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SOCI 1010 Class #2 12-3-12

SOCI 1010 Class #2 12-3-12. Agenda. Roll call TGMBC clip from film Founders of Sociology Sociology theory. Film. Founders of Sociology. SOCI 1010 Unit #1. Auguste Comte. 1798 - 1857 Founder of sociology Coined term “sociology” Advocated applying the scientific method

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SOCI 1010 Class #2 12-3-12

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  1. SOCI 1010 Class #212-3-12

  2. Agenda • Roll call • TGMBC clip from film • Founders of Sociology • Sociology theory

  3. Film

  4. Founders of Sociology SOCI 1010Unit #1

  5. Auguste Comte • 1798 - 1857 • Founder of sociology • Coined term “sociology” • Advocated applying the scientific method to the social world

  6. Herbert Spencer • 1820 - 1903 • Evolutionary theorist -societies evolve from lower to higher forms • Coined term “survival of the fittest” • Known for social Darwinism

  7. Karl Marx • 1818 - 1883 • German philosopher • Conflict theory founder • Class conflict - key

  8. Emile Durkheim • 1858 - 1917 • French Sociologist • 1st Sociology Professor • Work on suicide • A founder of functional perspective

  9. Max Weber • 1864 - 1920 • German sociologist • Viewed religion as a key force in social change • Famous for work on bureaucracy • Sociologists need to be value-free

  10. Sociological Theory The “big three”

  11. Sociological Theories Macro-level • Functionalism (Structural Functionalism) • Conflict theory • Feminist theory Micro-level • Symbolic Interactionism

  12. Functionalism • Components of society serve a purpose or function • Things that have no purpose will disappear over time • Things work best when all agree to the rules of society and there is consensus • Change is difficult; it upsets the balance

  13. Somewhat associated with evolutionary theory • Macro-level theory • Max Weber, Herbert Spencer and others

  14. Some functions are intended and recognized = Manifest Functions • Some functions are unintended, unplanned, side-effects = Latent Functions • Some functions have negative consequences (might be manifest or latent) = Dysfunctions

  15. Conflict Theory • Social life is a struggle for power • Haves versus Have-nots • Change is to be desired • Change levels the power – at least for a time • Macro-level theory • Karl Marx

  16. Feminism • a conflict theory and theoretical perspective which observes gender in its relation to power • Focused on gender: one’s sense of being masculine or feminine • Interrogates patriarchy: the system of male domination of women

  17. Early Feminist Theorists • Harriet Martineau and Jane Addams

  18. Symbolic Interactionism • Focuses on the meanings assigned by groups in society • Communication is possible because of shared symbols • Symbols change as society changes • Symbols also provide stability during times of rapid or unpredictable change • Micro-level theory

  19. Interactionists at the University of Chicago are sometimes called the “Chicago School” • George Herbert Mead (I and me) • Charles Horton Cooley (looking-glass self)

  20. Using theory to study a social event: a funeral • Functionalists -- what purposes does it serve? • Conflict – how are competition and power a part of the issue? • Interactionists – what is symbolic and how are the symbols understood as meaningful?

  21. C. Wright Mills • Wrote that the sociologist’s main task is to identify and explain the connection between people’s personal troubles and the social structures in which they are embedded. • Coined the term “sociological imagination”

  22. Review Who Am I? 1. I coined the term “sociology.” 2. I am the founder of conflict theory. • I advocated “value-free” research and investigated bureaucracy. • My famous book was called The Sociological Imagination 4. I was the first professor of sociology. 5. I was one of the first feminist sociologists

  23. Assignment • Research Methods (see Chapter 1) • Begin Chapter 2 • Useful website: • http://www.dmacc.edu/instructors/gdtitchener/welcome_files/theorists.htm

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