SOAN 2111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Nomothetic, Georg Simmel, Social Stratification
13 Sep 2017
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Ii the value of theory: contemporary relevance of old theories. Iii nature and types of sociological theory: positivism, interpretive, critical. Iv expansion on theoretical frameworks: key concepts and terminology. Art inhabits the same past as business, religion or politics. I introduction: theoretical concepts have a role in, shaping the direction of research, directing observation, guiding description, sociology. Comte (1839: social philosophy, history, recurring patterns observable in human interdependence, sociology is about what is happening today but also is historical (a sequel of events, historically, sociological classical theory written between the time of the great french. 1) all living in societies undergoing wide ranging social changes. 2) each concerned with the character and direction of modern society e. g. division of labour, bureaucracy 3) all were involved in the societies of their time. Marx newspaper weber political activities durkhiem socially involved simmel love, conflict, life harriet martineau (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)(cid:859)s issues. The women founders of the social sciences by lynn mcdonald (1996) women:
