THEORY :
THEORY Functionalism
Conflict Theory
Symbolic Intercationism
Sociological Paradigms :
Sociological Paradigms Another term for theoretical perspective.
A general way of approaching a subject.
A particular way of looking at something.
Paradigms :
Paradigms It is not that one way is correct and the other is wrong. Instead, it is just a different focus.
What holds a society together/provides cohesion?
What causes problems within a society/tears a society apart?
How do people interact within a society?
Along with “change” these types of questions will be the focus of this class.
The Birth of Sociology :
The Birth of Sociology Industrial Revolution (rural to urban) = changes in econ. system/family/education.
Political change (classical liberals)
French Revolution
Societies going through a time of great change led to society as a subject of inquiry to be more of a focus.
Auguste Comte :
Auguste Comte 1838 coined term “sociology”
Three stages
1st – theological stage; society expressed God’s will
2nd – metaphysical stage; state of nature, society is formed by human nature
3rd – scientific; positivism, society operates according to certain laws – like other laws of nature