SOC 101 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Federal Government Of The United States, United States, Sociology

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: SOC
• Course: SOC 101
• Professor: Chenoia Bryant

Document Summary

Sociology made its way from europe to the united states by the turn of the 20th century. Like their european predecessors and counterparts, early american sociologists attempted to understand and solve the problems of their day, including crime, racial problems, and economic woes. But unlike the europeans, who were more interested in forming large scale social theories, American sociologists tried to develop pragmatic solutions to specific problems, such as child labor. Jane addams(1860 1935) was a preeminent founder of american sociology. Chicago based hull house as a center for sociological research. Hull house were women who enjoyed applying sociological knowledge to solve social problems such as unfair labor policies, exploitation of children and workers, poverty, juvenile delinquency, and discrimination against women, minorities, and the elderly. These sociologists also used a research technique known as mapping, in which they collected demographic data such as age, gender, and socioeconomic status, geographically distributed this information, and then analyzed the distribution.