SOC231H5 Lecture : Jan 3.doc
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Leviathan, that prevents all out conflict no society", language", or culture" population growth and division of labour etc. Wrote a book on how to bring up a young woman - sexist. The man should be strong and active; the woman should be weak and passive . The works of genius are beyond her reach, and she has neither the accuracy nor the attention for success in the exact sciences : mary wollstonecraft (1759-1797) Wollstonecraft herself subject to class and elitist bias: lower class women should go to trade schools response to social change: the romantic-conservatives and the positivists . What has been prevalent for generations should not be embedded in our. Maistre romantic-conservatist turn the clock back bring back monarchy, segregation, etc. Comte positivist positive about the change - apply the natural science model to understand the social world - social engineering the possibility of applying universal laws and rules like in nature.
