Talcott Parsons
leading theorist of functionalism in the mid twentieth century
Jane Adams
founded hull house
WEB Du bois
double conciousness
Max Weber
Emphasis on subjectively and interpretive approaches to sociology rather than pure data or empiricism
Emile Durkheim
positivist
George Simmel
sociology of interactions
Auguste Comte
spostivism. determine logic or scientific laws governing human behavior.
harriet martineau
translated comtes work to English. saught truth based on reason logic and empiricism, rather than tradition or religious dogma
Karl Marx
historical materialism