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WGU C273: INTRODUCTION TOSOCIOLOGY
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,Auguste Conte - Answer - Suggested we apply scientific method to social world,
which is known as Positivism
Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an animals body - must function
together to function smoothly. (functional analysis)
Herbert Spencer - Answer - *Called 2nd founder of sociology
*disagreed with Conte, believed sociologists should not guide social reform
*societies are evolving from lower to higher form
*society's most capable and intelligent members service - the less capable die out
*fittest members produce a more advanced society "The survival of the fittest" or
"Social Darwinism" (credited to Darwin because he applied it to organisms.
Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an animals body - must function
together to function smoothly. (functional analysis)
Karl Marx - Answer - *believed the engine of human history is class conflict
*society is made up of 2 classes
*economics is a central force in social change
*Bourgeoisie - capitalist own the means of production, money, land, factories and
machines
*Proletariat - workers;
*workers will unite and bread their chains of bondage
*introduced Conflict Theory
*did not think of himself as a sociologist
Bourgeoisie - Answer - Capitalists
they own the means of production - money, land, factories, and machines.
Proletariat - Answer - Workers
, Emile Durkheim - Answer - *succeeded in getting sociology recognized as a
separate academic discipline
*how social forces affect peoples behavior
*Social Integration
when all parts of society full their part it is in a "normal" state, if they do not fulfill
their function it is in an "abnormal" or pathological state. (functional analysis)
Social Integration - Answer - Degree to which people are tied to their social groups.
People with weaker social ties are more likely to commit suicide
Applying Durkheim - Answer - Patterns of behavior or recurring patterns or events
Max Weber - Answer - *used cross culture and historical materials to trace the cause
of social change and how social groups affect peoples orientation to life
*disagreed with Karl Marx
*Roman Catholics taught to hold on to tradition, protestant taught to embrace
change
*Protestant ethic
Protestant Ethic - Answer - *looked for sign they were in Gods good grace
*financial success-live frugal lives, saving ant investing money "the spirit of
capitalism"
This brought about capitalism
Harriet Martineau - Answer - *did writings because women were to focus on church,
cooking, children and clothes
*early female sociologist
*viewed sociology as a path to reform and improve society (stop lynchings,
integrate immigrants, improve working conditions)
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