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Sociolody 1
semester one
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
10/12/2007

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AUGUSTE COMTE
Definition
-FATHER OF SOCIOLOGY
-POSITIVISM: SCIENTIFIC- THEOLOGICAL STAGE, METAPHYSICAL STAGE, SCIENTIFIC OR POSITIVE STAGE
- SOCIAL DYNAMIC- STUDY OF SOCIAL CHANGE
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EMILE DURKHEIM

Definition
-STUDIED SUICIDE
-PATTERNED WAYS OF THINKING, ACTING, FEELING
-ANOMIE- SOCIETIES BREAK DOWN WHEN VALUES AND MORALS ARE LOST
-HOW DO SOCIETIES STAY TOGETHER?
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C. WRIGHT MILLS
Definition
-SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION- ABILITY TO SEE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY.
- HISTORY NOT JUST HISTORY BUT OCCURS IN SPECIFIC SOCIAL CONTEXT
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HERBERT SPENCER
Definition
-COMPARED SOCIETY TO HUMAN BODY
-DARWINISM- SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
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FUNCTIONALISM
Definition
SOCIETY IS STABLE, ORDERLY, AND FUNCTIONAL
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CONFLICT PERSPECTIVE
Definition

POWER STRUGGLES BETWEEN RICH AND POOR FOR RESOURCES

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SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM
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BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS AND GROUP THAT ARE BASED ON SYMBOLS
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POST MODERNISM
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CONSUMERISTIC SOCIETY
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