ENG 1120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: List Of Countries By Intentional Homicide Rate, Sleeveless Shirt, The American Soldier
12 Jun 2016
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Everyone engages in theorizing in our daily lives. Ex: body piercings have become a wide industry of fashion. Show they have control over their own body. Murder rates have steadily decreased over the past 10 years. Violent crimes have decreased over last 15 years. Sexual assaults more likely to be committed by known people. The fact that a belief is widespread among the population doesn"t make it true. Sociology would look to the historical and social. Ex: few centuries ago, people believed earth contexts within a larger framework. was flat and sun orbited the earth. Rite of passage, spiritual outlet, society that lost its culture. Sociologists strive to use scientific standards, not hearsay. Media reported saddam hussein had weapons of mass destructions. 85% of americans believed that, even after it was disproven. Common sense notions not commonly shared, nor universally accepted. Fact that belief is widespread, not necessarily true that it is a true belief.
