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Sixteen Early Sociologists
Sixteen Early Sociologists
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Undergraduate 1
09/05/2008

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Henri de St. Simon3
Definition
1) French Philosopher
2) Believed in Social Reform
3) Mentor of August Comte 
Term

August Comte

4

Definition
1) Positivism
2) Founder/ Father Sociology
3) Coined term sociology
4) World best understood through science and philosophy
 
Term
3
 
Harriet
Martineau 
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Definition
1) British Sociologist
2) Translated Comte's works into English
3) Studied social customs of the Britts and English
4) Focused on religion, politics, slavery, children, & sufferers
5) Advocated class, race, gender equality.
6) Felt that the middle class should be the leaders. 
Term
4
Herbert
Spencer
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Definition
1) British Social Theorist
2) Born in a more peaceful & optimistic time than Comte.
3) Evolutionary perspective
4) Social Darwinism
5) Survival of the fittest
6) Opposed social reform that would interfere C Social Darwinism 
Term
5
Emile
Durkheim 
Definition
1) Flaws c social Darwinism
2) People are the product of their social environment
3) ANOMIE Social instability caused by erosion of standards and values
4) Founding figure of functionalist theoretical tradition
5) 1st study titled "Suicide".
6) Social glue examined holds society together for sense of belonging.
Term
6
Karl
Marx 
Definition
1) German economist & philosopher
2) Historically classes conflict
3) Struggle C capitalists (owners) & proleiariat (workers)
4) Conflict forces change
5) Overthrow capitalists to eliminate classes- with violence if necessary
Term
7
Max
Weber
4
Definition
1) German sociologist
2) Verstehen- emathy to understand people
3)Other's place own belief's/ ideas on people
4) Protestant reformation
Term
8
George
Simmel
Definition
1)German Sociologist
2)Patterned interactions among people
3)Examined social interactions within groups
4)Dynamics differ with sizes of groups
5) Geometry of social life
Term
9
Jane
Adams
Definition
1) Hull House Founder in Chicago
2) Started ASA
3) Urbanization. Increase in crimes, segregation
4)Started Social Security
5) Started Children's Bureau
6) Started Worker's Compensation
7) Won Nobel Peace Prize
Term
10
W. E. B.
Du
Bois
 
Definition
1) African American
2) Founded 2nd department of sociology
3) 1st black person to get Dr. at Harvard
4) Fought for racial equality
5) Use force if needed for change
6) Double Consciousness problem for blacks-what is said and appears re: racism and what actually is.
7) Magazine founder "Philadelphia Negro"
8) Helped start NAACP
Term
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Talcott
Parsons
 
 
Definition
1) Structural functionalism
2)All societies need to be together to meet social needs to survive. 
3) Wanted social sciences integrated

Adaptation

Goal attainment

Latency

Integration

 A G I L Paradigm
Term
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Robert
Merton
 
Definition
1) American Sociologist
        Manifest~~~~~Function~~~~~Latent 
      intended                                 unintended
       overtly                                     hidden
    recognized                             unacknowledged
3) Self Fullfilling prophecy
4) Any system cannot be okay at all times 
Term
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C. Wright
Mills
 
Definition
1)American Sociologist
2)Conflict theory
3)Encouraged social reform
4)Value-free sociology impossible
5) Power Elite...the "THEY"....small cliques of top corporate, political, and military officials make all the decisions.
Term
14
Charles
Horten
Cooley
 
 
Definition
1)American Sociologist
2)Symbolic interactionist
3)     Looking        
    We see who we are
        Glass
Other's reactions make us perceive how they see us  
        Self    
Self concept developed 
Term
15
George
Herbert
Mead
 
Definition
1) American Philos., Sociol., & Psychologist
2) Symbolic Interactionalist
3)Assume role of others to understand them
4) S. O. sense of self comes from approval by S. O.'s
    G. O. awareness of their demands on who should be 
Term
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Erving
Goffman
 
Definition
1)Dramaturgical analysis
2)All actors on a stage
3) Front Stage: For people to see
    Back Stage:what we don't want them to see, more    what is really us
Liken to all the world's a stage 
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