SOCIOL 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Harriet Martineau, Auguste Comte, Symbolic Interactionism
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Scientific study of society and social behavior. Coined the term sociology and developed positivism as a theory. Coined the term survival of the fittest. Study of grand social behavior such as social order, social change, and social inequality. Society is an orderly and unified system. Society exists with patterns of inequality and dominance. Meanings are created and interpreted through interaction. Social reality is diverse and best explored via mini narratives. Howard becker: study of people doing things together because neither the individual nor society exist independently of one another. Sociologists interested in all aspects of society. Group of people who shape their lives in patterned ways that distinguish their groups from other groups. Looks at a broad range of institutions to better understand social relationships. Structures such as education, economics, and politics. Sociologists have developed several approaches for developing a sociological perspective.
