Sociology 2270A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Harriet Martineau, Sociological Inquiry
13 Apr 2020
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Lecture 6 - early foundations of sociological thought, part 2. Adjective: "epistemic" (relating to knowledge, or knowing: ex: a form of unfairness pertaining to how we come to know things, what is known, or how knowledge itself is constructed. The most interesting women in the world: author of numerous work, translated comte"s positive philosophy, regarded as the first women sociologist. Martineau (1838) is interested in the relative amount of human happiness - "every element of social life derives its importance from this consideration. Five general areas for sociological inquiry into the morals and manners of a society: religion, moral notions. 2 parts of the work of observing morals and manners: The observer ---> the observed ("things" that provide an "index of popular morals") Martineau"s pro tip: when you do interview people. : have a broad interview pool - interview all classes of society young old, men and women.
