SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - List Of Countries By Intentional Homicide Rate, Sleeveless Shirt, The American Soldier
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Everyone engages in theorizing in our daily lives. Ex: body piercings have become a wide industry of fashion. Show they have control over their own body. Sociology would look to the historical and social contexts within a larger framework. Rite of passage, spiritual outlet, society that lost its culture. Sociologists strive to use scientific standards, not hearsay. Murder rates have steadily decreased over the past 10 years. Violent crimes have decreased over last 15 years. Sexual assaults more likely to be committed by known people. The fact that a belief is widespread among the population doesn"t make it true. Earth was flat and sun orbited the earth. Media reported saddam hussein had weapons of mass destructions. Americans believed that, even after it was disproven. Common sense notions not commonly shared, nor universally accepted. Fact that belief is widespread, not necessarily true that it is a true belief. Lazarsfeld presented his work on sociology at columbia university in the 40s.
