SOC 1100 Chapter 1-4: SOC 1100 Chapter 1-4

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1100
• Professor: Deanna Behnke- Cook

Document Summary

Careers: the sociology advantage : a background in sociology is excellent preparation for, teaching and doing research, doctors, nurses, and technicians, criminal justice, advertising, banking, business, education, government, journalism, law, public relations and personnel management. Science and sociology: auguste comte (1798-1857) coined the term sociology to describe a new way of looking at society, three-stage historical development, theological, metaphysical, scientific. Important sociologists: auguste comte, emile durkheim, herbert spencer, robert k. merton. Critical review: focusing on social stability and unity, ignores inequalities, such inequalities cause tension and conflict, the approach ends up being politically conservative, supporters of social-conflict approaches respond that all theoretical approaches have. Ignores how shared values and mutual interdependence unify society. If it pursues political goals, it cannot be specific political consequences. The race-conflict approach: a point of view that focuses on inequality and conflict between people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds, recognizes the importance of people of colour to the development of sociology: ida.