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INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGYl l




by
Dr.lRonlJ.lHammondlSMAS


HWORDSlEDITION


*l*l*l*l*


PUBLISHEDlBY:
Dr.lRonlJ.lHammondlandlDr.lPaullCheneylonlSmashwords

IntroductionltolSociologylCopyright
l ©l2010lbylDr.lRonlJ.lHammond
ThislbooklislbeinglreleasedlunderlalCreativelCommonslLicenseloflAttributionl(BY).lThislme
anslthatlyoularelfreeltoluselthelmaterialslcontainedlinlthislworklforlanylpurposelasllonglaslcred
itlislgivenltolthelauthors.l Morelfreelbookslavailablelatlfreebooks.uvu.edu.


Table of Contents
l l



Chapterl01lHistoryl&lIntroductionlChap
terl02lSociologicallImaginationlChapterl
03lSociallTheories
Chapterl04lScientificlSociologylChapterl
05lCulture
Chapterl06lSocializationlChapter
07lSocietylandlGroupslChapterl0
l


8lDeviancel&lCrimelChapterl09lS
tratificationlChapterl10lSexlandl
GenderlChapterl11lRacelandlMin
oritylChapterl12lAging
Chapterl13lFamily
Chapterl14lEducation
Chapterl15lReligion
Chapterl16lMedia

,Chapterl17lPopulation
Chapterl18lUrbanizationlChapterl
19lCollectivelBehaviors
Chapterl20lRapel&lSexuallAssault


*l*l*l*l*

Chapter 01 - History and Introduction
l l l l l



This New Science of Societies: Sociology
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islconsideredlthelfounderloflsociologylandlcoinedl"Sociology."lComte'slDefinitionloflSociol
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mlstagel(science-based).lPositivismlislthelobjectivelandlvalue-
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whichlincluded:ldeplorablelcityllivinglconditions;lcrowding;lcrime;lextensivelpoverty;linad
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sociologyltolbecomelpartloflhigherleducation'slacademiclculture.lHelwaslalsolFrenchlandltoo
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occurlaslsociallfactslandlthatlcouldlbelcollectivelylremediedlbyladjustinglsociallprocesses.lB
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