SOCL 2001 Chapter : Sociology
Document Summary
Sociology- the scientific study of societies and social life. Adam smith- an inquiry into the nature and causes of wealth of nations (1776) Karl marx (1818-1883)- historical; materialism, economic determinism &class conflict. Basis of conflict theory: wright mills (1916-62) Auguste compte (1789-1857)-coined sociologie (or social physicks 0 in 1839. Wanted to discover governing laws of human behavior. Evolutionary theory of societies(based on thought process) (e. g. , simple protozoa to complex industrial societies) Studied deviance, religion, differences between primitive and modern societies: interchangeable like gears in a machine. various organs in a complex organism. Primitive societies- mechanical solidarity - each part is the same and. Advanced societies- organic solidarity - highly specialized parts like the. Talcott parsons (1902-79)- elaborated on differences between primitive and modern societies. Population - everyone with the characteristics we want to study. Sample- we survey a small portion of everyone in the population. Advantages- large numbers (high external validity), quick data collection.
