Quotes that Make you think

"The purpose of sociology [psychology or anthropology - really, any social science] is to enable the individual to see the everyday - the ordinary and mundane details of life - in a new way; to challenge, as it were, the perceived notions we hold of the world and the institutions and peoples that inhabit it."

- Peter Berger, Sociologist


Common sense is what tells us the Earth is flat and the Sun goes around it. - Anon.


Wednesday, September 15, 2010

My Thoughts

For the most part, there weren't many shockers. I knew, but didn't really want to believe, that poverty was on the rise in Canada. We are having more and more people come to Canada, not able to find work because they were trained differently or they are unable to join the work force in higher paying jobs. More people with fewer jobs, means that poverty must be rising. It is good to know, though, that in spite of growing poverty, violent crimes are in decline.
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  1. William PeatSeptember 15, 2010 at 3:29 PM

    Yes, good thoughts, with sound logic, and that's really at the heart of social science method: challenging common assumptions, which may not be true.

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