topic 5 Flashcards
sociology and social anthropology (12 cards)
what is sociology?
systematic study of the human being in society
what is the object of study of sociology
society
what are the methods used in sociology?
positive or descriptive, comparative or indirectly experimental, pure or ideal, historical materialism, structural functionalism
what is positive or descriptive method?
argued that society should study like sciences.
what is comparative or indirectly experimental?
proposes that sciolofy more than the study of isolated facts must be comparative.
what is pure or ideal method?
the methodology of the social sciences must be different from that of natural sciences
what is historical mterialism method?
study of society through class struggle, leading to communism
what is structural functionalism?
based on positive and negative functions of social structures
what is anthropology
science that studies human behavoir in the social character
what is the object of study of anthopology?
human being in society
in which branches is divided anthropolgy?
physics: studies the man as a biological being
cultural: studies the development of cultures
who is the father of sociology?
auguste comte
