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Sociology Week 1
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DEFINITION
WHAT IS SOCIOLOGY
“Sociology is the systematic study of social behavior and human group” (Macionis, 2023, p.5)
PIONEERS
Auguste Comte
Auguste Comte (1798-1857) noted as the Father of Sociology as he coined the term “Sociology”
The term derived from latin word “socius” which means “companion” and “logos” which means “the study of”
IBNU KHALDUN
Discussed on social concepts i.e. asabiyyah (group solidarity)
And the need of science subject that focus on social organization and human civilization
ilm’ al’umran al-bashari (the science of human social organization) and ilm’ al-ijtima al-insani (the science of human society) (Alatas, 2006)
LEVEL OF ANALYSIS
LEVELS OF ANALYSIS
MICRO
MESO
MACRO
Structural Functional
STRUCTURAL-FUNCTIONAL APPROACH
Society is a “complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability” (Macionis, 2023, p. 15)
Stable due to value consensus
Structure guides behavior
Each has its role
Stable and Cohesive
STRUCTURAL-FUNCTIONAL APPROACH (2)
Emile Durkheim
Robert Merton
Herbert Spencer
Suicide
Manifest & Latent Functions
Anology of Human Body
Conflict
CONFLICT APPROACH
Society is “an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change” (Macionis, 2023, p.17)
Change
Inequalities
Social Change
Conflicting Interests
CONFLICT APPROACH (2)
Du Bois
Karl Marx
Racial Inequality
Proletariat vs Bourgeoisie
Symbolic Interaction
SYMBOLIC INTERACTION APPROACH
Society as “the product of the everyday interactions of individuals” (Macionis, 2019, p.20)
Charles Horton Cooley
Herbert Blumer
Erving Goffman
Looking Glass Self
Term coined
Dramaturgical Approach
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