Through the Sociological Imagination an individual can link “history and biography and the relations between the two in society”. (Mills, 1959, Page 6). Mills theory on Sociological Imagination was ahead of his time.
Throughout the 16th, 17th and 18th century society underwent changes to modernise itself. This drastic social change developed society by looking at the historical and social factors.
There are many events that triggered the beginning of social change. The Reformation in the 16th century challenged the Catholic Church due to its corruption and created the Protestant Church. This led onto the Age of Enlightenment, which challenged the monarchies because of the scientific approach. This introduced the age of reasons and rationality …show more content…
Augusta Comte 1798-1857, tried to understand society and how it changes. He used positivism and stated that “science can be used to build a better world” (Comte, 2015, page22) Comte believed that scientific methods should be used as it is reliable and can be easily backed up. Karl Marx 1818-1883 also believed that scientific evidence should be used. Marx was a materialist and his theory was based on how capitalism affected society and how the economy and social classes effect individuals. Emile Durkheim 1858-1917 was a functionalist who focused on industrialisation and the division of labour and their impact on social cohesion. Durkheim saw society as an organic model where all separate parts served a function. Max Weber 1864-1920 focused on secularisation and the effects of the individuals of rationalisation within society. He believed that people were trapped in an iron cage of …show more content…
Value consensus is where a sense of consensus is created through the socialisation process and the acceptance of norms and values within a society. Functionalism does accept that there will be elements of inequality within society. This is accepted as it regards society as a meritocracy where the more gifted will rise to the top. Social order is also a key sociological concept within functionalism and functionalists believe that the four main basic needs that individuals need to survive within society is food, clothing, shelter and money. Value consensus makes sure that individuals within society share the same norms and values to avoid conflict and helps keep the cooperation within society flowing and acts as the equilibrium. This lays the foundations for people integrating within society without causing chaos. An example of this would be waiting in line at a theme
Throughout the 16th, 17th and 18th century society underwent changes to modernise itself. This drastic social change developed society by looking at the historical and social factors.
There are many events that triggered the beginning of social change. The Reformation in the 16th century challenged the Catholic Church due to its corruption and created the Protestant Church. This led onto the Age of Enlightenment, which challenged the monarchies because of the scientific approach. This introduced the age of reasons and rationality …show more content…
Augusta Comte 1798-1857, tried to understand society and how it changes. He used positivism and stated that “science can be used to build a better world” (Comte, 2015, page22) Comte believed that scientific methods should be used as it is reliable and can be easily backed up. Karl Marx 1818-1883 also believed that scientific evidence should be used. Marx was a materialist and his theory was based on how capitalism affected society and how the economy and social classes effect individuals. Emile Durkheim 1858-1917 was a functionalist who focused on industrialisation and the division of labour and their impact on social cohesion. Durkheim saw society as an organic model where all separate parts served a function. Max Weber 1864-1920 focused on secularisation and the effects of the individuals of rationalisation within society. He believed that people were trapped in an iron cage of …show more content…
Value consensus is where a sense of consensus is created through the socialisation process and the acceptance of norms and values within a society. Functionalism does accept that there will be elements of inequality within society. This is accepted as it regards society as a meritocracy where the more gifted will rise to the top. Social order is also a key sociological concept within functionalism and functionalists believe that the four main basic needs that individuals need to survive within society is food, clothing, shelter and money. Value consensus makes sure that individuals within society share the same norms and values to avoid conflict and helps keep the cooperation within society flowing and acts as the equilibrium. This lays the foundations for people integrating within society without causing chaos. An example of this would be waiting in line at a theme