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15 Cards in this Set
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opens a window onto familiar worlds and offers a gresh look at familiar worlds
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sociological perspective
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a group of people who share a culture and a territory
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society
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the corners in life that people occupy because of where they are located in a society
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social location
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"enables us to grasp the connection between history and biography"-believes each society has its own characteristics.-such as roles for men and women-external influences (experience) become part of our thinking and motivations
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C Wright Mills
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What caused the concentration of sociolgy
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the industrial revolution
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first proposed positivism(scientific method)-asked himself what creates social order
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Auguste Comte
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called the 2nd founder of sociology-said sociology should not guide social reform-thougth societies evolved from each other-"the survival of the fittest"-the views were called social Darwinism
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Herbert Spencer
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called one of the 3 greatest modern thinkers by Wall Street Journal-class conflict:: bourgeoisie vs. proletariat (exploited class)- caused the idea of communism=that everyone is equal.
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Karl Marx
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First academic appt. in sociology at University of Bordeaux, compared suicide rates of several European countries- found out each country had a relatively constant suicide rate every year-social factors unerlie suicide-weaker social ties cause this
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Emile Durkheim
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religion is the central force of social change. financial success was the major sign that God was on their side. Protestant ethic- capitalism and the readiness to save
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Max Weber
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What are the 4 C's of sexism?
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church, cooking, children, and clothes
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was ignored because of sexism in the 1800s- "Society in America"
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Harriet Martineau
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created Hull House and studied social classes
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jane Addams
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First african american to earn a doctorate at Harvard. studied black and white relathionships. decide on social action and created NAACP(National Association for the Advancement of colored people)
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W.E.B. Dubois
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imminent threat to freedom is the pwoer elite(top leaders of business). theory vs reform.. worked with C Wright Mills
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Talcott Parsons
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