SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Marxism, Social Integration, Economic Determinism
11 Dec 2016
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Plato: believed that social institutions are the outcome of society"s interests. Aristotle: believed social institutions are an outcome of our personal interests. Montesquieu: french philosopher argued that human laws are the values the masses. Ibn khaldun: observe the mass and their culture need in their life. None of these philosophers focused on sociology, the made observations of human activities and what the perfect society would be like. Society was made possible by theses four revolutions. Political revolution: suggested that people could change society industrial revolution: presented social thinkers with a host of pressing social problems crying out for a solution scientific revolution: suggested that science of society wa possible. Industrial revolution: from agriculture and handmade products to manufacturing and related industries. Urbanization: population moving from rural areas to cities. Anonymity, isolation inadequate housing, crowded cities, unsanitary and unhealthy work and living conditions, homelessness, high rates of poverty, pollution, criminal behaviour, etc. Strikes, protests, social uprising, angry workers, etc.
