Reverend Thomas Spencer, Herbert’s uncle, was the one to introduce the young boy to Latin, mathematics, physics and radical political thinking. When Herbert was 13, his father sent him to his uncle for a formal education. He raised his son in this spirit, which would affect Herbert Spencer’s philosophy later on. William Spencer was against all types of religious and political authority. His father, William George Spencer, was a teacher who was famous for founding his own school and using unconventional teaching methods with his students. Herbert Spencer was born in 1820 in the small English city of Derby. 1 - Herbert Spencer was a well-known sociologist. Finally, we will look at criticisms of Herbert Spencer’s theory.įig.Spencer’s organismic analogy will also be considered.
Then we will move on to the theory of Social Darwinism.We will mention his contribution to sociology and his involvement with structural functionalism.We will discuss his life, work and academic activity.His ideas led to the most radical and harmful ideologies of the 20th century, including National Socialism. The father of Social Darwinism, Herbert Spencer, turned to sociology from science and created one of the 20th century’s most controversial theories.īasing his ideas on Darwinism, he created a sociological theory that argued that certain human races are more powerful than others and that this can be used to control societies. Theoretical Approaches to Welfare Providers.Distribution of Wealth, Poverty, and Income in the UK.Representation of Social Class In The Media.Social Construction of Health and Illness.Postmodernist Perspective on The Family.
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