What does sociology mean? What is the sociological perspective? What are the levels of analysis? and What are research methods? Those questions and more were answered in chapters one and two. We also learned how to compare and consider these concepts in our everyday lives. This chapter was filled with so much information I can’t wait to see what else I learn throughout this journey.
The first question that was asked is What is Sociology? Simply put “Sociology is the systematic or scientific study of human society and social behavior.” Social Sciences are disciplines that use this scientific method to study the social world. Next you have “The sociological perspective” which is a perspective on human behavior and how it is connected to society. Bernard McGrane said that “People wanting to use a sociological perspective should utilize a beginner’s mind.” That means approaching the world with a mind free of preconceptions. A way to do this is to instill a sense of culture shock within yourself. Another term relating with this is “Sociological Imagination” which is the ability to look at a situation and understand the relationship between it and what is happening at a social level.
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Some of which are ethnography, interviews, surveys, existing sources, and experiments. These methods are essential to gather more data and learn more about the social world around you.
There are ways we can relate all this new knowledge to our current situations in life. To do this we need to use our sociological imagination. In my case I have an example of how sociology relates to my life. My father was born in Greece and immigrated to America in the 1960s. Growing up my siblings and I were raised to follow two different cultures American and Greek. Being brought up with a parent from a different country and being born a first-generation Greek has made my social values different from a normal