SOC 3312 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Marietta College, John Rupert Firth, Reductionism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 3312
• Professor: Abdoulaye Gueye

Document Summary

One of the foundations of theoretical approach in terms of sociology. Durkheim is also known as a structural functionalist. Karl marx is also a structural functionalist. Sf has played a tremendous role in shaping sociology. Between the time it was introduced by durkheim in the mid 20th century would share the spotlight with another theoretical approach known as rational choice theory (one point in time was more influential than sf). By 1930, sf went through a renaissance period and would overshadow rational choice lasting until the 1970s. The dominant theoretical approach during this time period was. This renaissance in the usa owes a huge debt to talcot parsons and in terms of the dominance of sf. He was an american scholar, born in the state of colorado in a very baptist family. His father edward smith parsons was an ordained minister but also a scholar. He was the present of marietta college in ohio.