SOC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Verstehen, High High, Symbolic Interactionism
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Marx couldn"t prove most of the things he said, it was theory. Theory and research both lead to action. Theories who look specifically at a topic. Theories that were involved on race and feminism. An attempt to develop knowledge based on empirical evidence from the real world. Attempt to do that specifically on society. Truth must be separate from a person. Do i believe what i see or do i see what i believe. Subjective , understanding the experience of the subjects. High- i believe it is possible for us to know things with certainty. Low- i think that its not possible to know things with certainty. Studying people where you get involved in some way -ethnology. Elaine bell kaplan- not your kind of girl. Take things that are obvious and find out if they"re true. Activism- an intentional effort to create change. People in a community, traditionally live next to each other.
