SOCY1001 Study Guide - Public Sociology, Microexpression, Cultural Relativism
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Public sociology in state schools they are more focused on teaching, so little research time is based on public issues. Comparison between advanced nations in professional sociology and underdeveloped in public sociology. What makes sociology a science: relies on theory: guides questions you ask, r7ational choice theory: what people do they do out of self-interest, feminist theory: argues that women"s experiences are central to sociology: they study gender relations. Has recently broadened to race relations and class as well: based on empirical investigation: gathers facts and data and analyzes them. Data notes: correlation does not equal causation, variable: a characteristic you can measure that is subject to change. Interaction with people you are studying: participant observation (participating) or interviews (outsider perspective: cant generalize but it gains a large depth of understanding on a small subsection, survey: collect a lot of data on a lot of people.
