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What is Sociology?
What Is Sociological Theory?
The Development of Sociology
Major Theoretical Perspectives
What Is the Scientific Method?
What is Sociology?
The Sociological
Imagination
Awareness of
relationship
between an
individual and the
wider society, both
today and in the
past.
The Sociological
Imagination
Sociology and
the Social Sciences
Natural Science:
study of physical
features of nature
and the ways they
interact and
change
Social Science:
study of social
features of
humans and the
ways they
interact and
change
Sociology as Science
Science
is a method of obtaining
objective and systematic knowledge
through observation.
It is empirical.
It is systematic.
It focuses on causation.
It is provisional.
It is objective.
Conducting Sociological
Research
Research
Methods
Most
Common Methods
Observational techniques
Surveys
Experiments
Conducting Sociological
Research
Common
Research Problems
Reactivity
Values and Objectivity
Ethical Concerns
Research
goals
Basic Sociology
Applied Sociology
Steps in Conducting
Social Research
Problem
Formulation
Public
Dissemination
Drawing
Conclusions
Research
Design
RESEAR
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Data Analysis
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Data
Collection
What Is
Sociological Theory?
The Development
of Sociology
Philosophers/religious authorities of
ancient and medieval societies made
observations of human behavior
mile Durkheim
Max Weber
Karl Marx
Modern Developments
Modern Developments
Functionalist perspective
Conflict perspective
Interactionist perspective
Functionalist Perspective
contributor
Viewed any society as vast network of
connected parts, and
Each part helps maintain the system
as a whole
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Functionalist Perspective
Conflict Perspective
Assumes social behavior is best
understood in terms of conflict or
tension between competing
groups
The Marxist View: conflict is part of
everyday life in all societies
Conflict Perspective
Feminist Perspective
Interactionist Perspective
Generalizes about everyday forms
of social interaction to understand
society as a whole
Sociological framework for viewing
humans as living in a world of
meaningful objects
Interactionist Perspective