Roots of Sociological Theory and Methods

Two infographics from Norton Sociology depict sociology’s seminal works, as well as its early founders.

Key Works in Sociology

A new infographic, ‘Key Works in Sociology,’ charts seminal texts from 1837 (Harriet Martineau), to 1989 (Arlie Hochschild). The image accompanies the textbook Introduction to Sociology, by Anthony Giddens, Mitchell Duneier, Richard Appelbaum, and Deborah Carr.

Sociology’s Family Tree

This next infographic depicts ‘Sociology’s Family Tree,’ accompanying the textbook, The Real World: An Introduction to Sociology, by Kerry Ferris and Jill Stein. At its roots are disciplines and theorists pre-dating sociology, such as historians, economists, philosophers, theologians, Herbert Spencer, and Charles Darwin, as well as sociology’s founders, such as Auguste Comte and Harriet Martineau. In the tree’s branches are various sociological theories, such as Functionalism, Conflict Theory, Feminism Symbolic Interactionism, and Postmodernism. There are various sociological theorists, such as W. E. B. Du Bois, Jane Addams, and Harold Garfinkel.

Sociological Resarch Methods

This infographic shows the seven stages of sociological research methods, also from The Real World: An Introduction to Sociology, by Kerry Ferris and Jill Stein.