Talk:Introduction to Sociology/Sociological Methods

The reason that are mentioned in this book why according to Barker the Unification Church were accused of brainwashing are at best one-side and at worst erroneous. The public accused the Unification church of brainwashing because it offered a plausible all-encompassing explanation of a sudden adoption of weird beliefs. I am reading the book right now. 24.132.49.11 14:25, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

Also it should be noted that the public who accused the Moonies of brainwashing may not have used it in the way it was originally meant that is coerced conversion. In every day usage the term was and is often applied loosely. 24.132.49.11 14:29, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

Can you clarify this please?

The section "The Development of Social Science" on this page is largely identical to the similarly named section on the Introduction page. The two sections are basically identical except for the info about John Dewey in one version. Here are a couple links for reference.

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology/Introduction#The_Development_of_Social_Science

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology/Sociological_Methods#The_Development_of_Social_Science

I'm pointing this out without fixing anything or making specific suggestions, mainly because I don't have the knowledge to say where this information really ought to be. --72.141.21.242 15:33, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

To do
Expand the section on experiments to include an easy-to-understand model of the simplest experimental design. Add sections on:

1) participant observation and other fieldwork are the two options to collect information about the society

2) survey research; 3) content analysis;

Add links or content re examples of controversial or unethical research. Thomasfbrown (talk) 21:43, 3 November 2008 (UTC)