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The Origins of Sociological Thinking. Sociology PPT 2 September 2013. Origins. Origins go back to Greek times with Plato and Aristotle This focused on what things should be like rather than what it was. Began to change in the 17 th century during the Scientific Revolution.
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The Origins of Sociological Thinking Sociology PPT 2 September 2013
Origins • Origins go back to Greek times with Plato and Aristotle • This focused on what things should be like rather than what it was. • Began to change in the 17th century during the Scientific Revolution.
Sociology and the Age of Enlightenment • Charles Montesquie, Jean-Jaque Rousseau, and Jacques Turgot • Questioned authority, prejudices, tradition, etc. • (Social thought is expanding) • BUT NOT FOR WOMEN YET – still second class citizens
Sociology and Industrialization/Urbanization • Industrialization – definition? • Urbanization – definition? • What affect do you think these processes had on social thought?
Early Modern Sociology • Interested in analyzing social order and stability: • Auguste Comte – coined term Sociology; father of sociology. • Positivism – the world can be best understood through scientific inquiry. • Harriet Martineau – just beginning to receive recognition bc she is female. • Built on Comte’s work • But explores women, children and “sufferers”
Early Soc. Continued • Herbert Spencer – Social Darwinism • Emile Durkheim – said more can be done and stressed social change. • Karl Marx – Conflict is necessary for social change