1. Summary
Sociologists try to speak with authority about social
life.
Among them are authority, experience, science, etc. The method of
claiming to know these particular objects is called epistemology, and
information collected using scientific methods has more privileges than other
information. The essential elements of scientific methods are characterization,
hypothesis development, testing, evaluation and repetition.
What is important
in scientific research on quantitative forecasting and explanation is a clear
understanding of the relationship between variables. That is, it should not be
confused with the causal relationship.
Sociology studies are also divided into
quantitative and qualitative methods. And this study should ethically not harm
participants in the survey.
When I learned about society, I thought about
correlation as cause and effect. But the examples in this article taught me
that I was mistaken.
3. Discussion point
The article stated that if not supported by the
evidence collected by scientific methods, it would be rejected. Should
we prove what we generally know in a scientific way as well?
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ReplyDeleteI think we don't have to prove those things. Intuitively, there are some things that are difficult to explain in scientific ways. Like, on the sunny day, the sky seems blue.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, the question is the category of what we know. Is it about sociology or is it really 'knowing'? If what you are saying is what we generally know, I don't think every proposition needs scientific proof. We know something intuitively, and there are many ways to prove a lot of the proposition even though it's not a scientific method. :)
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