SOC150H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Mercedes-Benz 130, Public Sociology, Bourgeoisie
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Ethics in social research: constraints / ethical principles (how we conduct our research, using certain principles, no harm to participants, deceit and vulnerable populations) Sociology is an activity as opposed to simple a body of specialized knowledge. It is the process of applying knowledge and technique"s in order to understand nd and make sense of social issues and problems. We know that we make choices when we apply sociology, we can limit how much value comes in but our values play a role. A researcher examines the growing gap of inequality between the poorest and richest people in north america. Professional sociology: the academics, developing new ideas, questions old ideas, helps develop new research techniques, conceptual issues. Intersecting research paradigms (areas of scarification, political, work gender, race) When applying sociology it is not necessarily a matter of if but, instead it"s a matter of. This can be dependent on a number of different things:
