UNIT ONE: Sociology Text Questions
Please complete the following questions. It is important that you use full sentences and present the questions and answers when you submit your work. Submit the work as a file attachment. This means you complete all work in a word processing document (e.g., Microsoft Word) and attach the file using the dropbox tool. Use the Unit 1: Text Questions dropbox basket.
The answers to the Review & Critical Thinking questions are worth 10 points.
Review Questions
Who are three "founding fathers" of sociology and what is one idea that each contributed to sociology? Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, and Max Webber are the three "founding fathers" of sociology. Karl Marx's ideology in the 1970's was claimed to be the constitution or influence of over 60% of the world's governments. Emile Durkheim became more and more concerned about the changes that he saw happening around him.
Max Weber argued that individuals should employ Verstehen , which means "understanding" or "insight" in German, when they studied society.
What is the sociological imagination? Why is it important to our understanding of society? Sociological imagination Way to examine the relationships between individuals and society. One reason for this is that as members of a particular society we tend to examine society from our personal experiences and cultural biases.
How do the three major sociological perspectives view society? The sociological imagination refers to Mills' concept that social forces necessarily act upon individuals. He tells us that social structures and institutions have a very real effect on individual people. Mills basically wanted to find a way to link the social world with everyday life. If you have read Berger, he states that nothing is as it appears, there are always underlying structures. Both these ideas seem to feed off Durkheim, who...