The Birth of Sociology Episode 22 of Redefining Reality
Culture imprints itself on our brains through the process of socialization. Investigate the insights that sociology provides--from the 19th-century founder of the discipline, Auguste Comte, to Herbert Spencer, Karl Marx, and Emile Durkheim, who suggested that crime has an unappreciated positive role in society.
Running Time
30 mins
Year
2015
Kanopy ID
1168045
Features
Professor at Gettysburg College, Professor at Johns Hopkins University, Professor at University of Maryland - Baltimore County, Steven Gimbel Ph.D.
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