The Empirical Basis of Sociology
the study of human social relationships and institutions
What is Sociology?
the sociological perspective never takes the social world at face value and never assumes that it is what it appears to be.
What is debunking?
intellectual, economic, social, and political factors.
What are the factors that led to the emergence of sociology?
Auguste Comte
Who is considered the father of Sociology and came up with the name?
Symbols, languages, values and beliefs
What are the elements of Sociology?
evidence that comes from direct experience, scientifically gathered data, or experimentation
What is empirical evidence?
a social phenomenon that was invented by individuals and is shaped by the social forces present in the time and place of its creation.
What is a social construct?
History progresses and change is driven by conflicts to "production".
What does "Historical materialism" mean?
Émile Durkheim
Who developed a vigorous methodology combining empirical research with sociological theory and is regarded as the founder of the French school of sociology?
A perspective recognizing the cultural diversity of the U.S and therefore promoting equal standing for all cultural traditions.
What is Multiculturalism?
Empirical sociology emphasizes the collection and analysis of data, which is what provides statistics to support claims.
Why is empirical sociology so important?
How sociology helps us see through conventional understandings of how society works!!!
What is the debunking motif?
When the government owned the means of production and operates them for the benefit of all people rich or poor.
What was socialism?
Gunnar Myrdal
Who was the Swedish economist and sociologist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1974?
this is the idea that some cultural elements change more quickly than others, disrupting a cultural system.
What is Cultural Lag?
Sociologists use empirical evidence combined with the scientific method to deliver sound findings.
How is imperical research used in sociology?
An experiment is conducted by using a music website survey on a set of audience who are exposed to happy music and another set who are not listening to music at all, and the subjects are then observed. The results derived from such a research will give empirical evidence if it does promote creativity or not.
What is an example of an empirical method?
In the United States, sociology was first taught as an academic discipline at the University of Kansas in 1890.
In which university did Sociology starry in?
Elsie Clews Parsons
Who is the American sociologist whose studies of the Pueblo and other Native American peoples of the southwestern United States remain standard references?
behavior expected of someone who holds a particular status.
What does role mean in a society?
The Industrial Revolution
What encouraged the development of sociology?
The organized pattern of social relationships and social institutions that together compromise society
What is Social Structure?
The term sociology was first used by Frenchman Auguste Compte in the 1830s when he proposed a synthetic science uniting all knowledge about human activity.
When was the word Sociology first used?
Emily Greene Balch
Who is the American sociologist, a leader of the women’s movement for peace during and after World War I?
two or more people who identify with and interact with one another.
What are Social Groups?