WGU C273 Introduction to
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Auguste Conte -CCORRECT ANSWER 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 -CCORRECT ANSWER *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 -CCORRECT ANSWER *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 -CCORRECT ANSWER Capitalists
they own the means of production - money, land, factories, and machines.
Proletariat -CCORRECT ANSWER Workers
Emile Durkheim -CCORRECT ANSWER *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 -CCORRECT ANSWER Degree to which people are tied to their
social groups.
People with weaker social ties are more likely to commit suicide
Applying Durkheim -CCORRECT ANSWER Patterns of behavior or recurring patterns
or events
Max Weber -CCORRECT ANSWER *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 -CCORRECT ANSWER *looked for sign they were in Gods good grace
*financial success-live frugal lives, saving ant investing money "the spirit of capitalism"
This brought about capitalism
Harriet Martineau -CCORRECT ANSWER *did writings because women were to focus
on church, cooking, children and clothes
*early female sociologist
*viewed sociology as a path to reform and improve society (stop lynchings, integrate
immigrants, improve working conditions)
W.E.B. DuBois -CCORRECT ANSWER black sociologist
Jane Adams -CCORRECT ANSWER Sociologist and social reformer
*came from wealth and privilege
*founded Hull House with Ellen Gates Starr
C. Wright Mills -CCORRECT ANSWER pushed sociologist to go back to push social
reform
Basic (or pure) sociology -CCORRECT ANSWER sociological research for the purpose
of making discoveries about life in human groups, not for making changes in those
groups
Applied Sociology -CCORRECT ANSWER the use of sociology to solve problems from
classroom integration and family relationships to crime and pollution
Sociology||Newest Exam with
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Auguste Conte -CCORRECT ANSWER 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 -CCORRECT ANSWER *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 -CCORRECT ANSWER *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 -CCORRECT ANSWER Capitalists
they own the means of production - money, land, factories, and machines.
Proletariat -CCORRECT ANSWER Workers
Emile Durkheim -CCORRECT ANSWER *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 -CCORRECT ANSWER Degree to which people are tied to their
social groups.
People with weaker social ties are more likely to commit suicide
Applying Durkheim -CCORRECT ANSWER Patterns of behavior or recurring patterns
or events
Max Weber -CCORRECT ANSWER *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 -CCORRECT ANSWER *looked for sign they were in Gods good grace
*financial success-live frugal lives, saving ant investing money "the spirit of capitalism"
This brought about capitalism
Harriet Martineau -CCORRECT ANSWER *did writings because women were to focus
on church, cooking, children and clothes
*early female sociologist
*viewed sociology as a path to reform and improve society (stop lynchings, integrate
immigrants, improve working conditions)
W.E.B. DuBois -CCORRECT ANSWER black sociologist
Jane Adams -CCORRECT ANSWER Sociologist and social reformer
*came from wealth and privilege
*founded Hull House with Ellen Gates Starr
C. Wright Mills -CCORRECT ANSWER pushed sociologist to go back to push social
reform
Basic (or pure) sociology -CCORRECT ANSWER sociological research for the purpose
of making discoveries about life in human groups, not for making changes in those
groups
Applied Sociology -CCORRECT ANSWER the use of sociology to solve problems from
classroom integration and family relationships to crime and pollution
