SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Auguste Comte, Social Statics, Elite
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Define sociology: the scientific study of human relations, group, societies. / variation in employment / power elite (wealthy businessmen, politicians who mills believed ran the country larger in their own interests) Agency vs structure: agency: individuals" about to exercise free will & make their own choices structure and one"s desire to go to college) Birth of sociology: (auguste comte) coming up the term / social statics (order maintained) & social dynamics (changes over time) / positivist = based purely on fact.
