SOCB43H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Scale-Invariant Feature Transform, Child Development, Main Source
Document Summary
Interested in how people creatively respond to the actions of other people. First non-european to be studying sociology: born in 1863, came from a religious family (long line of clergy), dad was a minister that taught at university in ohio. He grew up in a place that was politically aggressive but not open to the social sciences. After he graduated, he became an engineer that designed tracks (adapted to real problems) Decided to study philosophy, came in contact with james (famous person in philosophy) Moved on to the university of chicago in the 1890"s (went through a modern expansion) a symbol of a technical, modern view b/c they had a lot of money since it was built by rockefeller. He was a major social activist, opened up settlement houses. Mead"s model of society is an organic model in which individuals are related to the social process as bodily parts are related to bodies. He"s an action theorist, much like weber.
