nobodys posted yet, so i guess i will.

Auguste Comte (1798-1857)

• recognized as the "father of sociology" because he was the first to use the term 'sociology' to descrbe the study of society.
• was very smart and intrested in school, but struggled with his rebellious nature.
• wanted to find solutions to the chaos of the French Revolution.
• wrote Cours de Philosophie Positive.
• influenced by the scientific methods of the natural sciences.
• believed that there were laws that governed the operation of society.
• there are two basic issues; order and change
• __social statics-__ the overall structure of a society remains stable overtime.
• __social dynamics-__ a society changes systematically to allow for social development.
• __cerebral hygine-__ not reading works conflicting with ones own to remain pure.
• __positivism-__ the use of scientific observation in the study of social behavior.(DS)

Karl Marx (1818-1883)

• scholar, political economist and revolutionary.
• called the father of communism and author of the Communist Manifesto (1848).
• the overall structure of society is heavily influenced by the economy.
• one of the main features of human nature is the ability to adapt.
• society is divided; the haves and have nots.
• an imbalance of power leads to conflict between owners and laborers.
• troubled by the social conditons of a capitalist society.
• he did not believe in being a passive observer and felt he needed to do something.
• conflict is the primary cause of social change.
• believed that history predicted the eventual triumph of the working class.
• institutions shaped ideas.(DS)

..or if you're completely lazy like me-

Dead Sociologists Index.