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Sociology
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The study of society and human behavior (how groups of people function)
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Social Location- how does it influence us socially... (3ways).
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1. Our place in history2. Our place in society3. Our geographical location
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Auguste Comte
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-founder of sociology, -early to mid 1800's, -came up with term, -started experiments
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Herbert Spencer
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-mid to late 1800's-Social Darwinism-coined "survival of the fittest"
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Marx, Carl?
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-class conflicts-equality among classes-who has power/who doesn't-(Bourgeoisie)-(Proletariat)
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Bourgeoisie-define
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Who have power/owners
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Proletariat-define
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Workers
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Durkheim, Emile
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-social integration-1858-1917-strong relations/lower suicide (anomie)
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Anomie-define
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Sense of social disconnection
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Weber, Max
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-protestant work ethic-religion-central force in social changes
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Martineau, Harriet
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-mid to late 1800's-more known for translating Comte's work
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Du Bois, Web
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-1st black man to graduate and earn a doctorate degree from Harvard -1st black sociologist
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Applied Sociology
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Taking sociological research, perspectives & theories and using it in everyday life to solve problems
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3 Major Theories of Sociology:
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1. Symbolic Interactionism2. Functional Analysis3. Conflict Theory-Broken
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Symbolic Interactionism
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How people use symbols (things to which we attach meaning) to develop their views about the world around them and to communicate them to one another(how symbols interact with culture)
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