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Sociology
• The word “sociology” is derived from the Latin
word socius (companion) and the Greek word
logos (study of), meaning “the study of
companionship.”
• Enhances flexibility.
The Continuing Tension: Basic,
Applied, and
Public Sociology
1. Basic or Pure Sociology
• Research for the purpose of making
discoveries about life.
• No change application.
• Micro level
• Macro level
3. Public Sociology
• Middle ground between research and reform
Why?
Survival of the fittest
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Social Darwinism
• Leads to interference with natural process.
• Identify one social issue that has impacted behavior and attitude
(positively or negatively) of Asian people in the recent few years.