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Today: • Important sociologists • Student Presentations • Spirituality • More sociologists • Research Paper due next class • Study guide for Test 3 next week posted “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Winston Churchill What are some traits of these people? • • • • • Michelle Obama Robin Williams Rev. Jesse Jackson Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Ruth Westheimer (the “sex doctor”) • Regis Philbin (tv show host) • Joe Theismann (former football player) They all majored in Sociology How did sociology start? Mid 1800’s Social observers began using scientific methods 1. Social upheaval 2. Success of the revolutions in America and France made people rethink social life IMPORTANT SOCIOLOGISTS WHY DO THESE PEOPLE MATTER? Why do we learn about important people in sociology? •Helps you understand what sociology is all about How will we learn about them? •Not memorization of names and dates •Focus on 3 important contributions of each person •Focus on how their theory is (or is not) relevant today Extra Credit Presentations 1. Be a respectful audience 2. Provide eye contact 3. No talking or other distractions 4. Support your classmates Auguste Comte • Coined the term “sociology” • Positivism: applying the scientific approach to the social world • Discover social facts AND • apply info to social reform • (make the world better) (1798 –1857, France) Herbert Spencer • Sociology should NOT include social reform • “Organism” theorysociety is constantly evolving like an organism • “Survival of the Fittest” • Objective 1820-1903, England Emile Durkheim • Study of suicide • Elementary Forms of Religious Life • Sociologists should look for causes of social problems and develop solutions • Use statistics 1858-1917, France Karl Marx • Economist, Social Change • Class Conflict • Described Capitalism as a 2 class system of “haves” vs “have nots” (1% vs 99%) 1818-1883, Prussia, Germany Capitalism A Love Story I Am Which sociologist does he remind out of? Why? 26:30-31:30, 0:45-4:22, 6:20-9:50, 10:50-15:37, 20:30-26:00 Max Weber • Bureaucracy • The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism • Personal values or biases should not influence social research 1864-1920, Germany Harriet Martineau 1802-1876, England • First recognized female sociologist • Simplified Comte’s work from French to English • How to Observe Morals and Manners. – Research Methods Jane Addams • Founded the Hull House: social services agency in Chicago • 1st American woman to earn the Nobel Peace Prize • Said crime in urban areas was not a result of the people, but of economic desperation 1860-1935, United States W.E.B. Du Bois • First African American to receive a doctorate from Harvard • Part of creation of NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) • Concerned with racial equality and criminology 1868-1963, United States George Herbert Mead 1863-1931, United States • Children understand social world through play Charles Horton Cooley • Looking Glass Self 1864-1929, United States Robert K. Merton 1910-2003, United States • • • • Prejudice and Discrimination Theory on deviance Functions and dysfunctions (manifest and latent) –unintended consequences Research Paper Due Next Class Study guide for Test 3 posted http://soc2014.weebly.com/paper.html The Story of Stuff