ØThe Origins of Sociology Flashcards
What is Sociology?
Is the scientific study of human society and interactions.
Who coined the term of
“sociological imagination”
C. Wright Mills
What explains the sociological imagination?
Explains that there is a connection between personal experiences and broader social forces.
Differences between common sense and sociology?
Common sense relies on limited observations and unexamined assumptions, while sociology use a broad range of carefully observations.
Is a body
of systematically
arranged knowledge
that shows the
operation of general laws.
Science
By what factors was sociology led?
-Social upheaval
-Industrialization
-Urbanization
-Immigration
Sociology is considered a science because it employs?
The scientific method
Which was one of the driving forces that led to the development of sociology
in Europe?
Social Upheaval
What happened as factories developed?
It led to industrialization
How are industrialization, urbanization, and immigration related?
They are related because it give a change in the agricultural economy to a manufacturing economy, that facilitated urban growth.
How do scholars describe the 18th century?
The Age of Reason or Enlightenment
As science emerged in the Western Culture how did the social thought
changed?
By a more systematic and empirical approach
Who the founder of sociology?
Auguste Comte
Name the social science of sociology
-Cultural Anthropology
-Psychology
-Economics History
-Political Science
-Social Work
As science emerged what change?
The social thought
