Assumptions of the Approach

Problems with the Sociological Perspective

Sociological Imagination

Structure, Agency and the concept of Social Determinism

Social Location

Social groups, self-perception and the perception of others

Positivism

Development of Sociology: Medieval Period and the Age of Reason

Know the following theorists, their theories, and how they are in dialogue with one another.

For example, what would Marx think of Durkheim's theory of the division of labor?

Emile Durkheim
Social Bonds, Social Facts, Division of Labor
Karl Marx
Theory of Capitalism and Class Relations, Class vs. False Consciousness
Max Weber
Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Sociological Methods
Types of variables
Representative sample
Overt and covert research methods
Wheeling and Dealing by Patricia Adler
Russel Ogden's research on physician assisted suicide
Stanford Prison Experiment
Milgram Experiment

Social interactions and social relationships
Hierarchy, Status, Role, Norms
Groups vs. Aggregates
Primary vs. Secondary Groups
Max Weber and Bureaucracy

Social Segmentation
Status Quo
Structural Functionalism (Order Model)
Durkheim: Mechanical and Organic solidarity
Homogeneous vs. Heterogeneous
Conflict Theory
The Synthesis of Structural Functionalism and Conflict Theory
Instrumental vs. Institutional Forces (dialectic)
Organization and hierarchies of power
Revolutionary vs. Reform oriented social change

4 Assumptions

The Social Construction of Reality
Socialization
Internalization
Language
Ethnocentrism vs. Cultural Relativity