SOC 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Antipositivism, Critical Theory, Dependent And Independent Variables

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1100
• Professor: Deanna Behnke- Cook

Document Summary

Basics of sociological investigation: apply the sociological perspective, be curious and ask questions. In order to answer our questions, there are many forms of truth : belief or faith, expert testimony, simple agreement, science. Lots of different ways to do things. Logical system that bases knowledge on direct systematic observation: stands apart from faith, belief, or conventional wisdom. Rests on empirical evidence: information we can verify with our senses. What"s true for you today might not be true to you tomorrow. If it is empirically verifiable you can point to it and find the truth. Empirically verifiable someone can reproduce what you did. Poor people are far more likely than rich people to break the law . Canada is a middle-class society in which people are more or less equal . Differences in the behavior of females and males are just human nature" . People change as they grow old, losing many interests as they focus on their health .