The Sociological Framework of Harriet Martineau Over the past twenty years, sociology has gone through a process of self-evaluation, as field researchers and observers express a wariness about the empty universalism of speculative systems and look for ways in which to secure empirical foundations that give way to meaningful application in a pluralistic, postmodern world. The survival of sociology as a critical theoretical discipline is a concern expressed by many, such as contemporary social analyst George Ritzer, who are forging new paths of application that represent a paradigm shift in this classical social legacy. In the framework of classical sociological theory, numerous sources, including Ritzer, investigate this brave new world of unified science and empirical foundation. They are moving amidst the "theory park" of speculative philosophical systems in sociology and yet they are turning to theoretical applications such as elementarist, holistic, and interactionist approaches. This technique is employed in order to make classical social theory more meaningful and to better engage theory with useful research (Sandywell, p. 607). An analysis of the work of author and social analyst 19th century social analyst Harriet Martineau, while simultaneously evaluating Rizter's contemporary application of social theory indicates that Martineau was far ahead of her time in this regard. Meanwhile, Rizter and others like him are beginning to reap the benefits of her benchmark work in interactionist social theory. Martineau in the early 19th century was the first therefore to offer this interactionist approach to social-scientific thought that is not unlike the approach being applied in contemporary efforts to engage classical socio... ... middle of paper ... ...: A Critique of the Global Credit Card Society." International Journal of Comparative Sociology 38:1 June 1997, 77-82. Cooper, Lawrence, Cary Murphy. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Chicago: Taylor & Francis, 1996 Hutcheon, P.D. Leaving the Cave: Evolutionary Naturalism in Social Scientific Thought. Ithaca: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1996. Mischel, Walter, and Yuichi Shoda. 1998. "Reconciling Processing Dynamics." The Annual Review of Psychology 49: 229-58. Pichanick, Valerie. Harriet Martineau: The Woman and Her Work 1802-1876 University of Michigan Press, 1980. Ritzer, George. The McDonaldization of Society: An Investigation into the Changing Character of Contemporary Social Life, Rev.Ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press, 1996. Sandywell, Barry. "Classical Sociological Theory: A Reader" Sociology 32:3. Aug 1998, 607-613.
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Harriet Martineau was born in the city of Norwich in England in 1802, where she later was considered the first female sociologist of her time, who ended up translating early works form French to English so that English scholar could start to learn of August Comte’s work, who what we know of today as the father of sociology. She was also one of the first female journalists and worked as a speech writer and translator who wrote novels that gave readers situations to consider following the current social issues of that time. She had many ideas about society and political views about the economy that she wrote in the form of stories, in which case she had them accessible and appealing to the general reader,
Adding to earlier strain theories from theorist like the French Emile Durkheim, who is considered one of the fathers of sociology because of his effort to establish sociology as a discipline distinct from philoso...
sociologist George Ritzer argues that the relationship between McDonald’s and our society runs even deeper. Beyond its commercial propaganda and symbolism, Ritzer says, McDonald’s is a potent manifestation of the rational processes that define modern society.
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A topic area which all three sociologists Marx, Durkheim and Weber argued and discussed in different views, was social inequality and social structure, all there sociologists had their own theories on what they would class social inequality and social structure as. Paul Watts (2007) speaks about his thoughts on social inequality, as a rise to a plethora of ways, including how we understand and explain the relationship between individuals and their social settings. An example cou...
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