SA Flashcards
• Study of patterned and shared human behavior (Palispis, 2007)
Sociology
social institutions, social groups, stratification, social mobility, bureaucracy , ethnic groups and relations; (family education, politics, religion and economy)
social organization
human nature resulting from group life, social attitudes, collective behavior and personality formation (rally, mob,wake)
social psychology
change in culture and social relations; social disruptions; adjustments with regards to group behavior; removing the main purpose for a social purpose, detaching from the actual experience (Ex. The use of smartphones)
social change and social disorganization
nature and behavior of a given population and its relationship with other groups or with existing institutions
human ecology
number, composition, changes and quality of a given population as they affect the economic, political and social systems
population/demography
how principles and theories of group life may be applied and used for the regulation of man
sociological theory and method
application of findings of sociological research in various aspects of social life.
applied sociology
➢ Systematic investigation of behavior needed to improve society
➢ Father of Sociology
August Comte
➢ Law of three stages: universal law at work in all sciences, stages of development of all knowledge about humanity
August Comte
➢ Idea of Positivism (necessary for rebuilding a society on a rational basis)
August Comte
➢ Published Positive philosophy (summarizes stages of development of all knowledge about humanity)
August Comte
➢ Coined term “sociology”
August Comte
➢ Applying scientific method to study of society and social relations
August Comte
➢ German philosopher, political economist, historian, political theorist, sociologist, communist and revolutionary
➢ Wrote the Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels
➢ Worked with Engels
Marx
➢ Credited for being the founder of communism
Marx
➢ No property, no hierarchy, no social discrimination (Criticism: people will always find a measure of social hierarchy)
Marx
➢ Central tenet: Exploitation of the labor force (bottom of the worker hierarchy: GP, nurses, midwives)
Marx
➢ All aspects of society are economically conditioned and controlled by capitalism
Marx
➢ Society divided between two classes that clash in pursuit of interests
Marx
- Works:
- The Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism
- The Religion of India: The Sociology of Hinduism and Buddhism
- Theory of Social and Economic Organization
- Politics as a Vocation – entity claiming monopoly on the legitimate use of violence
Max Weber
• Studies traditional organization and formal organization (black and white and no gray area)
Max Weber
To comprehend behavior, one must learn subjective meaning people attach to actions
Employ verstehen: understanding; insight
Ideal type: Construct for evaluating specific cases
Max Weber
➢ Breakdown of traditional social organizations → anomie (condition of normlessness and loss of social control)
Emile Durkheim