SOCL 2001 Chapter : Chapter 1
Document Summary
People questioned his age; african american, 2 years too old. Disqualified, large little league scandal. (age limit very strict) Shooting that was involved in the protests/riots in ferguson, mo. Racial tension and trigger event: cultivate critical thinking. Study/ survey focused on how older people evacuated and managed their lives. Gender was very important, women coped better than men: women are better at making social network; men were depressed. Fear of crime: lsu closed because river center was going to riot, woman thought people were looting when they weren"t; fear of crime. Poverty rate in nola is lower now than it was during hurricane katrina: everyone left, only people with mortgage came back, some people say that katrina got rid of poverty in new orleans. The scientific study of social relationships, social institutions, and society (pg. 5) Sociology is based on data and science, it is not humanities. Sociology is closer to biology than to language.
