SOCA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Solidarity, Scientific Revolution, Scientific Method
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Brym: chapter 1- pages 1 to 17 reading week 1. Des(cid:272)ri(cid:271)e ho(cid:449) so(cid:272)iologi(cid:272)al resear(cid:272)h seeks to i(cid:373)pro(cid:448)e people"s li(cid:448)es a(cid:374)d test ideas using. Identify the social relations that surround you, permeate you, and influence your behavior specific methods. Summarize the main schools of sociological theory. Appreciate how sociology emerged out of the scientific , democratic and industrial revolutions. Understand the main challenges facing society today. Goals of this chapter: illustrate the power of sociology to dispel foggy assumptions and help us see the operation of the social world more clearly. To that end, we examine a phenomenon that at first glance appears to be solely the outcome of breakdowns in individual functioning suicide. We show that , in fact, social relations powerfully influence suicide rates. This exercise introduces you to unique qualities of the sociological perspective: chapters second goal is to show that, from its origins, sociological research has been motivated by a desire to improve the social world.
