SOCL 2001 Chapter : Sociology Chapter 1
Document Summary
Industrial revolution: masses on people moved into cities and search of work, grew out of social upheaval, rise of the scientific method. Comte: credited as founder of sociology, we need to apply the scientific method, you must provide data and theories. Positivism: when you apply scientific method to social world is postivtism, comte began to wonder what holds society together, coined the term sociology . Herbert and social d: lower and high form of society, coined phrase of survival of the fittest, second founder of sociology. Karl marx: opposite of spencer, believed roots of human misery lay in class conflict, did not consider himself a sociologist his ideas influenced many, radical. You can"t sit and expect it to change. Karl marx and class conflict: engine of human history is class conflict, bourgeoisie vs. proletariat, marxism not the same as communism. Emile and social int: got sociology recognized as separate discipline, studied how social forces affect behavior.
