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Auguste Comte
Father of Sociology, Coined the term Sociology, He was the first to observe Positivism, Published the book, "Positive Philosophy" -
Harriet Martineau
She translated Comte's book, She was a pioneering feminist theorist -
Karl Marx
Did not consider himself a Sociologist, He came up with the ideas of class structures in industrial society's, He believed class conflict was coming -
Herbert Spencer
Sole survivor of 9 children, He did not enjoy scholarly studies, Compared society to the human body, Introduced a theory called, "Social Darwinism" -
Booker T. Wshington
He disagreed with Du Bois, Used to be a slave, Believed Blacks should accept segregation and take the finicail oppurtunities -
Emile Durkheim
SOciety exists in a broad consensus or in agreement, In preindustrial times it was called Mechanical Solidarity, In industrial society's it is called Organic Solidarity, He wrote, "Suicide: A study in Sociology" -
Jane Addams
Her life work was seeking social justice, She was awarded for her social reform with a Nobel Peace Prize -
George Herbert Mead
Explained how our sense of self develops, Laid the foundation for theoretical perspective of symbolic interactionism -
Max Weber
Wrote, "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism," Humans act on their own understanding of a situation -
Robert Ezra Park
Worked with Booker T. Washington as an aide, Specialized in race relations and human ecology, He believed that Sociologists were,"Superreporter's" who chronicled long-term human trends -
W.E.B. Du Bois
African-American social activist, Received a Doctorate from Harvard, He observed that racism was based on assumption, He published his findings in, "The Philidelphia Negro" -
Julian Samora
First known Mexican American to earn Doctorate in Sociology when he graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, founded the Mexican American Graduate Studies Program and headed the Mexican Border Studies Project