soci111-----Research Proposal-----at least 1 page

1. Introduction

Sociological imagination is described as a quality of the mind that lays distinctions and relations between biography and history

2. The origins of sociology,

a How old

b Comparison to other disciplines

3. The important early theorists and the theories contributed by them,

a Classic Sociological Theorists

· Auguste Comte

· Karl Marx,

Karl Emil Maximilian Weber lived from 1864 to 1920. His birth place was in a city called Erfurt in Peru. He was the eldest son among six other siblings. His parents were well off since they had dealings in the lucrative linen industry in Germany. His father ascribed to the National Liberal Party and was also a Civil servant

· Herbert Spencer,

· Emile Durkheim,

· Max Weber,

· One key ingredient to Max Weber’s success is his methodology. This has made him revered the world over and scholars have studied his literature for many years.

Weber spent the better part of his young adult life as an apprentice in the university as an assistant and also as a lawyer’s assistant. This meant that he was broke thus depended on his parents and also lived at home with them.

b Contemporary Sociological Theorists

· Michel Foucault

· Robert K. Merton

· Talcott Parsons

4. How sociology as a field of inquiry has evolved and progressed.

5. Research methods

Various research methods will be used.

6. Conclusion

7. References

Ernest Gellner (1983). “Muslim Society” Max Weber page89–page90

Dr. Frank W. Elwell (1996). Verstehen: The Sociology of Max Weber, retrieved December 9, 2012