DISCOVERING SOCIOLOGY
The Genesis
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Discovering Sociology: Understanding the Science of Human Behavior and Society, Study notes of Introduction to Sociology
An introduction to sociology, a scientific discipline that studies human behavior, social groups, and society. It covers the sociological imagination, pioneers of the field, and three major theoretical paradigms: symbolic interactionism, functionalism, and conflict. Students will learn about the importance of sociological thinking, the historical context of sociology's development, and how to apply different perspectives to understand social issues.
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DISCOVERING SOCIOLOGY
The Genesis
What is Sociology?
Sociology is the systematic and scientific study of human behavior, social groups, and society.
Develop Sociological Thinking
and Imagination
Contact with different racial and ethnic cultures, backgrounds, nationalities, religions, and cultures Complex issues cannot always be viewed as black and white (things are not always what they seem)
Sociology and Critical Thinking(objectively assessing ideas, statements, and information) Define problems, identify assumptions, logically and systematically analyze evidence, and recognize bias Ask questions, question answers Examine preconceptions
WHO? WHAT? WHEN?
WHERE? WHY? Of Sociology
Pioneers: Aguste Compte, Emile Durkheim, Harriet Martineau, W.E. B. DuBois, Jane Addams, Karl Marx, Margaret Sanger, Lester Ward…. Social Upheaval in Europe : Industrialization, Urbanization, Immigration
PIONEERS (Europe and
America)
Comte: “Father of Sociology,” he emphasized positivism, that is observation, comparison, experimentation, and historical method to analyze society. Martineau: Translated Comte’s work; compared systems in Europe and America. Durkheim: Looked at social order and social solidarity, function of society.
PIONEERS…
Sanger: Practiced applied sociology in the areas of population, health, and women’s right. Ward: Examined pure and applied sociology. First president of ASA.
THREE MAJOR THEORETICAL
PARADIGMS OF SOCIOLOGY
Symbolic Interactionism(Cooley): Microlevel analysis, day to day interaction of individuals, and groups in specific social contexts. Definition of the situation, the looking-glass self, dramaturgical analysis, labeling theory
PARADIGMS…
Conflict (Marx): Macrolevel analysis, society has diverse groups with conflicting interests and values, inequity, haves/haves not.
DISCUSSIONS
What are the differences between sociology and the other social sciences? Using the sociological imagination to discuss a social issue Discuss this same issue from the view point of the three paradigms