Influential Sociologists
Which early sociologist coined the term sociology in 1838?
Auguste Comte
Who wanted to understand society as it really is by using positivism, a way of understanding based on science?
Auguste Comte
Who helped develop the structural-functional approach?
Auguste Comte, Emile Durkheim, and Herbert Spencer
Who called this point of view, "general in particular" or sociological perspective-by claiming it transforms personal troubles into public issues?
C. Wright Mills
Which early sociologist studied patterns of suicide?
Emile Durkheim
Which woman, among the first sociologists, studied the evils of slavery and also translated the writings of Auguste Comte?
Harriet Martineau
Who is regarded as the first woman sociologist?
Harriet Martineau
Who helped develop the social conflict theory?
Karl Marx
Who used sociology to try to make society better?
Karl Marx and many later sociologists
Who claimed that people's beliefs and values shape society is the basis of the social-interaction approach?
Max Weber
Who described the sociological perspective as "seeing the general in the particular"?
Peter Berger
Which theoretical approach is closest to that taken by early sociologists Auguste Comte and Emile Durkheim?
The Structural-Functional Approach
Who pointed out that social structures have both manifest functions and latent functions?
Thomas Merton
What was the point of Auguste Comte naming sociology in 1838?
To describe a new way of looking at society
Who identified the "double consciousness" of African Americans?
W.E.B. Du Bois
What did early philosophers try to do?
describe the ideal society
Who identified social dysfunctions as patters that may disrupt the operation of society?
thomas Merton
