SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Auguste Comte, Social Fact, Industrial Revolution
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Quiz - key terms, chapter 1-5, know your student number. The systematic study of society began in the late 1700s and the early 1800s. In uenced by the french revolution and the emergence of the industrial revolution. On going preoccupation with use of science" in order to understand society. Also interested in evidence, which he referred to as social facts. Aspects of social life that shape our actions as individuals. Examples - how do these a ect our lives, the decisions that we make. Social facts - the external constraints over our actions. We all follow the same rules (unspoken), rules that constrain our behaviour. Are external to us ( the decision isn"t actively being made by you) Based on the term social physics, invented the word sociology. Argument: in order to understand society, we need to examine scienti c evidence. Goal: to predict and control human behaviour.
