Sociological Methods and Theory / Week 2 / Kiara Juliane Annisa

1.     Summary :

Based of the materials I’ve read, in sociology study there are many theories that sociologist has developed in order to explain a social phenomena. Theory itself is an explanation about how things happened. Why theory is so important? Data alone is not prominent to explain how a phenomenon could happened, that is why we need theory to help explain the data that we already gathered in order to solve or get a better understanding about an event that occurs in a society.

            There are so many theories in sociology such as structural functionalism that explain about how and why the society function the way it is by seeing the relationship between various social institutions. Conflict theory, a theory that see a society as a place of competition. Symbolic interactionism, a theory which made to understand the relationship between human and society. Until the newest one which is a feminist theory. 

            Other than theories there are also methods that used by sociologist to measure data in order to understand a social phenomena. One of the methods that used in sociology is scientific methods that includes characterization, hypothesis development, prediction, testing, and evaluation.

2.     What was interesting/what did you learn :

While reading about the materials, I found that there are so many theories and methods that is used in sociology studies. And I was quite surprised to see a feminist theory that turns out also used by the sociologist, as I was also aware that this is one of the issue that many people paid attention to. But it’s still amaze me how the sociologist actually make and use a theory about it

3.     Discussion point :

While reading the articles I found that there are so many theories that can be used in the sociology area. But I’m curious which theory that can be used in the modern society to describe an event? For example like a me too and times up movement but other than feminist theory?