Verstehen: An empathetic approach to understanding human behavior, loosely translated as understanding or interpretation. Observation and explanation. Made by Weber. Studied Calvinism and modern capitalism.
Conflict Theory —> feminist, postmodern, and queer theories.
Harriet Martineau: American value system
Jane Addams: Hull House for immigrants, helped with education and healthcare
WEB Du Bois: NAACP, civil rights, advocated \”talented tenth\”
Robert Merton: Fundamentalist, \”Social Theory and Social Structure\”, focused on bureaucratic structures
Objective conditions: scope of a problem
Subjective concerns: people\\\’s feelings about a problem
King v Smith removed the \”man in the house\” rule in 1968.
Functionalist: parts of the political system work within society
Sociological Imagination: The ability to see the details of our own lives in the context of larger social structures as opposed to merely personal choices or personal troubles.
Anomie: the breakdown of social values, norms, and order resulting in social instability; when lack of regulation due to deterioration of connection between individual and society.
Applied Sociology: The use of sociological theory, research, and methodologies to find solutions to problems in society.
Positivism: authentic and valid knowledge of the social world is found only through scientific and empirical pursuit.