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Sociological Theory

Sociological Theory. What is theory?. A way to explain how facts are related These facts should be based on empirical evidence Provides a framework for interpretation – a lens through which we can examine certain social phenomena. In Sociology, the primary question theory seeks to answer:

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Sociological Theory

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  1. Sociological Theory

  2. What is theory? • A way to explain how facts are related • These facts should be based on empirical evidence • Provides a framework for interpretation – a lens through which we can examine certain social phenomena. • In Sociology, the primary question theory seeks to answer: What holds society together?

  3. Example: • Suicide • Emile Durkheim • Egoistic • Altruistic • Anomic – Anomie = loss of direction, don’t know where to go, lawlessness, • Fatalistic • Found higher rates of suicide who were protistants vs. Catholics, single rates higher than married, children or don’t have children

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