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Sociology Timeline & Who’s Who

Sociology Timeline & Who’s Who. Sociology Began in the Mid-1800s. Social change meant that tradition no longer provided all the answers The scientific method was a big hit . August Comte (1798-1857). French Coined term“sociology” Social philosopher not researcher Big on Positivism

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Sociology Timeline & Who’s Who

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  1. Sociology Timeline & Who’s Who

  2. Sociology Began in the Mid-1800s • Social change meant that tradition no longer provided all the answers • The scientific method was a big hit

  3. August Comte (1798-1857) • French • Coined term“sociology” • Social philosopher not researcher • Big on Positivism • Applying scientific method to human life

  4. Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) • English philosopher of the Victorian Era & lifelong bachelor • Not a social reformist—coined “Social Darwinism” • Also a philosopher more than a researcher

  5. Highgate Cemetary Near London

  6. Karl Marx (1818-1883) • Born German (family converted from Judaism to Christianity so his dad could practice law), went to France and eventually forced out, lived remainder of his life in London • Developed Conflict Theory (driving force in society is class conflict & inequality)

  7. Across from Spencer…

  8. Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) • French • Established sociology in academia • His son’s death in WWI devastated him • Did research on suicide • Improve society through applying social research

  9. Cimetiere du Montparnasse

  10. Max Weber (1864-1920) • German fellow • Pronounced VAY-ber, not like “Cream O’Weber” or Webster like the Dictionary • Saw religion as the driving force – The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism • Value-free sociology

  11. View From Munster in Freiburg

  12. Women & MinoritiesOut of the Footnotes • Harriet Martineau (1802-1876) • Jane Addams (1860-1935) • W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963)

  13. North America Gets on Board • 1890 University of Kansas • 1892 University of Chicago (dominated early on) • 1897 Atlanta University (all-black school) • 1922 McGill University in Canada had the first Sociology department = early emphasis on social reform

  14. Shifting to Theory (1940s) • Talcott Parsons (1902-1979) • “Grand Theory” – Functionalism • C. Wright Mills (1916-1962) • Power Elite

  15. Now Shifting Again… • Again turning to social change, application, and public sociology

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