Sociological Imagination: Theoretical Approaches

<p>Individuals are largely influenced by their birth circumstances</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The scientific study of human behavior and society</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mechanical solidarity = A type of social cohesion based on similarity and shared values in traditional societies Organic solidarity = A type of social cohesion based on interdependence and specialization in modern societies Deterministic framework = Suggests that an individual's life outcomes are largely influenced by the circumstances of their birth Scientific method in sociology = Application of empirical and systematic research to the study of human behavior and society</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Auguste Comte = Believed that sociology should be used to predict and control human behavior Herbert Spencer = Advocated for studying social facts as independent parts, comparable to a human body Émile Durkheim = Distinguished between mechanical and organic solidarity in societies</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Social physics = Auguste Comte's initial term for the scientific study of social life modeled after physics Determinism = Suggests that an individual's life outcomes are largely influenced by the circumstances of their birth Study of social facts as things = Concept advocated by Herbert Spencer Organic solidarity = Type of social cohesion emphasized by Émile Durkheim</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mechanical solidarity = Leads to individuals being tightly bound by tradition and collective consciousness Organic solidarity = Leads to individuals having specialized roles and interdependence in modern societies Deterministic framework = Suggests limited individual agency due to external influences Scientific method in sociology = Allows for systematic study and understanding of human behavior within society</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Auguste Comte = Invented the word 'sociology' to describe the discipline he wished to establish Herbert Spencer = Advocated for studying society as having independent parts, comparable to a human body Émile Durkheim = Differentiated between mechanical and organic solidarity in societies</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sociological imagination = The application of imaginative thought to the asking and answering of sociological questions Social construction = An idea or practice that a group of people agree exists and is maintained over time by people taking its existence for granted Personal troubles = Private problems experienced by one individual and the nature of their close relationships with others Public issues = Problems that are socially rather than personally based, outside the purview of an individual's inner existence</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sociological imagination = Thinking oneself away from familiar routines of daily life Social construction = Inability to change inevitable things due to their perceived naturalness and stability Personal troubles = Private problems experienced by one individual and their close relationships with others Public issues = Problems that affect the bigger group rather than just one individual</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Herbert Spencer = Social cohesion that functions as an integrated whole Auguste Comte = Inventing the word 'sociology' to describe a new science of society Émile Durkheim = Referring to the social cohesion that functions as an integrated whole Karl Marx = The idea that society is divided into those who own the means of production and those who do not</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Herbert Spencer = Social Darwinism Auguste Comte = Positivism Émile Durkheim = Social solidarity Karl Marx = Conflict theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Herbert Spencer = Comparing society to a human body in terms of structure and function Auguste Comte = Belief in using scientific methods to predict and control human behavior Émile Durkheim = Concept of social facts and collective conscience Karl Marx = Division of society into owners of means of production and laborers</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Auguste Comte = Believed that the scientific study of social life should model itself after physics; initially, he called it social physics Herbert Spencer = Compared study of social facts to things, like a human body society also has a set of independent parts each of which could be studied separately Émile Durkheim = Introduced the concept of mechanical solidarity vs. organic solidarity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Deterministic framework = Émile Durkheim Social order = Not mentioned directly in the given text Sociological imagination = Not mentioned directly in the given text Scientific study of social life modeling after physics = Auguste Comte</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mechanical solidarity vs. organic solidarity = Impacts the way individuals relate and interact within society Deterministic framework = Suggests that an individual's life outcomes are largely influenced, if not entirely dictated, by the circumstances of their birth Social order = Not mentioned directly in the given text Sociological imagination = Pushes individuals to see their lives as quite determined by their social roles, gender, race, and class</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Émile Durkheim = Referring to social cohesion as organic solidarity Auguste Comte = Invented the word 'sociology' to describe the discipline he wished to establish Herbert Spencer = Study social facts as things; compared society to a human body with independent parts</p> Signup and view all the answers