SOC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-3: Talcott Parsons, Altruistic Suicide, Auguste Comte

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Emile durkheim: auguste comte coined term sociology in 1838, durkheim= first sociology prof, argued human behaviour is influenced by social facts or the social relations in which people are embedded. Social structure durkheim focused on social solidarity as a structure that human behaviour is governed by. Social stability argued that high social stability maintained social order. Shared values social solidarity binds people together: equilibrium social solidarity can be increased by creating new associations of employers. Class consciousness: awareness of being a member of a social class believed working class consciousness would encourage unions and labour parties: argued for class-less system, end to private property. Example of conflict theory: macro-level structures class struggle. Inequality produces social stability: conflict members of privileged groups try to maintain their advantage. Harriet martineau: often called the first women psychologist, brought a feminist perspective to previous works and introduced, advocate for female voting rights etc .

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