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Chapter 1 – Section 2: The Development of Sociology
For the Sociologists, you do not need to know their background or where they are
from, but instead, focus on what they believed and their theories.
What THREE factors influenced the development of sociology as a distinct field of
study and HOW did they influence it? EXPLAIN
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Auguste Comte
He is the founder of ___________________
Why did he start studying Sociology?
What are social statics?
What are social dynamics?
What is cerebral hygiene?
Who was Harriet Martineau and what were her two major works about? (Hint: not
the titles, the topics)
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Spencer
Who influenced Herbert Spencer?
What is Social Darwinism?
What view did Spencer and Comte have in common?
Marx
What is the imbalance of power that Marx was concerned with?
Proleraiat DefBourgeosie DefHow do these two terms relate to society?
Durkheim
What did Durkheim use to study society that was different than others?
Durkheim was primarily concerned with what function in society?
What is a function?
What was his study on suicide about? Turn to page 21-22 in the book
Summarize: How did he study suicide, and what were his results?
Weber
What set Weber apart from earlier sociologists?
Verstehen
DefIdeal Type def-
Jane Addams was focused on the problems of what social class?
Look at the chart on pg 13. What are three conclusions you can make from looking
at the statistics?
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