SOAN 2112 Lecture 10: Martineau
10 Mar 2017
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Methodology (19th century)- de tocqueville, martineau, taylor and mill. Social question has to do with what was right. In the us social questions prompted methodological innovation. Ja(cid:374)e ada(cid:373)(cid:859)s: very first social worker, conducted first quantitative research in chicago school. American sociology rooted in quest for human improvement: applications of theory to make a better society. Thinking about statistical societies during this time and making society a better place. Travelled the world to get better understanding of how tot understand cultures. Member of the distinguished literary circle which includes j. s mill, harriet taylor. First english journalist writing for living under her own name. T(cid:396)a(cid:374)slated co(cid:373)te(cid:859)s cour de philoshie positive to the positive philosophy. C(cid:396)eated the (cid:862)ho(cid:449) to o(cid:271)se(cid:396)(cid:448)e (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:374)e(cid:396)s a(cid:374)d (cid:373)o(cid:396)als(cid:863) Instructs travelers how to study foreign cultures: how to observe and take notes while being respectful. How to observe morals and manners- the observed and the observer. Writing about new discovers with out bias.
