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Auguste Conte - Ans -Suggested we apply scientific method to social world,
which is known as Positivism
Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an animals body - must function
together to function smoothly. (functional analysis)
Herbert Spencer - Ans -*Called 2nd founder of sociology
*disagreed with Conte, believed sociologists should not guide social reform
*societies are evolving from lower to higher form
*society's most capable and intelligent members service - the less capable die
out
*fittest members produce a more advanced society "The survival of the fittest"
or "Social Darwinism" (credited to Darwin because he applied it to organisms.
Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an animals body - must function
together to function smoothly. (functional analysis)
Karl Marx - Ans -*believed the engine of human history is class conflict
*society is made up of 2 classes
*economics is a central force in social change
*Bourgeoisie - capitalist own the means of production, money, land, factories
and machines
*Proletariat - workers;
*workers will unite and bread their chains of bondage
*introduced Conflict Theory
*did not think of himself as a sociologist
, Bourgeoisie - Ans -Capitalists
they own the means of production - money, land, factories, and machines.
Proletariat - Ans -Workers
Emile Durkheim - Ans -*succeeded in getting sociology recognized as a
separate academic discipline
*how social forces affect peoples behavior
*Social Integration
when all parts of society full their part it is in a "normal" state, if they do not
fulfill their function it is in an "abnormal" or pathological state. (functional
analysis)
Social Integration - Ans -Degree to which people are tied to their social
groups.
People with weaker social ties are more likely to commit suicide
Applying Durkheim - Ans -Patterns of behavior or recurring patterns or
events
Max Weber - Ans -*used cross culture and historical materials to trace the
cause of social change and how social groups affect peoples orientation to life
*disagreed with Karl Marx
*Roman Catholics taught to hold on to tradition, protestant taught to embrace
change
*Protestant ethic
Protestant Ethic - Ans -*looked for sign they were in Gods good grace
*financial success-live frugal lives, saving ant investing money "the spirit of
capitalism"