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Sociology?
I’ve been thinking about a number of new topics since returning to college this semester ranging from existenialism to the benefits of being twenty-one but for now I want to understand just one---what is sociology? How can we study the society, when the term is at first glance without clear bounds?
Where do you think the boundary between psychology (the individual) and sociology (the group) doesn’t interfere with anthropology which tackles the culture. I’m in two sociology courses, one an introduction I like, and an anthro. course about the technology of over eight societies that predate Rome. I can’t do this in the dark any more.
Please tell me what you think of in plain terms when you hear about the study of society. Then let’s apply it to looking inside the groups of geeks also known as fraggles.
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I took a class in sociology and it had nothing to do with the study of society, it had more to do with making the professor think you thought like they do. The first and the last term papers I wrote were absolute crap, but agreed with the professor’s politic’s so they recieved a good grade (A&B;). The second one I wrote one that agreed with my politics, or lack thereof, and it was an excellent paper, which recieved a D.
| Jan. 30, 2006 | |
| 8:33 am |
All of the above (sociology, psychology, anthro). I took classes in all three; only the psych class held my attention. Of course the instructors were as try as year-old stale Marshmallow Peeps. 
| Nick | Jan. 30, 2006 | |
| 2:39 pm |
Psychology IS pretty cool. I kinda feel that it’s something I’ve known all along.
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| Jan. 30, 2006 | |
| 9:56 pm |
We know from electrodynamics and general relativity that a thing
that acts on its environment necessarily reacts to its environment.
Interesting in a practical sense.
Re: The universe and “natural pantheism” I think that all religions
combine just like you and the boulder that observes the pebble to create
an omniscience of all spirituality. Even the athiests.”
That was meant for another post. Haha.
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I think the words “lI(lim x>0 of 1/x)beral recruitment camp” when I hear about the study of society.