Sociology TImeline

Key Figures in Sociology

Period: Jan 1, 1798 to Jan 1, 2003

Auguste Comte

Feb 12, 1798

First used the term sociology in print in 1938.
Wrote Positive Philosophy
Functionalist

Harriet Martineau

Feb 12, 1802

Transalted Comete's Positive Philosophy.
Feminist- Focused on the subjugation of women and the enslavement of other humans.
Wrote Retrorespect of Western Travel in 1838

Karl Marx

Feb 12, 1818

Marxism
Beleifed that the struggle between social classes is a major force in history and eventually the future .
Wrote The Holy Famiy in 1845

Herbert Spencer

Feb 12, 1820

Compared society to the body
Functionalists
Opposed social reforms

Emile Durkheim

Feb 12, 1858

One of the founding fathers of sociology.
Concerned with social order and stability.
Functionalist
Published The Division of Labor in Society in 1893

Max Weber

Feb 12, 1864

Symbolic Interactionism
Rationalism-mind set emphasizing knowledge, reason, and planning
Wrote The Religion of China in 1916

W.E.B. Dubois

Feb 12, 1868

Conflict
1st Afro-American PhD graduate of Harvard University
Initial Member of NAACP
Published The Souls of Black Folks in 1903

Jane Addams

Feb 12, 1880

Feminist
Won the 1st Noble Peace Prize given to an American sociologist
Pioneered the study of social problems
Opened Chicago Hull House in 1889

Robert Merton

Feb 12, 1910

Structural Functionalists
Most aspects of society exist to promote a society's survival and wlfare.
Wrote Social Theory and Social Structure