ØSociologists’ Biographies Flashcards
(24 cards)
Responsible for coining the term “sociology”
Auguste Comte
Sociologist who focused on two aspects of society social statics and social dynamics.
Auguste Comte
Forces which produce
order and stability
Social Statics
Forces which
contribute to social change
Social Dynamics
Authored one of the earliest analyses of culture and life in
the United States.
Harriet Martineau
What is the title of the analyses of USA from Harriet Martineau?
Theory and Practice of Society in America
Translated Comte’s work, Positive Philosophy into English
Harriet Martineau
Authored the first sociology text
Herbert Spencer
Name of the first sociology text?
Principles of Sociology
What talks the idea of social darwinism?
Is an idea that social progress occurs through competition.
Social darwinism is an idea that is also called?
survival of the fittest
Father of conflict theory
Karl Marx
Saw class struggles between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat.
Karl Marx
What are Bourgeoisie?
Owners of production (capitalists)
What are proletariat?
Workers
Most well known empirical study is called Suicide?
Emile Durkeihm
Critiqued much of Marx work
Max Weber
His most famous work, The Protestant
Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Max Weber
When and where began sociology in America?
In the 20th century, at the University of Chicago
What are the theoretical perspectives?
-Functionalism
-Conflict Theory
-Interactionist
Focuses on how individuals make sense of
and interpret the world, which theoretical perspective is?
Interactionist
A complex system of interrelated parts working together, which theoretical perspective is?
Functionalism
Sees society as composed of groups competing for power and resources, emphasizing the role of inequality and social change, which theoretical perspective is?
Conflict Theory
