sociology

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