Theories & Founders Sociology - Unit 1 Topic 2

Who is considered the founding father of Sociology?

• Auguste Comte

• Karl Marx

• Herbert Spencer

• Max Weber

Believed societies were evolving from lower to higher (“civilized”) forms.

• Herbert Spencer

• Harriet Martineau

• Karl Marx

• Max Weber

Who stated that there is a similarity between women and slaves and how they are treated?

• Herbert Spencer

• Harriet Martineau

• Emile Durkheim

• Auguste Comte

Who said there would be a revolution by the people that would lead to a classless society?

• Herbert Spencer

• Karl Marx

• Emile Durkheim

• Max Weber

Stated that the best way to understand human behavior is from the perspective of someone who “has been there” (subjective meanings)

• Auguste Comte

• Karl Marx

• Emile Durkheim

• Max Weber

Who said natural selection would ensure the survival of the fittest people in society?

• Harriet Martineau

• Max Weber

• Emile Durkheim

• Herbert Spencer

Whose main concern for studying society was so that improvements could be made?

• Auguste Comte

• Harriet Martineau

• Emile Durkheim

• Max Weber

Who said social behavior must be explained by social factors instead of individual psychological factors?

• Harriet Martineau

• Max Weber

• Emile Durkheim

• Karl Marx

Who is considered a founder of Structural Functionalism?

• Emile Durkheim

• W.E.B. DuBois

• Karl Marx

• Max Weber

Who is considered a founder of conflict theory?

• Emile Durkheim

• Herbert Spencer

• Karl Marx

• Max Weber