Social Sciences
the study of development, structure, and functioning of human society
Sociology
perspective
Focused on civil rights, discrimination, poverty, public health and the movement of people along the Mexican-American border.
Julian Samora
the belief that knowledge should be derived from scientific observation
positivism
German scholar who identified several social classes/conflict in nineteenth-century industrial society.
Karl Marx
Social science that is the written record of the human past.
History
Scientific study of social structure
sociology
Explored how our sense of self develops
George Herbert Mead
the study of social stability and order
social statics
Wrote about the nature of power, the religions of the world, law, economics, rural and urban sociology, the nature of social classes, and the development and nature of bureaucracy.
Max Weber
Social science that examines the interaction between human populations and the places in which they live.
Human Geography
Patterned ways in which people interact in social relationships
social structure
Focused on African American civil rights and racial equality. An educator and founder of the Tuskegee Institute in 1881
Booker T. Washington
the study of social change
social dynamics
According to this sociologist, society exists because of broad consensus, or agreement, among members of society.
Emile Durkheim
Social science that investigates human mental and emotional process, study development and functioning of the individual
Psychology
focuses on the social, or group level
sociological perspective
Focused on race relations, human ecology, social groups, and their social environments
Robert Ezra Park
class owning the means of producing wealth
bourgeoisie
DAILY DOUBLE
1. Why do you think so many early American sociologists also advocated for social reform?
2.Were the results of their actions?
3. What challenges face social reformers today?
Social science that investigates organization, administration, history, and theory of government.
Political Science
Behavior that matches group expectations
conformity
African American educator and social activist. Active in the Pan-African movement.
W.E.B. Du Bois
person who owns or controls the means for producing wealth
capitalist
Focused on the improvement of society - believed that if societies did advance, social behavior had to be studied scientifically.
Auguste Comte
Social science that is the study of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
Economics
The ability to see the link between society and self
Social imgaination
Focused on the problems caused by the imbalance of power among the social classes. Active in the woman suffrage, social reform and peace movements.
Jane Adams
working class; those who labor for the bourgeoisie
proletariat
Introduced a theory of social change called Social Darwinism based on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
Herbert Spencer
Social science that investigates culture, the customary beliefs and material traits of groups
Anthropology
social interdependency based on a high degree of specialization of roles
organic solidarity
DAILY DOUBLE
NAME the 5 key concepts of Sociology and their meanings.
the ongoing struggle between the bourgeoisie (owners) and the proletariat (working classes)
class conflict
Best known for their translation of Comte's Positive Philosophy. Also focused on research methods, political economy, and feminist theory.
understanding social behavior by putting yourself in the places of others
verstehen
social dependency based on a widespread consensus of values and beliefs and dependence on tradition and family
mechanical solidarity
the mind-set emphasizing knowledge, reason, and planning
rationalization
investigation or experimentation aimed at the discovery and interpretation of facts
research