SOCI 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Social Liberalism, Sociological Inquiry, Anomie

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI 201
• Professor: John Manzo

Document Summary

S o c ia l re s e a rc h me th o d s. Ins ider vers us outs ider p ers p ective: challenging sociology"s p os itivis t. Inve nte d the te rm s ociology. ), of the s ocia l s cie ntis t. In comte"s vie w, the outs ide wa s the expert a nd occupie d a privile ge d pos ition ove r the s ubje cts of s tudy. P olicy s ociology is the one mos t like ly to re fle ct the outs ide e xpe rt ide a l. Critica l s ociology, e s pe cia lly fe minis t s ociology, ra te s the ins ide r vie w highly while que s tioning the outsider"s pre s ume d obje ctivity.