Chapter 1
What is Sociology?
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
CHAPTER SUMMARY
The Sociological Viewpoint
Definition of Sociology: science, social structure, social interaction and
social change
The Origins of Sociology and Three Central Figures:
Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, And Max Weber
Karl Marx
Emile Durkheim
Max Weber
Marx, Durkheim, and Weber Compared
Perspectives within Sociology
Functionalism – the Functionalist Perspective
Conflict Theory – the Conflict Perspective
Research Methods
Qualitative Methods
Quantitative Methods
Quantitative and Qualitative Methods Compared
Ethics and Research
Sociology and the Twenty-First Century
SOCIOLOGISTS AND OTHERS IMPORTANT TO SOCIOLGOY
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
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Making FALSE statements TRUE
Short answer/Essay
THINKING CRITICALLY
Social change
Sociological perspective
Alienation, anomie, rationality
Functionalism and conflict
theory
Interview research methods
Enrollment in a sociology
course
ANSWERS
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