HESC 2603 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Sociological Imagination, Environmental Sociology, Scientific Method

• School: University of Arkansas
• Department: Human Environmental Sciences
• Course: HESC 2603
• Professor: Zola Moon

Document Summary

The scientific study of interactions and relations among human beings. The fascination of sociology lies in the fact that its perspective makes us see in a new light the very world in which we have lived our own lives in peter berger. Field of sociology associated with social life in non-metropolitan areas. Develop the ability to step back and see the larger societal structures in which an individual lives historical, cultural, political and economic factors. How do they function and interact among each other: claim is value-free (don"t assert character, evidence is empirical, evidence is reliable, argument is relevant to social groups, social organizations, structures or institutions (can"t be simply at individual level)