SOC 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Harriet Martineau, Auguste Comte, Social Fact
15 Feb 2018
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What is sociology: a good introduction is an invitation. Sociology is the systematic study of human society and human interaction. Fundamental assumptions: we are immersed in society. Sociology has a lot to teach us about ourselves about how we have come to be the people we are, what we value and what we desire. Why study sociology: most of us rely on commonsense knowledge to guide our ordinary conduct in everyday life. *a fish is the last to discover water african proverb. Coi(cid:374)ed the ter(cid:373) so(cid:272)iology a(cid:374)d (cid:272)o(cid:374)sidered the fou(cid:374)der: natural science applied to society. Harriet martineau (1802-1876: made co(cid:373)te"s (cid:449)ork (cid:373)ore a(cid:272)(cid:272)essi(cid:271)le. She was an active sociologist studying customs and consequences of industrialism and capitalism. Emile durkheim (1858-1917: believed that people are a product of the social environment, anomie a condition when social control becomes ineffective as a result of the loss of shared values and. Society are build of social facts a sense of purpose in society.
