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auguste comte - what did he believe in? what was his major impact?
belief - positivism: science to explain society
impact - coined the term sociology
w.e du bois - what did he believe in? what was his major impact?
belief - social reform: using non-violent methods and persuasion to make change
impact - fought for african american rights
jane addams - what did she believe in? what was her major impact?
belief - social equality: everyone should have equal rights within a society
impact - founded hull house
what are the 3 main theories?
symbolic interactionism - how group members used shared symbols as they interact, learning from eachother
functionalism - views society as an integrated whole with parts that keep it together
conflict theory - conflicts within a society, power, gender, classes, etc
qualitative - observations, looks, colors, quality
quantitative - numbers, height, weight, numbers, measurements, amount, quantity
karl marx - what did he believe in? what was his major impact?
belief - conflict theory: society consists of different groups fighting
impact - laid ground work for communism
robert k - what did he believe in? what was his major impact?
belief - strain theory: latent, manifest, and dysfunctions, aka, consequences of certain social patterns on the whole
impact - strain theory
harriet martineau- what did she believe in? what was her major impact?
belief - social reform: using non-violent methods and persuasion to make change
impact - translated auguste comptes work
what are the nature of functions?
manifest function: intended consequences of a part of society (learning from school)
latent function: unintended consequences of a part of society (making friends in school)
dysfunction: negative consequences of a part of society (sleep deprivation and poor mental health)
emile durkheim - what did he believe in? what was his major impact?
belief - structural functionalism: society has interconnected parts to maintain stability
impact - explained suicide
wright mills - what did he believe in? what was his major impact?
belief - sociological imagination: the ability to see the relationship of your own experiences to the whole society AND that knowledge was crucial to social change
impact - also advocated for social reform
what is dramaturgical analysis? types?
definition - the belief that people act as if in a play
back-stage - comfortable, themselves
front-stage - first impressions, uncomfortable
max weber - what did he believe in? what was his major impact?
belief - rationalism and verstehen: explaining society's motivations using logical explanations
impact - classified power in society
julian samora - what did he believe in? what was his major impact?
belief - social equality: everyone should have equal rights within a society
impact - studied hispanic american culture, first mexican american to earn a doctorate in sociology
herbert spencer - what did he believe in? what was his major impact?
belief - social darwinism: essentially just natural selection with society, fit should breed
impact - compared human body to society