Founders
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Books and Accomplishments
100
The founder of sociology
Who is Auguste Comte?
100
using scientific observation in the study of social behavior
What is positivism?
100
a person who owns or controls the means for producing wealth
What is a capitalist?
100
wrote the Communist Manifesto
Who is Karl Marx?
200
opposed social reform
Who is Herbert Spencer?
200
understanding social behavior by putting yourself in someone's shoes
What is verstehen?
200
the ongoing struggle between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat
What is a class conflict?
200
founded the Hull House
who is Jane Addams?
300
introduced feminism
Who is Harriet Martineau?
300
the mind-set emphasizing knowledge, reason, and planning
What is Rationalization?
300
a set of assumptions accepted as true
What is a theoretical perspective?
300
wrote the Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Who is Max Weber
400
identified several social classes
Who is Karl Marx
400
social interdependency based on a high degree of specialization in roles
What is organic solidarity?
400
approach that emphasizes the contributions made by each part of society
What is functionalism?
400
active in the pan African movement
Who is W.E.B. DuBois?
500
first to teach a sociology course at a university
Who is Emile Durkheim?
500
class owning the means for producing wealth
What is the bourgeoisie?
500
negative consequence of an aspect of society
What is dysfunction?
500
wrote Society in America
Who is Harriet Martineau?
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