SOC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Harriet Martineau, Auguste Comte, Economic Determinism
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Three early sociological thinkers: these early contributors set the stage for the birth of sociology: Classical sociological theory: these three classical sociologists set the foundation for our current thinking and understanding of sociology. Society is external to the individual : he saw society as an integrated whole with each part contributing to the stability of the system. This is the central theme of functionalism. Social facts which are external to the individual, exercise constraints on individual behaviors. Psychology is the individual and sociology is a group of people. Took social structure as his subject rather than the actions of individuals. Was devoted to explaining how capitalism, an economic system based on pursuing pro t, shaped society. Addressed the capitalist class, the bourgeoisie, controllers of the production of goods of ideas. Spoke of economic determinism with a class system of owners (bourgeoisie) and workers (proletariat) Marx is one of the most in uential thinkers in history.
