2. * 1864 - 1920 * German Sociologist * Studied the Rise of Capitalism

3. Believed we must understand the feelings of people we are studying. Verstehen: to grasp by insight

4. Known Works: - The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism - discusses the rise of capitalism - Politics as a Vocation - discusses monopolies

5. * 1798 - 1857 * French Sociologist * Coined the term Sociology * Most works have been dismissed

6. * Positivism which hold that the scientific method is the best approach to uncovering the processes by which both physical and human events occur.

7. Known Works: - The Course of Positive Philosophy - Law of Three Stages - Theological - Metaphysical - Positive (scientific method)

8. * 1818 -1883 * German Sociologist

9. * Conflict Theory: * A theoretical framework in which society is viewed as composed of groups that are competing for scarce goods.

10. * 1820 - 1903 * English Sociologist * Evolution

11. Wanted to explain human behavior and society by looking and social evolution. Tried to bring Darwinism ideas into the social sciences, but was unsuccessful.

12. Coined the term survival of the fittest Thought the rich should control the world Thought the poor should be left to die

13. * 1802 –1876 * English Sociologist * Feminist (needed to hide her writing)

14. * Known for: * Translating Comte’s books to English * Wrote more than 50 books * Argued against slavery * Worked to protect factory workers

15. * Known Works: * Society in America * Reported on the new nations customs – family, race, religion, gender, politics

16. * 1860 – 1935 * American Sociologist * First American Woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize * Only Sociologist to win the Nobel Peace Prize

17. * Social Reformer: * Founded the Hull House in Chicago * Open to people who needed refuge (immigrants, sick, aged, poor) * Worked closely with the poor

18. * 1868 – 1963 * American Sociologist * Founded the NAACP

19. * Known Works * The Philadelphia Negro * Discusses how African Americans in Philadelphia coped with race. * Continued frustration with racism lead Dubois to social action. (NAACP)

20. * 1916 – 1962 * American Sociologist * Urged Social Reform

21. * Known Works : * The Power Elite * Discusses his concerns with the responsibilities of intellectuals in post-World War II society