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Sociological Perspective |
Understanding human behavior by placing it within its borders of social context. |
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Society |
People who share a culture and a territory. |
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Social Location |
The group memberships that people have because of their location in history and society. |
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Sociology |
The scientific study of society and human behavior. |
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Positivism |
The application of the scientific approach to the social world. |
Scientific method |
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Auguste Comte |
Known as founder of sociology. Thought that the scientific method should be applied to the study of society, but did not do this himself. |
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Herbert Spencer |
Often called the second founder of sociology. Came up with "survival of the fittest". Didn't believe that the poor should be helped because they were "less fit to survive." |
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Karl Marx |
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Bourgeoisie |
Marx's term for capitalists, those who own the means of production. |
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Class Conflict |
Marx's term for the struggle between capitalists and workers. |
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