SOC 310 Lecture 1: 915lecture-2
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Review: variety of sources of knowledge direct experience is often most trusted, but conclusions can be flawed due to selective observation overgeneralization illogical reasoning science pairs logic with observation. Theories n o i t c u d n. Hypotheses n o i t c u d e. This is one of the hallmarks of science. Why is comte important? coined the term sociology . He is the first one credited in the western world with the idea that we can apply science and logic/methods to social research social physics. Natural science natural science has been aided by technology that enables us to improve our measurements scales telescopes. Social science social science is a much younger set of disciplines and the object(s) of study is in many ways much harder to observe and measure. Different purposes of research project descriptive exploratory explanatory.
