Introduction to Sociology/Famous Sociologists

SociologistTime PeriodSchool of ThoughtMost Well-Known ContributionsComte, Auguste1798-1857positivismcoined the term "Sociology"; founder of positivism; developed the Law of three stagesDurkheim, Émile1858-1917structural functionalism; solidarismwell-known for several books, including: Suicide, The Elementary Forms of Religious Life; The Division of Labour in Society; started the first journal of sociology; also asserted that there are social factsMarx, Karl1818-1883socialism; conflict theoryexplained the origins and functioning of Capitalism; advocated socialism; argued that the history of all societies is rooted in class conflictSpencer, Herbert1820-1903social darwinismcreated a lengthy volume on sociology; applied Darwinian evolution to social life; coined the phrase "survival of the fittest"Simmel, Georg1858-1918 most well-known for his work on social structure and life in large citiesVeblen, Thorstein1857-1929 most well-known for his book The Theory of the Leisure ClassCooley, Charles Horton1864-1929symbolic interactionismmost well-known for his concept of the looking-glass selfMead, George Herbert1863-1931symbolic interactionismdeveloped symbolic interactionismWeber, Max1864-1920verstehenwell known for several books, including The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of CapitalismParsons, Talcott1902-1979structural functionalismformalized the theory of structural functionalismGarfinkel, Harold1917-2011ethnomethodologydeveloped the methodological and theoretical approach of ethnomethodologyGoffman, Erving1922-1982symbolic interactionismmost well-known for his ideas involving dramaturgy and his books Stigma and The Presentation of Self in Everyday LifeBourdieu, Pierre1930-2002 most well-known for his cultural capital and habitus