SOCI 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Sui Generis
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Think of main themes for weber and durkheim. The first sociologist to make the concept of society as a framework. French man, from alsace lorraine, born in 1858, died in 1917. Never wrote one word about each other. Believed that sociology was not a value-free detached enterprise. Weber believed this is what sociology should achieve to be. Sociology could be like medicine, could understand the health of a society. Dreyfus - french jewish army officer convicted of treason. Most french argued even if dreyfus was innocent, he should still be found guilty bc french army had already established their prestige. The french should not take back their rule. They were more concerned with punishing minorities rather than catching the real criminals. Stuck in a society that disregarded individual rights. Less directly politically involved, more of an academic rights. Work is directed to the support of society and recognizing individuals and.
