SOCI201 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Harriet Martineau, Capital: Critique Of Political Economy, The Communist Manifesto

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI201
• Professor: all

Document Summary

Awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society. Ability to view one"s own society as an outsider would. Allows us to go beyond personal experiences and observations. Philosophers and religious authorities of ancient and medieval societies made many observations about human behavior. European theorists beginning in the 19th century made pioneering contributions to the development of the science of human behavior. Studied social behavior in britain and us. Emphasized the impact of economy, law, trade, health, and population on social problems. Behavior must be understood within a larger social context rather than in individualistic terms. Anomie: loss of direction felt in society when social control of individual behavior becomes ineffective. Did not limit interests to one aspect of social behavior. The division of labor in society, suicide: a study in sociology, To comprehend behavior, one must learn the subjective meaning people attach to actions. The protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism, economy and society.