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.


What do you think?

What do you think?


Together with a partner, discuss and answer the True of False Questions below.



1. Violent crime is on the rise in Canada.



2. In terms of close personal relationships, opposites attract.



3. Primitive societies have very little technology.



4. Poverty is decreasing in Canada.



5. Capital punishment deters murderers.



6. Children of divorced parents tend to have more problems in school.



7. Homeless people want to be on the street.



8. Some people dream and some people do not.



9. Young people from working-class backgrounds are more likely to commit crimes than those from middle-class backgrounds.



10. Men have always been dominant over women.