Sociology 1020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Formal System, Human Behavior, Social Desirability Bias
21 Aug 2019
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Sociological investigation starts with two simple requirements: apply the sociological perspective; this point of view reveals curious patterns of behavior all around that call for further study, be curious and ask questions. The first type of truth is called belief or faith . The second type of truth rests on the pronouncement of some recognized expert. The third type of truth is based on a simple argument between ordinary truth. Science is a logical system that bases knowledge on direct, systematic observations. Is rests on empirical evidence, which is information that can be verified with the senses. Scientific sociology is the study of society based on the systematic observation of social behavior: the scientific orientation to knowing, called positivism, assumes that an objective reality exists out there . A concept is a mental construct that represents some aspect of the world in a simplified form.
