Sociological Theories, Economics And Poverty

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Sociological Theories, Economics and Poverty The study of Sociology is very important in today’s society because of all the societal problems and issues that exist. Societal issues and problems will never be rectified if it is not studied and revamped. There are many aspects of society studied by sociologists, including the economic conditions prevailing in a society. With understanding, it allows individuals, the government and other public agencies to make efforts and create social conditions that will help reduce poverty, crime, inequality and other issues in society. Sociology is useful because it gives us another way of understanding society and why people behave in which they behave. If it were not for sociology, we would have only psychology for understanding why people act the way that they do. We would not be able to notice that impoverished and lower class people act differently from people who are not poor. We would only be able to look at individual reasons for behavior; we would also not be able to understand the impact that various institutions have on society because we would not think about them. We would not be able to think about the impact of many people going to church, or of having a high divorce rate. All of these things are things that sociology looks at more than any other social science. While sociology is not an exact science as is biology or chemistry, it does employ first- hand studies that are measured as scientifically as possible. Of course, when dealing with human behaviors and relations there are too many variables for one hundred percent accuracy. Nevertheless, studies have proven valuable. Such studies are helpful for Sociologists to recommend ways to improve learning. Other studies, such as those in which inner cities high- rise apartments; produce an environment as compared to public
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