Sociology 2270A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Egotism, Wield, Alexis De Tocqueville

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His work was a pure product of the enlightenment. Critical of democracy and socialism: de(cid:373)o(cid:272)(cid:396)a(cid:272)y(cid:859)s (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)it(cid:373)e(cid:374)t to f(cid:396)eedo(cid:373) is th(cid:396)eate(cid:374)ed (cid:271)y its (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)it(cid:373)e(cid:374)t to equality and tendency toward centralized government. Obvious in democracy in america where he compares governments in america to those in europe, especially france. Did not think that american institutions are the only ones/best that a democratic nation might adopt. He was sure france could create a democratic system that was structured different from the us: he could study a society in its infancy, which most researchers could not, (cid:862)most e(cid:374)lighte(cid:374)ed a(cid:374)d f(cid:396)eest(cid:863, noticed the slavery, though. He explained 3 reasons why the usa is a democratic republic. 1 being circumstances/accidents of fate, 2 being laws, 3 being habits/mores. Institutional analysis: relationship between political institution and other institutions like family, work, economy, etc: was looking at casual relationships among macro structures (especially democracy), institutions, large-scale phenomena (norms, values, mores)

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