Sociology - The Comparative Method
Title: Sociology - The Comparative Method
Category: /Social Sciences/Sociology
Details: Words: 1888 | Pages: 7 (approximately 235 words/page)
Sociology - The Comparative Method
Category: /Social Sciences/Sociology
Details: Words: 1888 | Pages: 7 (approximately 235 words/page)
Sociologists have embraced what is known as the comparative method as the
most efficient way to expose taken-for-granted 'truths' or laws that people
have adopted. But what is this comparative method and how does it work?
Are there any advantages/disadvantages to exposing these false 'truths'.
What forms or variations of the comparative method exist? In the pages to
follow I will attempt to give you some insight and understanding of what the
comparative method
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there are no truths). Obviously this is a very
negative, and possibly a destructive, way of thinking.
As you can see, the comparative method is an essential part of a
sociologists practice. Without it there would be a lot of confusion and
misunderstanding between people and societies. Hopefully I have shown by
example the various forms of the comparative method and how each of them
applies to society and how they attempt to expose falsities.