SOC101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Hobo, Auguste Comte, Ascribed Status
19 Nov 2015
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-> the decision to explode a bomb should not be used as an excuse to avoid scientific exploration anti-positivism - theoretical approach that considers knowledge and understanding to be the result of human subjectivity. Karl marx: the accumulation of wealth affects how people interact. I: element of self that is spontaneous, creative, impulsive and at times significant others: those around us whom we want approval from. Middle ages: believed in the spiritual and supernatural to explain peoples" place in the world, focused on what god"s intentions were to explain social existence --> people were born into a role. The industrial revolution (1750: replaced agriculture as our dominant means of supporting ourselves and our families, changed family structures, the way people made a living, people"s thoughts/dreams/aspirations. Innis: canadian movement: pressure to hire/train more canadian sociologists in order to understand canadian society from a canadian perspective, radical nature: critical foundations of sociology --> makes significant contributions to the understanding of contemporary society.
