SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Labour Power, Bourgeoisie, University Of Toronto Mississauga
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Historical shifts leading to the development of sociology. Some of the scientific contributions from the different science clusters were being combined into the mainstream. There was a way of looking at some aspect of our world. Why can"t we use those methods to study our social world. Bringing in scientific inquiries into our social world. Positivism approach - objective and value-free research. Provided a new way to understand the world, the surroundings. Ie. most people understand the world via religion, however as science as a discipline grew, it developed new ways for people to understand our social world; decline of the influence of religion in people"s lives. Refers to the significant change in the economic system. There was an enormous shift from agricultural industry to an industrial industry (1700 to 1800s) Ie. people owned land and work with their families to factories.
