Living As A Sociologist In this life we as human beings strive to live a relatively normal life. Living a supposedly “normal” existence is a big part of understanding sociology. This is because the same concepts that that are learned in sociology are the same concepts that people use as their basis for a “normal” life. What is this sociology that I talk of . The dictionary defines sociology as “ the study of human social behavior, especially the study of origins, organization, institutions, and development of human society.” This encompasses various aspects of life. All this definition is saying basically is that sociology is basically life and life understanding. Another important aspect of how to fit into life with the least amount of problems. To fit in society without any problems it is best that you follow what ever rules or “norms” that are active at that time. If you don’t follow these simple social rules you are then branded a social deviant due to the fact that you do not follow the rules that all those in your society follow. Another way to see how we use sociology in our everyday lives is by looking at the main topics in sociology. The more important topics in sociology are the following: values , beliefs, technology, and language. We have already looked at values, the next sociology topic that I will cover is belief. Beliefs are shared views about how the world. Beliefs can be religious, superstitious, or scientific. For example for someone to go to church every Sunday shows a devoted sense of belief. Another example would be that most Muslims due to their religion, follow the lunar calendar as well as the solar calendar. Following the lunar calendar is also a form of social belief. Technology is the next sociology topic that will be covered. Technology is ...
