1. Kendall Chapter 1 The Sociological Perspective and Research Process

7. Auguste Comte (1798-1857) “ Father of Sociology” Social Statics- the inter-workings and relationships between major units such as economy, family and politics. Social Dynamics- the study of Whole societies: How and why they change through time.

9. Karl Marx (1818-1883) Social-Conflict Paradigm “ The history of hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.” Alienation - a feeling of powerlessness and estrangement form other people and oneself.

11. Max Weber (1864-1920) Protestant Work Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Rationality -deliberate, calculation of the most efficient means to accomplish a particular task. Bureaucracy - a organization model rationally designed to perform tasks efficiently.

12. Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) 1) Attributed ultimate social reality to the group not to the individual. 2) When social regulations break down, and the controlling influence of society on individual are no longer effective and individuals are left to their own devices. Such a state of affairs Durkheim calls A nomie :a feeling of normlessness in a whole society or in some of its component groups.

19. Theory and Research Cycle