SOCI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Harriet Martineau, Stop Sign, C. Wright Mills
Document Summary
Origins of sociology: 3 main events set the stage for challenging tradition and the emergence of sociology industrial revolution. Early theorists: auguste comte=positivism, charles darwin=survival of the fittest, karl marx=class conflicts, emile durkheim=social integration, max weber=religion is central to social change. Sociology in north america: harriet martineau, web du bois, jane adams, talcott parsons, c wright mills. Theoretical perspectives in sociology: symbolic interactionism. Central idea of si is symbols (things we attach meanings to) Si analyze how social life depends on the ways we define ourselves and others. Society is a whole unit made up of interrelated parts that work together. Smaller parts are examined based on functions/dysfunctions and how it relates to a higher unit. Comte, spencer, durkheim, merton: conflict theory. Society is composed of groups that compete with one another for scarce resources. Culture: language, beliefs, values, norms, behaviors, and material objects that characterize a group and are passed from one generation to another.
