The function of sociology, as of every science, is to reveal that which is hidden. - Pierre Bourdieu
Having those quotes here is meant as inspiration and to get your critical thinking skills flowing – those are not to be followed as if they were the solution to all the questions. Rather, let us know your thoughts on some of those quotes!
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Society is not a mere sum of individuals. Rather, the system formed by their association represents a specific reality which has its own characteristics. – Emile Durkheim -
The philosophers have only interpreted the world…the point is to change it. – Karl Marx -
Man is born in civil society…and there he remains. – Montesquieu -
Society, like the human body, has interrelated parts, needs, and functions – Emile Durkheim -
The real political task in a society such as ours, is to criticize the workings of institutions that appear to be…both neutral and independent…to criticize and attack them…so that one can fight against them. – Michel Foucault -
The function of sociology, as of every science, is to reveal that which is hidden. – Pierre Bourdieu -
Many personal troubles must be understood in terms of public issues. – Charles Wright Mills -
Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both – Charles Wright Mills -
Where there is power there is resistance – Michel Foucault -
The problem of the 20th century is the problem of the colour line -
becoming gendered involves impersonating -
the poor are excluded from the ordinary living patterns
