SOCA01H3 Chapter 1: Textbook Chapter 1 notes
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Ottffssent: experience helps us perceive reality, including what patterns we see and whether we are able to see patterns at all- ex. Daughter asking her father a pattern questions experience filters perceptionsbiggest problem in sociological research: filtering occurs in 4 stages: values often help decide which problems are worth investigating. may reflect typical outlook of class, gender, race etc. values lead sociologists to formulate and adopt favoured theories for interpreting and explaining those problems. Sociologists" interpretations are influenced by previous research, which they consult to find out what they already know about a subject. In everyday life our biases easily influence our observations o often leads to incorrect conclusions about what we see. Scientists and sociologists develop ways of collecting, observing, and thinking about evidence that minimize their chance of drawing biased conclusions. Chicken soup helps get rid of a cold- it worked for my grandparents and it works for me.
