SYG 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Norbert Elias, The Communist Manifesto, The Sociological Imagination
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Sociology day 1 theory and historical foundation. John locke- basis for liberalism: humans are empty vessels until they interact with society. Thomas hobbes- le(cid:448)iatha(cid:374): (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:862)state of (cid:374)atu(cid:396)e(cid:863) is so (cid:271)(cid:396)utal they (cid:374)eed to interact with society just to cope. The purest state of man is within nature itself. Adam smith- (cid:858)i(cid:374)(cid:448)isi(cid:271)le ha(cid:374)d(cid:859) a supply a(cid:374)d de(cid:373)a(cid:374)d. Sociology (created by sieyes in 1780)- the study of knowledge of groups. Auguste conte created positivism: the application of scientific principle to study. Sociology used quantitative methods (i. e numbers) to measure. Auguste conte- karl max (1840) the communist manifesto- herbert spencer (1870) created darwinism. Emile durkheim helped establish academic discipline and believed that social facts can be studied. Max weber suggested that positi(cid:448)is(cid:373) (cid:449)as(cid:374)(cid:859)t the (cid:396)ight path for sociology. Macro- level theory- attempts to explains large structures (i. e. the government) Micro- level theory- attempts to explains small structures (i. e. communities or clans; sororities)
