1. 1 The Sociological Perspective

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3. 3 How did Sociology get started? From France, Germany & England August Comte (France) Coined the tern “Sociology” Behavior more complex than natural phenomena Becomes an academic discipline in U.S. around 1900

4. 4 The Sociological Perspective Peter Berger Seeing the general in the particular Durkheim’s Study of suicide Lack of social integration Eg. Wealthy,unmarried Protestant male

5. 5 The Sociological Imagination C. Wright Mills Personal problems become public issues Abortion Home foreclosure

6. 6 Social theories Theory How & why specific facts are related Confirmed, modified, or rejected through research

7. 7 Theoretical paradigms Integrates data and information Help decide what kinds of research questions to ask. Structural Functionalism Conflict Symbolic interaction

8. 8 Structural Functionalism Macro focused Sees society as a complex system promoting solidarity and stability Manifest functions Recognized or intended consequences Latent functions Unrecognized and unintended consequences Social dysfunction Examples Family P.M. Sex Prohibition

9. 9 Conflict Theory Macro focused Inequality = conflict Karl Marx Social patterns benefit some people while depriving others Example Workers VS owners

10. 10 Symbolic Interaction Micro focuses Society operates on the subjective meanings of symbols Examples: Stubborn VS. steadfast Bus Police lights & bar fight Slides & Clothes Cloning VS “Somatic nuclear cell transfer”

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