Welcome to Sociology with Mr. Parise!
1. What is Sociology? Any guesses? Why are you here? 2. Definition of Sociology: Sociology is the scientific study of human groups. It provides tools for understanding how and why our society functions, the impact of social intuitions on individual lives, and the challenges of social interaction between individuals and society. More basically, sociologists study why/how society is the way it is, and how society and the people in it influence our lives. 3. An example of what sociologists do: Studying gun violence in America. A. Individually, craft a hypothesis to the following question: Who is the most common victim of gun violence and why (type of person and cause)? Be sure to include the following details in your hypothesis:
B. Why do you think this? (how did you come to your prediction?) C. As a table, try to come to a consensus (agreement) on your prediction. Discuss your individual thoughts, and try to generate a "group prediction." HW - join our Google Classroom. See the join codes at the top of the page
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