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Founders of Sociology

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The Origins of Sociological Thought

Objectives: What is a theory? What are sociology’s major theoretical perspectives? Theory: a general statement about how some parts of the world fit together and how they work; an explanation of how two or more facts are related to one another

Why Study Sociology?

Before you ever knew about Sociology, you had a world view. Being born to a middle class family in the United States, my family helped to shape my point of view. If I had been born in Chile, China, or Chad I would have a different view of the word

Origins of Sociological Thought

Puzzle Theory

Essential Question: Who were the founders of Sociology and how did their theories shape the discipline of Sociology?

Objective: Blend mini research and summarization skills into a self directed exploration of essential content

Task: Examining the central ideas of the early pioneers of Sociology will help you develop a better understanding of the Sociological perspectives. To accomplish this task, you will be researching each of the sociologists and creating a one paragraph summary of all the founders of sociological thought.

Be sure to include the following in each summary paragraph:

Historical and biographical information and major contributions, ideas, or concepts connected to the sociologists.

Auguste Comte (1798-1857) “ Weathering a Storm of Change”
Harriet Martineau (1802 to 1876) “Applying observational methodology”
Karl Marx (1818-1883) “ An Agenda for Change”
Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) “ The Survival of the Fittest”
Jane Addams (1860-1935) “Pioneering sociologist and community reformer”
George Herbert Mead (1863 -1931) “The birth of a Social Behaviorist”
Max Weber (1864-1920) “ Expanding the Boundaries of Sociology”
Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) “ Unmasking the Power of Society”
C. Wright Mills (1916 to 1962 )“ Mills and The Sociological Imagination”