Summary Of Is Sociology Nothing More Than Stereotypes

(1) A common stereotype of sociologist would have to be that they generalize people into categories. After reading “Is Sociology nothing more than Stereotypes,” I came to the conclusion that this title is invalid for sociologist. It is true that sociologist generalizes people, but on three key conditions which are they do not apply any generalization to a catgory, use avaliable facts to square generalizations and to be fair-minded, to obtain the truth. For example in the text, Marcia’s brother states “everybody knows you have to be black to play professional basketball” (37). This statement is racially bias and that it is simply not true. Therefore not anyone can be a sociologist, but can generalize anyone based off of untrue assumptions. However to be a good sociologist use the three conditions when generalizing to seek a truth makes you different from stereotypes.
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I am not trying to say that they are equal either, but in their own sense, both types of crime are harmful in their own respect. Greed can lead people to become deviant. For example,
“Capitalism is based on private control of wealth, people, who threaten the property of others–especially the poor who steal from the rich—are prime candidates for being labeled deviant. On the other hand, the rich who take advantage of the poor are less likely to be labeled deviant.” (185)
This quote I find it highly unfair and that since the rich can take advantage of the “poor” their motive for money (greed) can increase. On the other hand, hate crimes are as dangerous as greed crimes because attacking someone because of their skin color, religion, race, gender, etc. is plain deviant. It is racially bias. And as the book states, “A belief is no longer protected when it becomes the motive for a crime” (188).
(8) Extra Credit:
a. Applied or Public Sociology – People Watching? and Dealing with Social