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Peter Berger
created idea of debunking
C. Wright Mills
Described the importance of the sociological imagination when viewing the world, especially for people with power.
Georg Simmel
suggests that the sociological perspective requires a combination of nearness and distance. One must have enough critical distance to avoid being taken in by the group's definition of the situation, but be near enough to understand the group's experience.
Who coined the term sociology?
Auguste Comte
What is positivism?
A system of thought that emphasizes scientific observation and description as the highest form of knowledge.
Alexis de Tocqueville
French political writer noted for his analysis of American institutions,
believed tyranny of kings was replaced by tyranny of majority
Harriet Martineau
sociologist who study and promoted feminist issues, much of her work was overlooked for a long time due to her being a woman, sometimes considered the first female sociologist
Emile Durkheim
Believed in functionalism and the scientific method; saw society as a set of independent parts that maintain a system but each separate part has a function
Karl Marx
1818-1883. 19th century philosopher, political economist, sociologist, humanist, political theorist, and revolutionary. Often recognized as the father of communism. Analysis of history led to his belief that communism would replace capitalism as it replaced feudalism. Believed in a classless society.
Max Weber
German sociologist that regarded the development of rational social orders as humanity's greatest achievement. Saw bureaucratization (the process whereby labor is divided into an organized community and individuals acquire a sense of personal identity by finding roles for themselves in large systems) as the driving force in modern society.
built upon marx's work theorized that society had three basic dimensions: political, eco nomic, and cultural.
Robert Park
interested in urban problems and how different racial groups interacted with each other, as well as design of cities
Jane Addams
the founder of Hull House, which provided English lessons for immigrants, daycares, and child care classes, only sociologist to earn a Nobel Peace prize
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
an African American journalist and newspaper editor. An early leader in the civil rights movement, she documented the extent of lynching in the United States. She was also active in the women's rights movement and the women's suffrage movement. helped found the NAACP, she is less known for her early contributions to sociology
W. E. B. DuBois
He believed that African Americans should strive for full rights immediately. He helped found the Niagara Movement in 1905 to fight for equal rights. He also helped found the NAACP.
Talcott Parsons
major functionalist theorist
Robert Merton
furthered functionalism
