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What is sociology
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Sociology is the study of society and the web of human interaction
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Who is the founding father of sociology
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August Comte was the founding father of sociology
He advocated positivism and argued that abstract laws govern social relationships He believe that the study of society should be scientific and divided into 2 Social statics which is the stability that holds society together Social dynamics which is the processes related to social change |
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Who is Harriet Martineau
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She insisted that sociology be a scientific field
She was a defender of women rights She showed the similarities of women i the western societies to that of slaves Her contribution was marginalized |
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Who is Karl Marx
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Karl Marx focus on the economic environment of capitalist societies
He also focused on society divided into those who had the means of producing wealth and those that didn't This division lead to class conflict |
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Who is Emile Durkheim
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Emile Durkheim focused on social integration
He believed that destroying social bond had negative consequences And that the structure of society can be used to explain social life |
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Who is Max Weber
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Many of the ideas used to understand social life originated from Weber, such as bureaucracy and charisma
He believed that sociologist should focus on thee subjective of human beings |
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What is the sociological imagination
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This term was coined by C Wright Mills
Its the ability to look beyond ones everyday life as the causes of daily successes and failures and to see the entire society as the potential cause for these things. |
