Foundation of Sociology

“Father of Sociology” and believed in using science to improve society

• Auguste Comte
• Talcott Parsons
• Karl Marx
• None of these

Where did the industrial revolution start?

• Eastern europe

• Western europe

• United States

• Asia

THIS IMAGE IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT?

• POSITIVISIM

• URBANIZATION

• INDUSTRIALIZATION

• SOCIETY

What is sociology?

• The study of people's behavior in groups.
• The study of individual behavior.
• The study of ancient civilizations.
• The study of family structures.

She was one of the first female sociologists and focused on the inequalities between the sexes.

• Jane Adams

• Emile Durkheim

• Harriet Martineau

• Isabelle

A major reason sociology developed as a discipline was due to _____.

• political unrest in the United States during the 1960s.

• unequal gender relations in Western nations the late 1800s

• political and economic unrest in Western Europe in the 1800s.

• problematic race relations in North and South America during the late 1700s.

According to sociologist C. Wright Mills, the ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and the larger society is referred to as:

• the sociological imagination

• cultural relativism

• the reality perception 

• the conflict perception           

This British sociologist translated and condensed Comte's work and was noted for her study of social customs in Great Britain and the United States.

• Harriet Martineau

• Margaret Mead

• ida Wells Barnet

• Harriet Nelson

Auguste Comte, Harriet Martineau, and Herbert Spencer all believed that sociological investigation should focus on:

• understanding society

• improving the quality of life in society

• resolving individual emotional problems

• examining preindustrial societies

Which early social philosopher feared that France’s stability had been permanently impaired by the excesses of the French Revolution, and hoped that the systematic study of social behaviour would eventually lead to more rational human interactions?

• Harriet Martineau

• Auguste Comte

• Max Weber

• Karl Marx