Vocab
the study of human behavior
Sociology
sociologists look for what in social relationships?
patterns
what do you gain by using your sociological imagination? (3 things)
awareness to understand events
questions common interpretations of social behavior
was homeschooled and believed that religion and education were crucial for society functioning
herbert spencer
"you should not define something by the sum of its parts."
Emile Durkheim
a particular pont of view
Perspective
social statics
the study of social stability and order
capitalist
person who owns the means of producing wealth
this allows us to develop a sociological imagination
the sociological perspective
believed that sciety was based on a class struggle between the "haves" and "have nots"
Karl Marx
the view that looks at the behavior of groups
the sociological perspective
who invented the sociological imagination
C. Wright mills
individuals can benefit using their what?
sociological imagination
Feminist sociologist
Harriet Martineau
sociology has origins in what?
the french revolution
the bronze effect
Emile Durkheim
what is social structure?
the patterned interaction of people in social relationships
knowing how social dorces affect our lives can prevent us from being prisoners of those forces
Sociological imagination
sociology is a branch of social science that investigates what?
Human social behavior from a group perspective.
the working class, those who labor for the bourgeoisie
Proletariat
class owning the means of production
Bourgeois
believed in a communist society
Karl Marx
believed that women's lack of economic power made them dependent on men.
Harriet martineau
verstehen
understanding social behavior by putting yourself in the place of others
the belief that knowledge should be derived from scientific observation
positivism