Ch.1 The Sociological Perspective Key Terms (44) common sense symbolic interactionism validity experiment sociological perspective functional analysis reliability experimental group society conflict theory survey control group social location macro-level analysis population independent variable science micro-level analysis sample dependent variable positivism social interaction random sample unobtrusive measures sociology nonverbal interaction respondents value free class conflict hypothesis closed-ended questions values social variable open-ended replication
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Ch.1 The Sociological Perspective
Key Terms (44)common sense symbolic interactionism validity experiment
sociological perspective functional analysis reliability experimental group
society conflict theory survey control group
social location macro-level analysis population independent variable
theory research method secondary analysis globalization of capitalism
Key People1. Auguste Compte (p.5-6)2. Herbert Spencer (p.6)3. Karl Marx (p.6-7)4. Emile Durkheim (p.7)5. Max Weber (p.7-8)6. Harriet Martineau (p.8)7. Albion Small (p.9)8. Jane Addams (p.9)9. W.E.B. DuBois (p.9-10)10. Talcott Parsons (p.11)11. C. Wright Mills (p.11)12. George Herbert Meade (p.13-15)13. Robert Merton (p.15-17)14. Mario Brajuha (p.29-30)15. Laud Humphreys (p.30)
• Think about the different rules & procedures each teacher presented to you. What was different? What was similar? Do those rules alter your behavior in each setting?
• Now broaden the scope – What are unique behaviors here at Hempfield?
What do sociologists do? • They examine how groups influence people, especially how
people are influenced by their society (vocab. sheet)
• Sociologists look at social location (vocab. sheet)
• Sociologists look at how jobs, income, education, gender, age, and race-ethnicity affect people’s ideas and behavior.
Conclusions: C. Wright Mills – The society in which we grow up and our particular location in that society lie at the center of what we do and what we think.
The way you look at the world is the result of your exposure to specific human groups.
People commit suicide because they are unhappy…– This is NOT a sociological theory. – Feelings (unhappiness) are internal factors that relate solely to
Investigate the Key Sociologists• Some of you were given a card with a number and
name/names of sociologists and a page number. You are to select your team (no more than 3 to a team), read about, and report out to the rest of the class their contributions to sociology.
• Comte pg.5 • Martineau pg.8
• Spencer pg.6 • Addams pg.9
• Marx pgs.6-7 • DuBois pgs.9-10
• Durkheim pg.7 • Parsons & Mills pg.11
• Weber pgs.7-8
Auguste Comteand positivism (p.5)
• Positivism – the application of the scientific approach to the social world
• What creates social order? What causes society to change? (French Revolution)
• Sociology – “the study of society “ – logos – “study of” – socius – “companion” or “being with
others”
• The founder of sociology
Herbert Spencerand Social Darwinism (pg.6)
• From “barbarian” to “civilized”
• The “fittest” survive while the less capable die out – “The survival of the fittest”
• Social Darwinism
Karl Marx and Class Conflict (p.6-7)
• Believed the demise of society was “class conflict” - bourgeoisie (capitalists) vs. proletariat (the mass of workers)
• Classless society – people work according to their abilities & receive goods and services according to their needs
• NOT the same as communism!
Emile Durkheim and Social Integration (p.7)
• Wanted to show how social forces affect people’s behavior.
• Compared rates of suicide in differing European countries– Unmarried, Protestant, males– Concluded that social factors
underlie suicide• social integration – the degree to
which people are tied to their social group– People who are less socially
integrated have higher rates of suicide
Max Weberand the Protestant Ethic (p.7-8)
• Religion, not economics (Marx) is the central force in social change.
• Roman Catholic = tradition Protestant = change
• Accumulated wealth & the frugal life lead to salvation
• Was mostly ignored because she was, well, a woman
Jane Addamsand Social Reform (p.9)
• Social reformer• Hull House in Chicago founded in
1889– Helped immigrants, the sick, elderly,
& poor• Recognized the gap between
powerful and powerless• Working conditions
– 8hr day– Child labor
• Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 (only sociologist to win the award)
W.E.B. DuBoisand Race Relations (p.9-10)
• First A.A. to earn a doctorate @ Harvard
• Wrote extensively on racial relations
• Founded the NAACP• Disillusioned, he left the
country for Ghana at age 93
Talcott Parsons & C.Wright MillsTheory Versus Reform (p.11)
• Parsons examined how the parts of society work together
• Mills warned of the power elite’s threat to freedom
Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology(pgs.13-18)
1. Symbolic Interactionism (vocab. #12) – society is viewed as composed of symbols that people use to establish meaning, develop their views of the world, & communicate with one another
2. Functional Analysis (vocab. #13) – society is viewed as composed of various parts, each with a function that, when fulfilled, contributes to society’s equilibrium
3. Conflict Theory (vocab. #14) – society is viewed as composed of groups that are competing for scarce resources
Examine Table 1.1 Major Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
Model of Research(p.19-22)
Your task: Get as many of your group members to remember the 8 basic steps in sociological research in order! Two people will judge for correctness.
8. Share
7. Analyze
6. Collect
5.Choose4. Formulate
3. Review2. Define
1. Select
Reading: Doing Social Research
• Reading – Doing Social ResearchDurkheim & suicide • Suicides Rise In Middle-Aged Men, And Older Men
Remain At Risk - http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/09/10/347386843/suicides-rise-in-middle-aged-men-and-older-men-remain-at-risk