SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Émile Durkheim, Auguste Comte, Social Darwinism
1 Oct 2016
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A theory is a set of interrelated positions, constructed and fitting together logically, which claims to explain one or more aspects of the world around us. Explanations can be described as the stories we tell each other in attempts to produce some order in our lives. Theories outline paths that lead to particular outcomes. They allow us to feel that we know why something happened, and whether, or not under what conditions, it is likely to occur again. The range of phenomena that a theory can explain. Can they be falsifies: all theory must continuously be refined o. The term "sociology" was caused by august comte (1798-1857) in 1838. Conservatives challenged the enlightenment, believing that society is not the product of individual, rather than entity in itself: society exists on its own, society produces the individual. Functionalism: social worlds is a dynamic system of interrelated and interdependent parts. Social structures exist to help people fulfill their wants and desires.
