SOCI201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Charles Wheatstone, Samuel Morse, Word Processor

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI201
• Professor: Best Joel

Document Summary

French revolution, war at the most important country in europe. It was viewed with horror (catastrophe, not progress) Democracy ratings (higher for our allies, lower for our enemies) Critics worry about what they perceive as flaws in our society. Will the next generation fail society? (blackboard jungle) For sociologists, the key historical event is the shift from agrarian to industrial society. From the unscheduled fields to the scheduled factory. (3% feeds %100 of pop. ) ********sociology emerged in the 19th century in an effort to understand this historic transformation******** Mechanical solidarity (minimal division of labor); how society used to be. Organic solidarity (complex division of labor, like a body); how it is now. Marx saw industrialization as a source of class conflict. Wrote a book, the protestant ethic: talking about pilgrims, economic success. Places that are developing more rapidly are mainly protestant. Paul revere was a good silversmith in boston.