SOCIOL 2S06 Study Guide - Final Guide: Harriet Zuckerman, Social Conflict, Joule

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 2S06
• Professor: Young David

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Readings- focus on definitions of concepts, explanations of key issues. Lecture- definitions of concepts, examples of concepts, details of particular theories or studies, biography of theorist and contributions of theorists. Sociological theory developed in the us, during the early 20th century. It became the dominant theory in sociology during the 1940s and 50s. It fit i(cid:374) (cid:449)ith ti(cid:373)es, as the (cid:1005)9(cid:1009)(cid:1004)"s (cid:449)as a (cid:272)o(cid:374)ser(cid:448)ati(cid:448)e decade. It was a theory that focused on order and maintain society. Neo- functionalism: structural functionalism re-e(cid:373)erged i(cid:374) the (cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1012)(cid:1004)"s, ** (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s (cid:862)(cid:374)e(cid:449) fu(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374)alis(cid:373)(cid:863, very few sociologists have taken up new functionalism, and a very few practice it as a theory. Had a very religious and intellectual upbringing b/c father was a minister and professor: university education. Graduated from amherst college, massachusetts in 1924. Went to do grad school at london school of economics. Decided to start phd at u of heidelberg, germany in 1925.