SOCI 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Scientific Revolution, Auguste Comte, The Sociological Imagination
20 Sep 2016
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In the 1950"s, american sociologist c. wright mills (1959) called the ability to see the connection between personal troubles and social structures the sociological imagination. The sociological imagination was born when three modern revolutions pushed people to think about society in aa entirely new way. Encouraged the view of that sound conclusions about the workings of society must be based on solid evidence and not just speculation. Emerged as a distinct discipline in the nineteenth century. Suggested that people are responsible for organizing society. Growth of industry caused migration of people form countryside to city to work in mines and factories. There was poverty, strikes, crime, and war. French social thinker auguste comte (1798-1857) coined the term sociology in 1838. comte tried to place the study of society on scientific foundation. He wanted to test the validity of his ideas through careful observation of the real world rather than assuming that god or human nature determined the shape of society.
