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Developed as a field of study 1800s
Several factors led to its creation: Social changes
Population growth Housing shortages
Political changes Both a result of the Industrial
Revolution Home factory
Pollution Growth of factories growth of
cities Behavior patterns start to change
Adapting to urban life Patterns studied = early sociology America The Story of US= 28min.
Early EuropeanAuguste Comte
Father of Sociology Harriet MartineauHerbert Spencer
“survival of the fittest”Karl Marx
Communist Manifesto
Late EuropeanEmile DurkheimMax Weber
Americans Jane Addams
Hull House W.E.B. Du Bois
Teacher turned radical writer Moved from place to place because of his
views on government.No one wanted him to live in their country
Structure of society dictated by how its economy is organized.
Society divided into 2 classes:BourgeoisieProletariat
BourgeoisieAka capitalistsOwn the means to produce goods
ProletariatAka workersOwn the labor needed to produce goods
Imbalance would lead to conflict Proletariat should overthrow bourgeoisie
Revolution speeds up change Led to sociological perspective= Conflict
Theory