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1 Seeing the Broader Social Context How Groups Influence People How People are Influenced by Their Society People Who Share a Culture People Who Share a Territory Copyright Allyn & Bacon

2 Social Location Corners in Life Jobs Income Gender Age Microsoft Image Education Race Microsoft Image Copyright Allyn & Bacon

3 Origins of Sociology Tradition vs. Science Superstition & Myth Science - Develop Theories and Test Sociology Grew From Social Upheaval in Industrial Revolution French and American Revolutions Encouraged New Thought Introduction of Scientific Method Copyright Allyn & Bacon

4 Auguste Comte Positivism Applying the Scientific Method to Social World Coined the Phrase Sociology Armchair Philosophy Observe Society to Uncover Fundamental Laws Copyright Allyn & Bacon

5 Herbert Spencer Social Darwinism Second Founder of Sociology Reform Not Goal of Sociology Lower and Higher Forms of Society Coined Phrase Survival of the Fittest Copyright Allyn & Bacon

6 Karl Marx Class Conflict Engine of Human History is Class Conflict The Bourgeoisie vs. The Proletariat Marxism not the Same as Communism Copyright Allyn & Bacon

7 Max Weber The Protestant Ethic Religion and the Origin of Capitalism Religion is Central Force in Social Change Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism Copyright Allyn & Bacon

8 Emile Durkheim Social Integration Got Sociology Recognized as Separate Discipline Studied How Social Forces Affect Behavior Identified Social Integration - Degree to Which People are Tied to Copyright Allyn & Bacon

9 Women and Sexism in Early Sociology Attitudes of the Time 1800 s Sex Roles Rigidly Defined Few People Educated Beyond Basics Harriet Martineau Published Society in America Before Durkheim and Weber Were Born Harriet Martineau Copyright Allyn & Bacon

10 Sociology in North America Early History: Tension Between Social Reform and Sociological Analysis Jane Addams Jane Addams and Social Reform W. E. B. Du Bois and Race Relations Copyright Allyn & Bacon

11 Sociology in North America (con t) Talcott Parsons and C. Wright Mills: Theory vs. Reform Continuing Tension and Rise of Applied Sociology Copyright Allyn & Bacon

12 Theoretical Perspectives Symbolic Interactionism - Symbols in Everyday Life Applying Symbolic Interactionism - Changing the Meaning of Symbols Affects Expectations Copyright Allyn & Bacon

13 Applying Symbolic Interactionism - Examples Meaning of Marriage and Divorce The Meaning of Parenthood The Meaning of Children Microsoft Image Copyright Allyn & Bacon

14 Functional Analysis Society is a Whole Unit Made Up of Interrelated Parts that Work Together Robert Merton - Intention and Manifest Function Function and Dysfunction Copyright Allyn & Bacon

15 Applying Functional Analysis Industrialization Undermines Traditional Family Functions Household Tasks Education of Children Microsoft Image Care of the Sick and Elderly Copyright Allyn & Bacon

16 Conflict Theory Karl Marx and Conflict Theory Conflict Theory Today Feminists and Conflict Theory Applying Conflict Theory Copyright Allyn & Bacon

17 Levels of Analysis Macro Level - Large Scale Patterns in Society Microsoft Image Micro Level - Social Interactions in Small Scale Patterns Microsoft Image Copyright Allyn & Bacon

18 Levels of Analysis: Macro and Micro Functionalists and Conflict Theorists Focus on the Macro Level Symbolic Interactionists Focus on the Micro Level Copyright Allyn & Bacon

19 Putting the Theoretical Perspectives Together The Sociological Perspective Perspectives Provide Contrasting Views Each Provides a Distinctive Interpretation Combining Perspectives is a More Comprehensive Approach Copyright Allyn & Bacon

20 Doing Sociological Research The Scientific Research Model Follows Eight Basic Steps: (1) Selecting a topic (2) Defining the problem (3) Reviewing the literature (4) Formulating a hypothesis (5) Choosing a research method (6) Collecting the data (7) Analyzing the results (8) Sharing the results Copyright Allyn & Bacon

21 Doing Research - Surveys Select a Sample Random Stratified Random Ask Questions Neutral Open-Ended Closed-Ended Establish Rapport Microsoft Image Copyright Allyn & Bacon

22 Doing Research - Participant Observation Researcher Participates in Research Setting While Observing Unobtrusive Measures When Researchers Observe People Unbeknownst to Them Secondary Analysis Copyright Allyn & Bacon

23 Doing Experiments In doing experiments, you randomly divide subjects into two groups: The experimental group those exposed to the independent variable (something that causes a change) The control group those not exposed to the independent variable. Copyright Allyn & Bacon

24 Ethics in Sociological Research Ethics Require Openness, Honesty, and Truth Ethics Condemn Plagiarism. Research Participants should not be Harmed. The Sociological Perspective Copyright Allyn & Bacon

25 Ethics in Sociological Research The Sociological Perspective Protecting Subjects - Brajuha Research Misleading Subjects - Humphreys Research Values in Sociological Research Copyright Allyn & Bacon

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