Chapter Outline

I. Spencer and Comte

A. Social Statics

B. Social Dynamics

C. Biographical Sketch

II. General Theoretical Principles

A. Evolutionary Theory

1. Integration

2. Differentiation

3. Definiteness

III. Sociology

A. Defining the Science of Sociology

B. Legitimizing Sociology

C. Sociology and Biology

D. Sociology and Psychology

E. Sociological Methods

1. Difficulties Facing Sociology

a. biases

F. Spencer's Approach

1. Historical-Comparative Method

IV. The Evolution of Society

A. Integration

B. Heterogeneity

C. Definiteness

D. Increasing Coherence

E. Nominalism versus Realism

F. Organicism

G. Cooperation

1. Division of Labor

2. Political Organization

H. Structure

1. Regulative

2. Sustaining

3. Distributing

I. Simple and Compounded Societies

J. Militant and Industrial Societies

V. Ethics and Politics

VI. Summary