CLASS #15 10/5/2012 The Movers and Shakers of Sociological Thought Class Forecast
Essential Question: Who were the founders of Sociology and how did their theories shape the discipline of Sociology?
How did we go about answering this question? Summarizing
Sociologists face two key questions:
#1 What issues are going to be studied?
#2 And how are we going to connect the facts?
In answering these questions, sociologists look at one or more of the theoretical approaches or “road maps." Think of a theoretical approach as a basic image of society that guides thinking and research. Sociologists make use of three theoretical approaches – the structural functional approach, the social-conflict approach, and the symbolic-interaction approach.
Why Study Sociology?
Social Science Disciplines
Origins of Sociological Thought
A Summary of Sociological Thought
Auguste Comte (1798-1857)
Harriet Martineau (1802 to 1876)
Herbert Spencer (1820-1903)
Karl Marx (1818-1883)
Max Weber (1864-1920)
Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) “the Metaphysician”
C Wright Mills (1916-1962)
Sample Essay on Founders of Sociology
Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Emile Durkheim
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