SOAN 2112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Harriet Martineau, John Stuart Mill, Oberlin College
9 Feb 2017
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Methodology (19th century): de tocqueville, martineau, taylor and mill. The need to find the right answer, statistical society emerged. Background: member of the distinguished literary circle, which includes j. s. Coined the term sociology along with comte. Travelled a lot and stayed in many places (interviewed many people) Challenged slavery and the conditions in which they were working under journal. How to observe is very important and the observe must not be disgusted by what is being observed. Without sympathy, the most important things would be mussing. As a researcher you need to have a good planning not just what you are going to explore but preparing the good question. Brief language of the dead will teach more than the longest discourse of the living. Researcher should also return to the arts (especially songs that were popular) songs are like an index of the morals of a society. Interested in studying death, and disease regarding politics.
