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Sociology

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Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. In simple words sociology is the scientific study of society. It uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about social order and social change. While some sociologists conduct research that may be applied directly to social policy and welfare, others focus primarily on refining the theoretical understanding of social processes and phenomenological method. Subject matter can range from micro-level analyses of society (i.e. of individual interaction and agency) to macro-level analyses (i.e. of social systems and social structure). Read more...


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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Gah, the absolute intentional lack of capital letters made me want to tear my eyes out, regardless of interest in the topic under discussion.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

when you hate capitalism so much: no capital letters

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It gets more annoying when you realise it's absolutely intentional, since they managed to capitalise everything else properly. Initialisms, names, etc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

See, those are a capitalized for meritocratic reasons. Capitalizing the first letters of sentences is unfair initialism.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Especially ironic considering the author's name is in all caps

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Disgusting...