Famous Sociologists And Their Theories. 10 Correctly Answered Questions Latest Update

Structural Functionalism Theory {Ans: Each part of society is depending on the others. A change in one aspect of society effects all the other parts of society "ripple effect"}Max Weber {Ans: 1. Developed the theory of sociology known as "Symbolic Interactionism" > humans react to symbolism in social situations > people attempt to attribute meaning to situations and react accordingly.}August Comte (1798-1857) {Ans: 1. Concerned with improving society. 2. Studied social world based on scientific facts > called positivism. 3. Studied the difference between social dynamics. * change, rev,social statistics and stable societyies.}Harriet Martineau (1802-1876) {Ans: 1. Translated Comtes famous book on "positivism". 2. Believe that women's lack of economic power (expectation that they not take a job) kept them dependent on men. 3. Compared the position of women to that of slaves.}Karl Marx (1818-1883) {Ans: 2. Believed sociologist should attempt to change the world not just study it 3. Developed "class conflict" theory. > social interaction is based on the conflict between the classes of people >Bourgeoise:Owners of factories > Proletariat: Those who work for the owners.}W. E. B Dubois {Ans: Focused his work on studying the issue of racial inequality in the