SOAN 2112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Harriet Martineau, John Stuart Mill, Oberlin College
1 Feb 2016
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Iv harriet taylor (1807-1858) and john stuart mill (1806-1873) Century: statistical societies emerged, in the u. s. social questions prompted methodological innovation, jane adams social worker" conducted first quantitative research in chicago school, american sociology rooted in quest for human improvement, continued importance of french-british connection. Background: member of the distinguished literary circle which includes j. s. Aristocrats tax too much to the rich by the masses (this became a center for her writing: she also observed a striking difference between the mobs of europe and those of the. U. s: people writing to oppose slavery were so denounced that others feared buying their books etc, english anti-slavery orator george thompson sociology of slavery. Sociology of slavery: the institution of slavery (2. 5 million) was confined to 13 southern states that grew tobacco, rice, cotton, and sugar, kids go to work really young and had a lot of chores. Jefferson excluded infants, women, and slaves from full citizenship.
