material culture as items you can touch-they are tangible. Nonmaterial culture, in contrast, consists of the ideas, attitudes, and beliefs of a society. These are things you cannot touch. They are intangible
I wanted to highlight these because I feel like they're important to know
Buchanan argues that the media thus sustains a myth of rivalry between the two most commercially successful Black women vocal artists.
a little off topic from this paragraph but I just think it's very interesting that we compare successful people and try and say one is better than the other one and bring the other ones down. I don't understand why we can't just be happy and supportive of both/all
Rothman had conducted a form of study called participant observation, in which researchers join people and participate in a group’s routine activities for the purpose of observing them within that context.
I think this is a really good way to research something because it helps put you in their shoes to help better experience and understand why some people do certain things.
sociology has played a crucial role in many important social reforms, such as equal opportunity for women in the workplace, improved treatment for individuals with mental illnesses or learning disabilities, increased accessibility and accommodation for people with physical disabilities, the right of native populations to preserve their land and culture, and prison system reforms.
one of the many reasons to study sociology