Sociologists
The sociologist known as the father of sociology and believed scientific methods could reveal laws about society.
Who is Aguste Comte?
This theory says each part of society works together like parts of the human body.
Functionalism
What is Sociology?
The study of groups, societies, and social interactions.
This period encouraged people to question traditional authority and use science to understand the world.
(hint: think light)
Age of Enlightenment
A small level of social interaction between individuals or small groups.
Micro level
This sociologist studied women's rights and translated Comte’s work into English.
Who is Harriet Martineau?
This theory says society is a competition for limited resources.
Conflict Theory
What is a group of people living in a defined geographic area who share a culture?
Society
This major economic change caused urbanization and poor working conditions.
Industrial Revolution
The study of large groups, societies, and social systems.
Macro Level
This sociologist believed capitalism would eventually lead to communism.
Karl Marx
This theory focuses on how individuals interact and shape their social world.
Symbolic Interactionism
What is a Hypothesis?
A testable proposition about society.
This ancient philosopher lived from 90–168 AD and studied astronomy and science.
(Hint: Geocentric)
Ptolemy
A research method that uses interviews, focus groups, and analysis of written sources.
Qualitative Sociology
This sociologist studied suicide and believed societies evolve from primitive to capitalist systems.
Émile Durkheim
What theory is this an example of?
A sociologist studies how schools, families, and government all work together to keep society stable and functioning smoothly.
Functionalism
What is a way to explain different aspects of social interactions.
Theory
What court case did the Supreme Court rule school segregation is unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education
The idea that society operates according to observable scientific laws.
Positivism
This sociologist believed sociology should interpret the meaning of social action and explain its effects.
Max Weber
This is an example of what theory:
Researcher studies how wealthy groups control resources like housing and education while poorer groups struggle to compete for them.
Conflict Theory
What is a research approach that uses surveys and statistics to study large groups of people?
Quantitative Sociology
These sociologists studied the effects of segregation on children using doll experiments.
Kenneth Clark and Mamie Phipps Clark
The process where people move from rural areas into cities, often caused by industrial growth.
Urbanization