TEKS: Chapter 113. Social Studies See All Teacher Resources

113.46.c.1

(1) Foundations of sociology. The student understands the theoretical perspectives of the historical interpretations of human social development. The student is expected to:

• (A) describe the development of the field of sociology;
• (B) identify leading sociologists in the field of social science, including Auguste Comte, Emile Durkheim, Herbert Spencer, Max Weber, and Karl Marx, and interpret their contributions to the foundation of sociology; and
• (C) identify sociologists such as W. E. B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, Robert E. Park, Harriet Martineau, Jane Addams, Robert Nisbet, and Julian Samora and interpret their contributions to the field.