Notes:
Auguste Comte: established Positivism- authentic and valid knowledge of the social world is found through scientific and empirical pursuit
sociological perspective: process of understanding/explaining how individuals interact
social structures: distinctive arrangements of social patterns that form the society
social problems:conditions that harm segments of society
sociological imagination: ability to see details of own lives in context of larger social structures
social change: forced that change society\\\\\\\’s ways
Karl Marx: conflict theory- political and economic power and oppression contributes to social order
Emile Durkheim: functionalist theory- individuals function independently to stabilize whole, manifest functions- intentional, latent functions-unintentional, dysfunction- undesirable disruptions
George Hebert Mead: symbolic interaction- society = product interactions btw ppl
Max Weber: interpret by observing(being in someones shoes)