Introduction Introduction to Sociologyto Sociology

Chapter 1

What is Sociology?What is Sociology?•Definition•Sociological Perspective•Sociological __________

–C. Wright Mills•Sociology as a ________

–Generalizations

SOCIOLOGY ASKS SOCIOLOGY ASKS STUDENTS TOSTUDENTS TO::

Historical Historical Development of Development of

SociologySociology

Auguste Comte Auguste Comte (French)(French)

Studied Problems related to the _________________

Sociology is “most important” science!

Karl Marx Karl Marx (German)(German)•Economic Forces

•Owners v. Laborers•Big _______ Struggle•__________ Manifesto

Herbert Spencer Herbert Spencer (English)(English)

•Society as a _______

•Survival of Fittest

•Social _______

Emile Durkheim Emile Durkheim (French)(French)

Classic Study of _________

Max Weber Max Weber (German)(German)

•Society’s ______ upon the individual or group

•Sociologist should practice “Verstehen”

More Important More Important PeoplePeople

Minorities

Harriet MartineauHarriet Martineau (English)(English)

•Book on Early US–Economy, law, trade, population, immigration

–Class differences based on ______________

•Translated ______ works into English

Jane AddamsJane Addams (American)(American)

•Hull House –Chicago

•Research on wages, poverty, sweatshops, child labor, immigration

•________ Worker

W.E.B. DuBoisW.E.B. DuBois (American)(American)

•Studied racial ___________ (blacks)

•Emphasized _______ Rights

•Co-founder of _______

TimelineTimeline•1890’s - College courses•1895 - American Journal of Sociology

•1905 - American Sociological ___________ –(Association)–Lester Ward (Father)

Functionalist Functionalist • Talcott Parsons,

Spencer/Durkheim

•Cooperating Groups•__________•Shared Values•_________ have a purpose

ConflictConflict•_________•Conflict and Exploitation•___________

–Bourgeoisie (Rich)–Proletariat (Labor)

InteractionistInteractionist

FeministFeminist•Focus on _________ inequalities

•Past research on _____

•Ideas of ____

•Primarily looks at behavior on the micro-level

How do Perspectives How do Perspectives view…view…

___________?