SO 1003 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Auguste Comte, Conflict Theories, Feminist Theory
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C. wright mills- said sociology is where your personal story crosses with the larger story of history. Sociological imagination- created by c. wright mills; aids us in: connecting our own life experiences with that of the larger society and other historical facts, questioning the habits and behaviors that are normal to us. Social institutions- systems of units in society that help groups of people in these units socialize with each other. Examples: the family, the military, the educational system, the labor market, the legal system. Social identity- how people describe themselves according to groups they choose or not choose to be a part of. Auguste comte- invented social physics or positivism which uses scientific laws that control behavior to understand society. Harriet martineau- first perso(cid:374) to put co(cid:373)te"s (cid:271)ooks i(cid:374)to e(cid:374)glish; o(cid:374)e of the first feminist sociologist. Karl marx- created the theory of historical materialism which means social change is a result from class conflict.
