FRHD 1020 Chapter : Textbook - Appendix (Sociological Perspectives)

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1020
• Professor: Sarah Murray

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Textbook: the family dynamic a canadian perspective fifth edition. Theories that focus on large-scale social forces are macrosociological; those that focus on the details of. August comte (1798-1857) father of sociology study of social groups; using scientific means, laws. Four major schools of sociology: (1) structural functionalism, (2) conflict theory, (3) symbolic. Different perspectives interaction between people are microsociological. of society could be discovered. interactionism, and (4) feminist theories. Mechanical solidarity, typical of tradition, pre-industrial societies, is based on being alike. Organic solidarity, typical of modern, industrial societies, is based on interdependence and specialization. Institutions exist and persist because they help society survive: lack of solidarity leads to anomie, when looking at society from this perspective, ask, what is the purpose? . It is good at explaining why societies are they way they are, but not so good at explaining social change. Emile durkheim (1858-1917), frenchman, first professor of sociology.