Introduction to Sociology: Chapter 1 Study Guide
Lecture Outline: The Sociological Imagination
I. Thinking like a Sociologist
A. Sociology and the Sociological Imagination
B. Agency vs. Structure
C. Social Institutions
D. Levels of Analysis
II. The Sociology of Sociology
A. Historical Development
B. Key Figures
1. Comte and Martineau
2. The Big Three
a. Marx
b. Durkheim
c. Weber
III. Modern Sociological Theory
A. What is a Theory?
B. Primary Theoretical Perspectives
1. Functionalism
2. Conflict Theory
3. Feminist Theories
4. Symbolic Interactionism
Core concepts, people, and terms you need to know from this chapter:
Sociology
Making the familiar strange
Sociological imagination
Social institution
C. Wright Mills
Agency vs Structure
Micro Sociology
Macro Sociology
In what century did sociology develop as a discipline? Why?
Auguste Comte
Positivism
Harriet Martineau
Marx
Weber
Durkheim
Verstehen
Class Conflict
Value free sociology
Division of labor
Social solidarity
What is a theory?
Functionalism
Conflict Theory
Feminist Theory
Symbolic Interactionism