SOCIOL 2KK3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Spheres, Fiche, Social Gospel
12 Sep 2018
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Traditional history of sociology is shaped by politics of gender that emphasize male achievement & erase female contributions. Traditional story of sociological theory is two generations of men: Founding generation: middle third of the nineteenth century: acted as public educators outside the university setting. Comte, spencer, marx: classical generation: larger cohort of university based men, durkheim, weber, simmel, mead, park. 1890-1930 set out to establish a profession & discipline. Chapter adds martineau (1802- 1876) to the founding generation: perhaps so(cid:272)iolog(cid:455)(cid:859)s origi(cid:374)al fou(cid:374)der, a key theorist. Da(cid:448)is, je(cid:374)(cid:374)(cid:455) d(cid:859)heri(cid:272)ourt, cr(cid:455)stal east(cid:373)a(cid:374), & more on page 156: only a half completed feminist revolution in sociology is important because its defined by its classic works. Its canon changes over time depending on whether the discipline is engaged in a normal or revolutionary science. The above theories are from the vantage point of contemporary feminists. Themes & concerns central to contemporary feminist theory:
