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Introduction to Sociology

Week 10: Tying it all together

AFTERWARDFinal thoughts-• “The good news is that, if you are of a mind to

save the world or just make it a little better, having a sociological imagination can help you succeed. Anthropologist Margret Mead is reputed to have said that we should “never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” If those citizens exercise their sociological imaginations in the process, it ups their chance of success.

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Auguste ComtePositivism; Functionalist- "father of sociology"-Wondered what holds a society together;A founder of sociologyPurpose of new science would be to discover social principles and apply them to social reform, suggested to apply scientific method to social world

Jane AddamsSocial worker in the 19th century who was instrumental in creating the settlement house movement (Hull House) as a resource for preparing immigrants to live in a new society.

MEET THE MASTERSKarl MarxGerman philosopher, founded of Marxism: theory that class conflict is the motor force driving historical change & development. Criticized capitalismFather of Communism; The Communist ManifestoPredicted the class division caused by the industrial revolution*Elite class - bourgeoisie, working class - proletariat; inequality & exploitation

Herbert SpencerConsidered the father of Social Darwinism who coined the phrase "survival of the fittest."Asserted that different species or races were elevated because of the greater number of associations their brains could make

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Albert EinstienGerman physicistDeveloped the theory of relativity, which states that time, space, and mass are relative to each other and not fixed created uncertainty by rejecting Newtonian physics.Work later led to the creation of the atomic bomb.

Stephen HawkingDeveloped the theory of singularity, in the beginning the earth was concentrated at a single point making a very small, dense body. His research was focused on black holes.

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Max WeberStrong believer in "Rationality”Wrote "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism”Work ethic is mandated by God1864-1920

Emile Durkheim How social forces affect people's behavior.Compared suicide rates in different countries.People who are less socially integrated are more likely to kill themselves.

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W.E.B. Dubois Influential black leader who demanded for both social and economic equality for blacks immediately; founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1909.

Robert MertonCreated the Anomie Theory. This theory refers to the confusion that arises when social norms conflict or don't even exist.

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C. Wright MillsPublished The Power Elite, which looked at social class of leaders in major areas of influence and found that they act in ways that serve their interest in maintaining the existing stratification system and their position in it.