SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Auguste Comte, History Of Sociology, Social Fact
6 Feb 2017
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The systematic study of sociology began in the late 1700s and and early 1800s. In uenced by the french revolution and the emergence of the industrial revolution. Early sociologist / rst theorist with whom we associate sociology. Coined the term social physics, invented the term sociology. Argument: in order to understand society we need to examine scienti c evidence. From the very beginning is about evidence, not opinion or opinions of authorities. Had a vision of reconstructing french society based on scienti c knowledge. Thought he could be in control of humans if you know humans. One of founding fathers of the discipline. Ongoing preoccupation with the use of science in order to understand society. Aspects of social life that shape and in uence our action. They are the external constraints of our actions - things outside of us that control us. All about our understanding of our constraints. Societies exert control over the members of the society.
