Origins of Sociology

Sociology is the study of 
human social behavior.

How is this different from/similar to psychology?

Sociology developed
in Europe in the late 1800s.

Why this time and this place?

BYOD Moment

  • Use your devices and work with your group to learn about each of the following sociologists. 
  • Be prepared to share what you've learned with the class.
  • We'll collaborate to take notes on each of their contributions. 

Auguste

Comte

(1798 - 1857)

Harriet
Martineau

(1802 - 1876)

Herbert
Spencer

(1820 - 1903)

Karl
Marx

(1818 - 1883)

Emile
Durkheim

(1858 - 1917)

Max
Weber

(1864 - 1920)

Jane
Addams

(1860 - 1935)

W.E.B.
DuBois

(1868 - 1963)

Consider the ways
each of these sociologists contributed to the development of sociology as a field of study.