SOC 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Spurious Relationship, George Herbert Mead, Wilhelm Dilthey
10 Feb 2016
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Two simple requirements: apply the sociological perspective, be curious and ask questions. A second kind of truth rests on the pronouncement of some recognized expert (for ex: parents consulting a child psychologist about what is. A third type of truth is based on simple agreement among ordinary people (ex: everyone knows" that sex among 10 year olds is wrong). Fourth way of knowing is that science is a logical system that bases knowledge on direct, systematic observation. Scientific knowledge rests on empirical evidence, which is information we can verify with our senses. Here are six statements many of us assume are true: poor people are more likely than rich people to break the law . Research shows that police and the prosecutors treat the wealthy and powerful more leniently: canada is a middle class society in which people are more or less equal . In 2004, about 842,000 canadians used the 250 food banks to feed themselves and their children.
