SOCY 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Harriet Martineau, Auguste Comte, Feminist Sociology

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCY 100
• Professor: Alex Parkhouse

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Theories: (cid:862)set of i(cid:374)terrelated ideas that ha(cid:448)e a (cid:449)ide ra(cid:374)ge of appli(cid:272)atio(cid:374)s, deal (cid:449)ith (cid:272)e(cid:374)trally i(cid:373)porta(cid:374)t issues, a(cid:374)d ha(cid:448)e stood the test of ti(cid:373)e(cid:863, continue to be relevant despite the ever-changing social world. General, scientific theory about the social world: harriet martineau. Focus on structure of the capitalist society. Exploitation- marks capitalist system, proletariat produces but is only given a fraction of the income, capitalists are given majority of the income with little work. Alienation- experienced by proletariat, monotonous work (limits human expression of abilities and creativity), limited connection to what is produced, competition with other workers or even limited contact with other workers: max weber. The protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism. Produced a historical- comparative study of religion in various societies worldwide. Desired to analyze the relationship between religion and the economy. Accepted the importance of the economy and capitalism. Negative view of capitalism because it strengthens the iron cage (highly rationalized/bureaucratized system)