What is Sociology? Flashcards
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What is sociology?
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the study of society, where history and biography intersect.
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What is social location?
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The “corners of life” they way we act think feel etc.
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When and where did sociology begin?
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The middle of the 19th century . Europe
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Why did Sociology begin?
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!. The upheaval of Industrial Europe 2. Political revolutions in America and France 3. Imperialism 4. Natural sciences
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Who is Auguste Comte?
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The founder he made the term sociology and positivism
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Who is Herbert Spencer?
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Societies= Evolutionary “The survival of the fittest”
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Who is Jane Addams
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Co founder of Hull House..member of sociological society
