SOC 460 Study Guide Latest Version 2024/2025 Expert-Verified Q&As

A period of enormous economic change that began in 18th century in England - Industrial Revolution Always in the process of change - Societies Are relatively unconscious; we do not think of them - Habit Based upon the principle that all men are born and remain free and equal - The French Revolution Blended non-rational and rational motivation and recast religious maxims as categorical imperatives - Immannuel Kant Coined the term "sociology" and used the term "social physics" to refer to this new discipline - Auguste Comte Emphasize how group dynamics shape individuals decisions - Rational choice theorists Enlightenment philosopher who believed that societal stability rested on individuals becoming "accustomed to obedience" to the law - David Hume Explains and predict the phenomena and produce testable hypothesis - Scientific theories Factors that motivate one to act - Action