SOCL 2001 : Exam 1 Sociology Notes
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What is sociology: the study of human society, and their dynamic (including structures they build) Paradox: a successful sociologist makes the familiar strange, views everything from the outside (objectively) What is social identity: the way individuals define themselves in relationship to groups the are a part of (or groups they choose not to be a part of, example: philip morris company (cigarettes) changed its name to altria. The history of sociology: auguste comte, society is better understood by det. The logic or scientific laws governing human behavior, called social physics or positivism. Uses scientific method this is a science: harriet martineau, first to translate comte"s written works to english, one of the earliest feminist social sciences, author of the first methods book. Founding fathers of sociology: karl marx, theory of historical materialism, which identifies class conflict as the primary cause of social change, writings provide the theoretical foundation of communism, max weber, coined the term verstehen, means understanding.
