SOCA02H3 Lecture : Sociology Lecture 1
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Science deals with factual questions , which are empirical questions. Sociologists try to adopt the scientific method to attaining data. We obtain evidence, and this evidence is obtained using the scientific method. Big bang theory- a huge and massive explosion , that was trailed back to scientific research. What came before the big bang , we have to employ religion to figure out this question. Many people get carried away by science and we believe that it gives us the answers to everything. Experience helps us determine how we perceive reality and its influences. What patterns we see and whether we can even see the patterns. There are four stage to filtering sociological research. Stage one: researchers values help them to decide which problems are worth investigating. Stage two: values lead researchers to formulate and adopt favoured theories for interpreting and explaining those problems. Stage three: researchers interpretations are influenced by previous research.
