sociological perspectives

Within our society there are laws and policies put in place to not only protect us, but to protect our beliefs and our values. That being said, who makes these policies and how do they decide what policies to make? While there are many individuals who are in fact responsible for creating policy, very few of them, if any at all, are sociologists. According to Orlando Patterson, "sociologists have simply become spectators within our society" (2014). This statement simply means that sociologists are not used to their full capacity any longer. Currently in our society, it appears that it is simply the job of the sociologist to observe and report rather than to take a hands on approach and help to achieve new policies and laws. Numerous individuals have tried to explain what sociology truly is and how it can be used to influence society. Sociologist Patricia Hill believes that in order to influence society, we must take either one of two roles. She states that one must either ...

Hello everyone, again my name is Dominic Kablack and I am a senior college student studying criminal justice. First, an interesting fact about myself is that I spent two years working in animal Hospital. While there a had a variety of jobs and responsibilities. The most frequent of my responsibilities was having to wash or clean the animals and their kennels. However on a few occasions I was able to assist on surgeries being performed in the hospital. I believe that that experience affected me and led me to have a desire to help individuals. Since this blog is primarily focused on sociological perspectives and ideas, we must define what sociology is. To me, sociology is the study of society and people as a whole. Sociology studies social relationships, interactions and cultures. From this, we get the sociological perspective. This is a tool which sociologists use in order to study the world. This tool also looks at individual's behaviors and interactions and connects them to soci...