SOCL 2001 Chapter : Socl Study Outline
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The development of romantic love as a basis for marriage is an example of this: the practice of sociology involves the ability to think imaginatively and to detach oneself from preconceived ideas about social relationships. W h a t t h e o r i e s d o s o c i o l o g i s t s u s e : sociologists use a wide range of theoretical approaches. Comte (1798 1857), mile durkheim (1858 1917), karl marx (1818 1883), and. Many of their ideas remain influential in sociology today: the main theoretical approaches in sociology are symbolic interactionism, functionalism, marxism, feminism, and postmodernism. These theories complement each other, yet major contrasts exist between them; these differences influence the ways in which theoretical issues are handled by the adherents of the different approaches: the study of face-to-face interaction is usually called microsociology. By contrast, macrosociology involves the study of larger groups, institutions, and social systems.
