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sslj/
noun
1.the study of the development, structure, and
functioning of human society.
2.the study of social problems.
IN THE
BEGINNING
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
2.
IMPERIALISM
3.
NATURAL SCIENCE.
INDUSTRIAL
REVOLUTION
Citizens in industrial cities
developed new ideas about
democracy and political
rights. They did not want to
remain tied to their rulers.
Therefore the ideas about
individual liberty, individual
rights to life, liberty, and
pursuit of happiness came to
be, which actually laid the
foundation to future political
revolution.
IMPERIALISM
Europeans successfully
THE SUCCESS OF
NATURAL
SCIENCE
People started to
question important
aspects of their social
world. They started
using the scientific
method (systematic
observation,
objectivity) to the
study of human
behavior.
NEWTONS LAWS
EXPLAINED THE MOVEMENT
OF EVERYTHING VISIBLE IN
THE UNIVERSE, FROM
PLANETS TO BUILDINGS.
IT SEEMED LOGICAL TO
DISCOVER THE LAWS
UNDERLYING SOCIAL
PHENOMENA.
Throughout
AUGUSTE COMTE
SOCIOLOGICAL
THEORIES
theory
Noun
Symbolic
Interaction
Theory
The symbolic
interaction perspective,
also called symbolic
interactionism, is a
major framework of
sociological theory.
This perspective relies
on the symbolic
meaning that people
develop and rely upon
in the process of social
interaction.
Conflict Theory
Conflict theory shows how
important the role of coercion
and power is, in producing
social order. This perspective
is obtained from the works of
Karl Marx, who saw society
as fragmented into groups
that compete for social and
economic resources.
Social order is maintained
by domination, with power in
the hands of those with the
greatest political, economic,
and social resources.
Functionalist
Theory
The functionalist
perspective, also called
functionalism, is one of the
major theoretical
perspectives in sociology.
It has its origins in the works
of Emile Durkheim, who was
especially interested in how
social order is possible or
how society remains
relatively stable.
Feminist Theory
Feminist theory is one of the
major contemporary sociological
theories. It examines the status of
women and men in society with
the purpose of using that
knowledge to better women's
lives.
Feminist theory is most
concerned with giving a voice to
women and emphasizing the
various ways women have
contributed to society .
Critical Theory
Critical theory is a type of
social theory geared
toward evaluating and
changing society as a
whole, in contrast to
traditional theory geared
only to understanding or
explaining it.
Critical theories aim to
dig beneath the surface of
social life and uncover the
assumptions that keep us
from a full and true
understanding of how the
world works.
Labeling Theory
Labeling theory is one of
the most important
approaches to
understanding deviant and
criminal behavior.
It begins with the
assumption that no act is
solely criminal.
Definitions of criminality
are established by those in
power through the
formulation of laws and the
interpretation of those laws
by police, courts, and
correctional institutions.
Rational Choice
Theory
Economics plays a huge
role in human behavior.
People are often
stimulated by money and
the possibility of making a
profit. They calculate the
likely costs and benefits of
any action before deciding
what to do.
This way of thinking is
called Rational Choice
Theory.
Game Theory
Game Theory is a
theory of social
interaction, which
attempts to explain the
interaction people have
with one another.
As the name of the
theory suggests, Game
Theory sees human
interaction as just that:
a game.
The Relationship
Between Gender and
Violence.
Sociologists Take
Historic Stand on
Racism and Police
Brutality
Americans Own
Nearly Half the
Guns in the World.
Wait, What?!
Importance Of Sociology
Before to the birth of sociology, the study of society was carried on in
an unscientific manner and society had never been the main concern of
any science. It is through the study of sociology that the truly scientific
study of the society has been possible. Sociology, because of its bearing
upon many of the problems of the present world, has assumed such a
great importance that it is considered to be the best approach to all the
social sciences.
THE PRESENT WORLD IS SUFFERING FROM MANY PROBLEMS WHICH CAN BE
SOLVED THROUGH SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE SOCIETY.
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