WGU Introduction to Sociology - C273
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Auguste Conte - 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. (fun...
People with weaker social ties are more likely to commit suicide
Applying Durkheim - Answer✔✔-Patterns of behavior or recurring patterns or events
Max Weber - 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 - 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 - 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 - Answer✔✔-black sociologist
Jane Adams - Answer✔✔-Sociologist and social reformer
*came from wealth and privilege
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