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Invitation to Sociology: A Classic Overview
A sociologist should be able to observe and understand the realities of human behavior and the social settings in which it happens without being influenced emotionally or personally.
What does Berger mean when he refers to sociologists as "Professional
Peeping Toms""
When Berger refers to sociologists as "Professional Peeping Toms", he means to "unmask the pretensions and the propaganda by which men cloak their actions with each other." An example would be: observing how a family really interacts with each other, responds to their environment, etc., behind closed doors without them knowing so that they cannot fake the way they really live, behave and act as a family unit. Berger refers to "debunking" as a process of looking behind the facades of everyday life.
2. Why is sociology a science"
Sociology is a science because methodological study is used to...
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