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Sociological imagination
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-an awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society, both today and in the past
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Science
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-refers to the body of knowledge obtained by methods based on systematic observation
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Natural Science
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-is the study of the physical features of nature and the ways in which they interact and change.
Example: astronomy, chemistry, geology and physics are all natural sciences |
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What is Sociological Theory?
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-a theory is a set of statements that seeks to explain problems, actions or behavior. Both have explanatory and predictive power
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Auguste Comte
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Believed that a theoretical science of society and a systematic investigation of behavior were needed to improve society
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Harriet Martineau
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Intellectuals and scholars should not simply offer observations of social conditions; the should act on their convictions in a manner that will benefit society
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Herbert Spencer
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-it is natural that some people are rich while others are poor
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Anomie
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-the loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective (10)
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Applied Sociology
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The use of the discipline of sociology with the specific intent of yielding practical applications for human behavior and organization (18)
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Basic Sociology
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Sociological inquiry conducted with the objective of gaining a more profound knowledge of the fundamental aspects of social phenomena. Also known as pure sociology (20)
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Clinical Sociology
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The use of the discipline of sociology with the specific intent of altering social relationships or restructuring social institutions (20)
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Conflict Perspective
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A sociological approach that assumes that social behavior is best understood in terms of conflict or tension between competing groups (15)
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Dramaturgical Approach
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A view of social interaction in which people are seen as theatrical performers (17)
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Dysfunction
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An element or process of a society that may disrupt the social system or reduce its stability (14)
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Feminist View
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A sociological approach that views inequity in gender as central to all behavior and organization (16)
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