SOCL 2001 : Socio Reading Notes Test 1 Meyer
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1. 1 explain why history and biography are essential for the sociological perspective. Judgement, critiques, and approvals are rooted in social structure. Sociology differs from natural sciences, which seek to explain naturally occurring phenomena in environment; sociology implies scienti c methods to understand the social world. Objectivity is key for sociology for the researcher. Sociologists address potential bias" they may have when collecting data. Socioloists usually begin by identifying a particular pattern in society, the sociological perspective then seeks to analyze and explain those patterns through data observations and how the patterns in uences individuals. Sociology: the study of the development, structure and function of the human society; focuses on micro and macro levels of society, or structure and agency. Depends on research; types of sociological data: experiments, observations, interviews, surveys to formulate hypotheses and conclusions. 1. 2 the origins of sociology trace them back. Rise of the inalienable rights and a democratic way of government.
