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Theodor Geiger
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Theodor Geiger
Intelligentsia
- Considered the founder of the concept of Intelligentsia
- Those who create the objects of representative culture
- Conducted a study on the origins of Danish intelligentsia
Methodology
- Geiger contributed greatly to methodology of the social sciences
- He did not see a difference in the social sciences and the natural sciences
- He stated that social sciences can only be considered a scientific discipline if it studied patterns
- Importance of empirical Data and theory
- Observation can only support a concept
- In 1949 Geiger conducted a census on social stratification
- The census include 40 000 men
- Subjects would be asked their occupation and the occupation of their father and father in law
Theodor Geiger
Life
- Born on November 9th 1891 in Munich Germany
- Studied law and political science in university and received a doctorate in law
- Served in the military for 4 years
- In 1918 was employed by statistical offices in Germany
- Led a workers school in Berlin from 1924-1928
- Flew to Denmark in 1933
- First sociology professor in Denmark
- In 1948 he published Nordic studies on sociology and became the co founder of the international sociological association.
- Died on June 16th 1952
Social Stratification
- The result of the study was a decrease in social mobility overtime
- Geiger believed that this was due to democratization which led to a decrease in desire for upward mobility
- The view that society is divided into social levels and groups
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