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Sociologists have long examined the intricacies of human actions as well as the ways in which individuals interact with each other. From the cutting-edge job of Karl Marx to the modern-day theories of Pierre Bourdieu, sociologists have actually given us with a wealth of understanding into the social world. Here, we check out some of one of the most thought-provoking quotes from some of the most prominent sociologists of perpetuity, using us a look right into their unique perspectives on the human condition. From the relevance of recognizing power characteristics to the demand for social change, these quotes supply us with a powerful suggestion of the value of sociology in our lives.
Small: Prestige is the shadow of money and power
C. Wright Mills
"Prestige is the shadow of money and power"
C. Wright Mills, Sociologist
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Small: Advertising is the greatest art form of the 20th century
"Advertising is the greatest art form of the 20th century"
Marshall McLuhan, Sociologist
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Small: Americans may have no identity, but they do have wonderful teeth
"Americans may have no identity, but they do have wonderful teeth"
Jean Baudrillard, Sociologist
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Small: Power is not of a man. Wealth does not center in the person of the wealthy. Celebrity is not inherent in any p
C. Wright Mills
"Power is not of a man. Wealth does not center in the person of the wealthy. Celebrity is not inherent in any personality. To be celebrated, to be wealthy, to have power requires access to major institutions"
C. Wright Mills, Sociologist
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Small: A gloss is a total system of perception and language
"A gloss is a total system of perception and language"
Talcott Parsons, Sociologist
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Small: America is an outlier in the world of democracies when it comes to the structure and conduct of elections
"America is an outlier in the world of democracies when it comes to the structure and conduct of elections"
Thomas E. Mann, Sociologist
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Small: We drive into the future using only our rearview mirror
"We drive into the future using only our rearview mirror"
Marshall McLuhan, Sociologist
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Small: There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew
"There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew"
Marshall McLuhan, Sociologist
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Small: Cowardice and courage are never without a measure of affectation. Nor is love. Feelings are never true. They p
"Cowardice and courage are never without a measure of affectation. Nor is love. Feelings are never true. They play with their mirrors"
Jean Baudrillard, Sociologist
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Small: But we dont have an example of a democratic society existing in a socialist economy - which is the only real a
"But we don't have an example of a democratic society existing in a socialist economy - which is the only real alternative to capitalism in the modern world"
Peter L. Berger, Sociologist
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Small: As I write at the end, if we step back and face the enormity of the torrent, then we have taken the first step
"As I write at the end, if we step back and face the enormity of the torrent, then we have taken the first step to imagining what we might want to do about it"
Todd Gitlin, Sociologist
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Small: Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both
C. Wright Mills
"Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both"
C. Wright Mills, Sociologist
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Small: The principal cause of war is war itself
C. Wright Mills
"The principal cause of war is war itself"
C. Wright Mills, Sociologist
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Small: Ads are the cave art of the twentieth century
"Ads are the cave art of the twentieth century"
Marshall McLuhan, Sociologist
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Small: Theory not only formulates what we know but also tells us what we want to know, that is, the questions to whic
"Theory not only formulates what we know but also tells us what we want to know, that is, the questions to which an answer is needed"
Talcott Parsons, Sociologist
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Small: The implications of these considerations justify the statement that all empirically verifiable knowledge even
"The implications of these considerations justify the statement that all empirically verifiable knowledge even the commonsense knowledge of everyday life - involves implicitly, if not explicitly, systematic theory in this sense"
Talcott Parsons, Sociologist
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Small: Special emphasis should be laid on this intimate interrelation of general statements about empirical fact with
"Special emphasis should be laid on this intimate interrelation of general statements about empirical fact with the logical elements and structure of theoretical systems"
Talcott Parsons, Sociologist
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Small: The point of cities is multiplicity of choice
"The point of cities is multiplicity of choice"
Jane Jacobs, Sociologist
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Small: Sentimentality about nature denatures everything it touches
"Sentimentality about nature denatures everything it touches"
Jane Jacobs, Sociologist
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Small: The need to exert power, when thwarted in the open fields of life, is the more likely to assert itself in trif
"The need to exert power, when thwarted in the open fields of life, is the more likely to assert itself in trifles"
Charles Horton Cooley, Sociologist
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Small: A man may lack everything but tact and conviction and still be a forcible speaker but without these nothing wi
"A man may lack everything but tact and conviction and still be a forcible speaker; but without these nothing will avail... Fluency, grace, logical order, and the like, are merely the decorative surface of oratory"
Charles Horton Cooley, Sociologist
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Small: The closer a Negro got to the ballot box, the more he looked like a rapist
"The closer a Negro got to the ballot box, the more he looked like a rapist"
E. Franklin Frazier, Sociologist
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Small: On the one hand, life is made infinitely easy for the personality in that stimulations, interests, uses of tim
"On the one hand, life is made infinitely easy for the personality in that stimulations, interests, uses of time and consciousness are offered to it from all sides. They carry the person as if in a stream, and one needs hardly to swim for oneself"
Georg Simmel, Sociologist
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Small: The present structure of rewards in high schools produces a response on the part of an adolescent social syste
"The present structure of rewards in high schools produces a response on the part of an adolescent social system which effectively impedes the process of education"
James S. Coleman, Sociologist
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Small: What ordinary men are directly aware of and what they try to do are bounded by the private orbits in which the
C. Wright Mills
"What ordinary men are directly aware of and what they try to do are bounded by the private orbits in which they live; their visions and their powers are limited"
C. Wright Mills, Sociologist
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Small: People with advantages are loath to believe that they just happen to be people with advantages
C. Wright Mills
"People with advantages are loath to believe that they just happen to be people with advantages"
C. Wright Mills, Sociologist
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Small: Not wishing to be disturbed over moral issues of the political economy, Americans cling to the notion that the
C. Wright Mills
"Not wishing to be disturbed over moral issues of the political economy, Americans cling to the notion that the government is a sort of automatic machine, regulated by the balancing of competing interests"
C. Wright Mills, Sociologist
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Small: In the world of the celebrity, the hierarchy of publicity has replaced the hierarchy of descent and even of gr
C. Wright Mills
"In the world of the celebrity, the hierarchy of publicity has replaced the hierarchy of descent and even of great wealth"
C. Wright Mills, Sociologist
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Small: America is a nation with no truly national city, no Paris, no Rome, no London, no city which is at once the so
C. Wright Mills
"America is a nation with no truly national city, no Paris, no Rome, no London, no city which is at once the social center, the political capital, and the financial hub"
C. Wright Mills, Sociologist
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Small: The nearest the modern general or admiral comes to a small-arms encounter of any sort is at a duck hunt in the
C. Wright Mills
"The nearest the modern general or admiral comes to a small-arms encounter of any sort is at a duck hunt in the company of corporation executives at the retreat of Continental Motors, Inc"
C. Wright Mills, Sociologist
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