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Sciences are subdivided into two:

1. Natural Sciences


2. Social Sciences

the natural world; were born before/merge earlier

Natural Sciences

social world; started as social and political philosophy

Social Sciences

marks the birth of the social sciences when the church lost its place; the bible was replaced by the advent of science

Modern Period

data derived through sensory experiences

empirical data

direct experience; something you have seen, smell and hear

empirical data

relationship between two things

Theory

Factors which influenced the development of the Social Sciences

1. The unprecedented growth of science


2. Secularization of learning and education


3. The rise of the universities


4. Dissolution of feudal social relations


5. Trade and Commerce


6. The rise of individualism

the growth of science; the advent of science

Scientific Revolution

changes in thought and grief and social and institutional organization in Europe between 1550-1700

Scientific Revolution

Scientific Revolution is started with the work of _______ culminated with the work of _______

Nicolaus Copernicus; Sir Isaac Newton

Reasons based on science

Age of reason

Age of Reason started in:

16th-17th century

Father of Modern Philosophy

Rene Descartes

triumph of science over tradition

Secularization

Began on the Period of Reformation initiated

Martin Luther

means universal

Catholicism

cultural in character; emphasizing nationalism

Enlightenment

Enlightenment was lead by:

Immanuel Kant

replacement of science

Rationalization

center of learning in Europe

Universities

contributed to the triumph of science

Universities

disappearance; disintegration

Dissolution

relations between owners and slaves

Feudal Relations

started in Venice by Marco Pollo (Italian)

Trade and Commerce

when did Trade and Commerce accelerated

19th century

the concept of money and banking system is due to

Barter

loss of personal element in transaction

Depersonalization

lack the face-to-face relation of the teller and sender

Depersonalization

scientific study of social structure and social interaction and of the factors making for change in social structure and social interaction

Sociology

4 key concepts of sociology:

1. Science


2. Social Structure


3. Social Interaction


4. Social Change

refers to the body of knowledge produced by answering logical questions with evidence gathered through experimentation or systematic observation

Science

empirical data or evidence is gathered through experimentation or systematic observation

science

a scientist is _____. he does not allow his personal opinion enter into the scientific world

ocjective

a scientist is ______. he requires a substantial body of evidence before arriving at a conclusion

judicious

an objective and judicious approach to empirical evidence

scientific method

before starting a scientific method, sociologist asks several questions

1. what happened ?


2. why did it happen ?


3. how did it happen ?

is an explanation for what happened

Theory

is the relatively permanent components of our social environment

Social Structure

structure composed of people

social environment

acts people perform toward one another and the responses they give in return

Social Interaction

two types of interaction

formal and informal

sociologist try to study change; undergoing change; radical change; major changes will come in to your life; the continuity and changes are the features on our life

Social Change

origins of sociology

100 years old

this revolution rearrange society and changed how people lived; dur3ing the 19th century

Industrial Revolution

going against the established order

French Revolution

the Father of Sociology

Auguste Comte

he was convinced that there is a need to improve society: the adoption of scientific attitude

Auguste Comte

Sociology comes from the word


"socius" - companion/associate


"logos" - study

translated Comte's work from French to English; British scholar

Harriet Martineau

german philosopher; 1818-1883

Karl Marx

Karl Marx' most important work

Capital (Das Kapital)

Karl Marx' work wherein he placed his political belief, he oughts to protect in ony one way: revolution

Communist Manifesto

industrialized society is composed:

1. owners of the means of production (bourgeoisie)


2. proletariat (workers)

means of production

Capitalism

is a situation in which people are estranged from their social world and feel that life is meaningless

alienation

1858-1917; born in France, attended school in Germany

Emile Durkeim

first person to hold the title of Professor of Education and Sociology

Emile Durkheim

Emile Durkheim's focus

Unity of Society

Emile Durkheim: 2 types of solidarity

1. Mechanical Solidarity


2. Organic Solidarity

social solidarity based on shared values, traditional communities, everyone is cohesive

Mechanical Solidarity

industrialized society, people perform specialized task, disagree on so much values, independent on each other but do not interact

Organic Solidarity

social condition in which social norms and conflicting or entirely absent

anomie

rules or behavior

norms

degree of relationship that you have with your family, friends, religion and etc.

social intergration

1864-1920, emphasizes on one key concept: rationalization

Max Weber

is the replacement of traditional thinking with rational thinking or thinking that heavily emphasizes deliberate calculation, efficiency, and effectiveness in the accomplishment of explicit goals

Rationalization

consistent ways of looking at some aspects of the social world

viewpoints

Perspective within Sociology

1. Structural Funtionalism


2. The Conflict Perspective


3. Symbolic Interaction

the major proponent of Structural Functionalism

Emile Durkheim

5 major institutions of the systems


1. family


2. education


3. political system/government


4. economy


5. religion

agreement of people in the society

consensus

are actions that have positive consequences for the social system/society

functions

these functions are actions that have negative consequences for the social system

dysfunction

are function that are intended or recognized by others

manifest functions

are unintended or or unrecognized by others

latent functions

the ability to get others to conform to ones wishes even against their own desires

Social Power

a theory based on the idea that individuals construct the nature of their social interaction. the theory assumes that social life is possible ony because humans can communicate through symbols

Symbolic Interaction

is something that stands for something else

symbols

what the symbols communicate

meaning

sees society as a system of parts that work together to maintain the cohesion of the whole system

Structural Functionalism

key concepts of structural functionalism

1. manifest functions


2. latent functions


3. dysfunctions


4. anomy

sees society as a collection of parts held together by social power

Conflict Perspective

sees society as socially constructed by everyday encounters between people

Symbolic Interaction

key concepts of conflict perspective

1. conflict


2. domination


3. equality


4. alienation

key concepts of symbolic interaction

1. symbols


2. meaning


3. definition of the situation

Realms in Sociology

1. Basic Science


2. Critical Sociology


3. Applied Research


4. Public Activism

focuses on research; expands the pool of sociological knowledge

Basic science

keeps the discipline focused

Critical Sociology

is the most appropriate perspective

Social Change

utilize research findings to solving real world problems

Applied Research

concerns individuals and groups working for social change

Public Activism

C. Wright Mills, it is the intellectual ability to discern the relationship between individual experience and social forces in the larger society

Sociological Imagination

2 factors involved in Sociological Imagination

1. personal characteristics


2. social forces in the larger society