SLGY 2131 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Real Wages, Social Integration, Mechanical And Organic Solidarity
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Social theory is concerned with development of concepts which comprehend to modern society. We focus on theory to explain a small part of a larger reality. Social theories are explanations about society, its institutions and relationships and thus how we make sense of the social world. Industrialization fundamental change in structure of economy, introduction to factory, machines, power technology. Urbanization rapid movement of people to cities for work in factories. The canon is the collection of works of marx, durkheim weber. Its focus is to understand society by explaining materiality, morality and rationality. What are some features of capitalist modernity. The enlightenment was an era from 1648-1789 where there was much reaction against ignorance and superstition resulting in growth and new mature ways of thinking. Maturity and rationality that emerged during the enlightenment moved social theory forward. During this period, the desire to understand knowledge and act according to this knowledge dominated.