
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AUGUSTE COMTE
"Father of sociology"
Coined the term sociology
Wanted to use scientific observation to study social behavior
Distinguished between social statics and social dynamic
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HARRIET MARTINEAU
Englishwoman, popular writer
Best known for her translation of Comte's great book
Pioneering feminist theorist
Supported emancipation
Believed women's lack of power kept them dependent on men
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HERBERT SPENCER
Born to an english school teacher
Compared society to human body
Theory of change: social darwinism
Poor deserve to be poor, rich deserve to be rich
Natural social selection ensures survival of fittest society
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KARL MARX
Felt great concern for inequality and poverty in the workplace
Predicted only two classes: borgeoisie and proletariat
Thought the working class should overthrow capitalists
Out of this would become classless society (communistic)
Wanted a planned revolution
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EMILE DURKHEIM
Believed society existed because of an agreement among members
Introduced use of statistical techniques in research on suicide
Learned that suicide involves more than indiv. and rates vary among groups
Mechanical/organic solidarity
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MAX WEBER
Psycologically affected by parents conflicting views
Believed in verstehen, putting yourself in others shoes mentally
Humans act on the basis of their own understanding of a situation
Identified rationalization as key to change in society
Prevented personal bias from affecting sociological investigations
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Although early development of sociology was in Europe, greatest development happened in the U.S.
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JANE ADDAMS
Life's work was to seek social justice
Focused on problems caused by inbalance of power
Active in woman's suffrage and peace
Awarded nobel peace prize in 1931
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W.E.B DUBOIS
Learned firsthand about racial discrimination and segregation
Analyzed sophisticated social structure of black communities
Decided to attack the "negro problem"
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ASSIGNMENT
READ SECTION 2 & QUESTIONS, #3 ON PG 33
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