• The study of modern human ________
behavior as a __________ (psychology –
individual)
• Examine the patterns of behavior that are
shared by members of a __________(social
factors that influence our actions)
• The ___________ perspective focuses on the
group not the individual
o Young men join gangs because they have been
taught by their society to be “masculine” NOT a
young man joins a gang to prove his toughness
AUGUSTE COMTE
[oɡyst kɔ̃t]
• Founder of Sociology
• Coined the term “sociology”
• Wanted to see society improve; therefore, he
studied how societies work together and change
KARL MARX
“All of human history is a class struggle”
VS.
• Marx used the _______________
__________________ as a sociological
perspective.
• Example -
HERBERT SPENCER
• A proponent of Social Darwinism o “survival of the fittest” among groups in society
• The _____________ groups will fill the most influential
roles
• Believed societies function like the human body
o Where do we see this idea in our society today?
o Would Spencer agree or disagree with the
formation of ‘class systems?’(upper, middle, lower)
JANE ADDAMS
• Addams ran a “social center” for immigrants in
Chicago run by women called “settlement houses”
in the late 19th / early 20th century.
• Sociologists were invited to witness the ‘effects of
poverty’ on the lower class.
Functionalist perspective of Addams
______________________________
Conflict Theory with Addams
________________________________
W.E.B. DUBOIS
• Attacked the “race problem” in early 20th century America –
the assumption that blacks were an inferior race.
• Studied African Americans living in Philadelphia – examined
the barriers that kept blacks in poverty (s________________,
p________________, d____________________).
• Founded the NAACP (National Association for Advancement
of Colored People), which is still a very powerful advocate for
equality today!
HOMEWORK DUE 9/26
1. Choose a person today who does sociological work and do
some research on this person’s background and work.
2. What is their work about? Which sociological perspectives do
you see in their work (F, C, S)?
o
Highlight this part
3. What motivates them to use a sociological perspective?
(choose at least one of the four reasons from your notes –
slide 7)
o
Highlight this part
4. How do you feel about their work? Like/dislike,
agree/disagree, influential, etc.?
• Maximum one page typed
FAMOUS SOCIOLOGISTS
What motivated these people to use a sociological
perspective?
1. A movement in society changing the way people
behave…
2. A lack of evidence on how much the movement is
affecting behavior.
3. A desire for people to have UNDERSTANDING (empathy)
4. A passion to reform (__________) society for the better
WHAT SOCIAL ISSUES EXIST TODAY THAT OUR FAMOUS
SOCIOLOGISTS WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS?
WHAT ARE SOME ISSUES SOCIOLOGISTS
WOULD FOCUS ON TODAY?
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.
• 4.
• 5.
YOUR TICKET OUT…
• Choose a sociologist
• Write down one helpful fact, idea, or thought that is
not in your notes about your sociologist that you
discovered in your book.
• Write 3 lines about a current issue/event your
sociologist would be interested in and why….
REVIEW
1. Create 3 well thought out questions that you would
ask on the quiz tomorrow if you were the teacher.
2. Use 3 different questioning techniques (i.e. – T/F,
multiple choice, fill in the blank, matching, etc.)
3. Identify the correct answer
REVIEW GAME
• Toss up question for 3 teams. First team to
raise hand and immediately answer the
question receives 5 points.
• If both teams answer incorrectly, the team
who asked the question receives the points.
(I will be the judge of unfair questions)
• Team who receives points gets a follow up
question from the Biography Game. You
can receive any where from 1-4 points.
• Team with most points at end of class
receives +1