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Early Thinkers of Sociology - Coggle Diagram
Early Thinkers of Sociology
William Edward Burghardt
Critical figure in development of sociology. First African American to graduate Harvard University with a doctorate.
Emile Durkheim
Established the first European department of sociology at the University of Bordeaux, also published his
Rules of the Sociological Method
Max Weber
Established a sociology department in Germany at the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich.
Harriet Martineau
First Woman Sociologist. Addressed a wide range of social issues.
Georg Simmel
German art critic, wrote widely on social and political issues.
George Mead
Philosopher and sociologist whose worked focused on ways in which the mind and the self were developed as a result of social processes.
Herbert Spencer
Published
The Study of Sociology
Georg Simmel
German art critic who wrote widely on social and political
issues
Auguste Cornte
Reinvented the term sociology. Played a role in development of sociology as a recognized discipline.
Ibn Khaldun
Some consider to be the world's first sociologist. Set a foundation for modern sociology and economics