How Did William Graham Sumner Teach The Course Sociology
Nancy Vo 9/30/14
AP U.S. History B Period
William Graham Sumner William Graham Sumner was well educated and he was the first to teach the course “Sociology”. Sumner agreed with Herbert Spencer and Charles Darwin in that Darwin’s theories explained the rise of civilization. Sumner was big on Social Darwinism and Political Economics. He believed that the government should not interfere with the economy or also called laissez-faire. Most importantly, Sumner believed that humans, animals and plants needed to compete for existence on earth and rely on themselves, which is called natural selection. William Graham Sumner believed that the distribution of wealth in the late-19th Century America was based …show more content…
Sumner believed that poverty existed because it was where the people with no skills belonged. Poverty was what separated the two different types of people, the wealthy and the poor. The people responsible for poverty were those who were not able to adapt to life because of the lack of intelligence and good traits. Sumner believed that not just anyone could become rich. Only those who are given the good traits are able to achieve wealth. Only those who are able to adapt to life and the necessities were to become rich. Sumner believed that the competition for wealth eliminated those who were unskillful. Elimination was beneficial because those who deserve wealth are able to achieve it and those who are weak …show more content…
He believed the separation between the skillful and unskillful people was what made the distinction between the wealthy and the poor. He believed that the only fair way to compete in life and obtain the riches was by relying on oneself and building oneself up to wealth. If one was not able to then they belonged to the poor group. Those who did adapt and obtained the skills were able to become wealthy. Sumner especially believed in laissez-faire because the interference of government interrupted the balance of self-reliance. Sumner believed that life was a race and those who finished by using their own skills earned their way to
AP U.S. History B Period
William Graham Sumner William Graham Sumner was well educated and he was the first to teach the course “Sociology”. Sumner agreed with Herbert Spencer and Charles Darwin in that Darwin’s theories explained the rise of civilization. Sumner was big on Social Darwinism and Political Economics. He believed that the government should not interfere with the economy or also called laissez-faire. Most importantly, Sumner believed that humans, animals and plants needed to compete for existence on earth and rely on themselves, which is called natural selection. William Graham Sumner believed that the distribution of wealth in the late-19th Century America was based …show more content…
Sumner believed that poverty existed because it was where the people with no skills belonged. Poverty was what separated the two different types of people, the wealthy and the poor. The people responsible for poverty were those who were not able to adapt to life because of the lack of intelligence and good traits. Sumner believed that not just anyone could become rich. Only those who are given the good traits are able to achieve wealth. Only those who are able to adapt to life and the necessities were to become rich. Sumner believed that the competition for wealth eliminated those who were unskillful. Elimination was beneficial because those who deserve wealth are able to achieve it and those who are weak …show more content…
He believed the separation between the skillful and unskillful people was what made the distinction between the wealthy and the poor. He believed that the only fair way to compete in life and obtain the riches was by relying on oneself and building oneself up to wealth. If one was not able to then they belonged to the poor group. Those who did adapt and obtained the skills were able to become wealthy. Sumner especially believed in laissez-faire because the interference of government interrupted the balance of self-reliance. Sumner believed that life was a race and those who finished by using their own skills earned their way to