SOC 3104 Lecture 1: Sociological Theory 1.19
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Early thinkers were not sociologists, though their research and ideas are used in sociology. Country to city: larger numbers of people, different types of interaction, different means of survival, different kinds of people (rural areas often have familial ties) General rule: as social density increases, complexity increases. Rural life is tied to family- main source of socialization and survival (no employer/employee) With greater population, formalization of social institutions is necessary: if everyone teaches their own family like in a rural setting, there is no shared knowledge and development. What"s good for me, not what"s good for everyone. Origin in religion- move from public and group worship to internal/personal prayer and revelation. ***religion is influential in the development of sociology as well as several other developments. The church validated noblemen"s claims of rule over land (noblemen and kings were the original thugs) Reason: using logic and skill to understand how and why things work, making sense of the world.
