sociology

. sociology needed to be treated like a science

. laid the groundwork for future sociologist

. social activist who traveled the united states and wrote about social changes

. translated Comte's work into english

. first great english speaking sociologist

. believed in evolution/ "survival of the fitest

. societies evolve through time by adapting to their environment

. worked to establish as an important academic discipline

. interested in the social factors that bond and hold people together

. studied the correlation between social isolation and suicide

. german philosopher and social activist

. contributed to conflict theory

. capitalism was creating social inequality which leads to social conflict

. rationalization-applying economic logic to humanity

. disenchantment-dehumanizing features of modern societies

. associated with psychoanylsis

. developed the idea of the subconscious and the unconcious mind

. society is viewed as an ordered system of interrelated parts, or structures

. each structure meets the needs of society by performing specific functions for society

. sees social conflict as the basis of society and social change

. meaning are not inherent but are created through interaction

. social reality is diverse, pluralistic, and constantly chaniging

translates the world into numbers which can be studied mathematically

uses non-murecial data like texts, interviews, photos and recordings to help understand social life

. procedure for aquiring knowledge that emphasizes collecting data through observation and expirement

researchers should identify facts without allowing their own personal beliefs to interfere

1. identify the problem

2. conduct literature review

3. form a hypothesis

4. choose research method

5. collect data

6. analyze data

7. disseminate findings

change in the way we think about some aspect of life

. studying people in their own environments

. researcher observes a setting

researcher observes and becomes a member in a social setting

indentify the target population, then select a sample of people to be interviewd from that population

data that has already been collected by earlier researchers and is aavailable for future reserach