Intro to Soc

________ is the social science that studies human society and social behavior.

• Anthropology

• Psychology

• Sociology

• Economics

social interaction

• how people relate to one another and influence each other's behavior

• interaction between people that takes place through use of symbols.

• related disiplines that study various aspects of human social behavior.

functionalist perspective

• views society as a set of interrelated parts working together to produce a stable social system.

• views social change as inevitable feature of society

• assumes that interaction between people takes place through the use of symbols.

interactionist perspective

• focuses on how individuals interact with one another in society

• views social change as inevitable feature of society

• views various elements of society in terms of their function

conflict perspective

• views social change as an inevitable feature of society

• focuses on how individuals interact with one another in society

• views society as a set of interrelated parts working together to produce a stable social system

Auguste Comte

• founder of sociology

• primary is the primary cause of social change

• influenced by evolutionist Charles Darwin

Karl Max

• economy effected by social class

• the founder of sociology

• change in unrest in society to be natural

Herbert Spencer

• developed a biological model of society

• concerned with problem of social order

• the founder of sociology

Emile Durkheim

• viewed society as a set of independent parts

• believed in change and unrest in society to be natural

• the founder of sociology

Max Weber

• interested in groups within society rather than society as a whole

• influenced by Charles Darwin

• imbalance of power leads to conflict b/t owners and laborers