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Sociological Theories (what is a theory? (non-scientific theories cannot…

- - - - theory
        
        can be disproven
        
        an attempt to systematically understand the researched phenomena
        
        The explanation can be examined empirically in a replicable way
      - empirical research
      - writing and publishing
    - - it is true until disproven
      - it was disproved, therefore, incorrect
  - - - (Geoffrey Alexander - "the world is so complex and dynamic, that it can't be tested empirically")
- - - - social and political revolutions
        
        series of uprisings vs. noble rule
        
        the old regimes have changed into new political forms
        
        republics
        
        Nationalistic states
        
        Democracy
        
        what are the advantages of the new political systems? what's the source of authority? are the they stable
        
        how can the order be restored? what is the origin of social order?
- - - - To map the existing social structures (Social Static)
      - Lead to social change (Social Dynamics)
    - - Sociology is the pinnacle of rational science
    - - the most basic group - Family
    - - the Religious stage - until 1300
        
        The Metaphysical Stage 1300-1800
        
        The Positivistic Stage 1800+
  - - - Functionalist: Society is a living organism, that every part of it serves as a function for it.