Sociology can be defined as the scientific study of social behaviors, their origins, development, and reasoning behind said behavior. This could relate to gender distribution in the workforce, racial segregation causing and perpetuating mass incarceration, the unemployment rates of the millennial cohort, or the reaction to public policy such as affirmative action. A broad continuum of topics can be studied based on information in society then researched, interpreted, then published by knowledgeable experts in the sociological community.

Knowledge Leads to Expertise

Expertise is an integral part of the field as it determines who will be cited and referenced which relates to what becomes knowledge in the field. Expertise can also be determined by how many times one’s research is cited as an author. In her article, Is There a Motherhood Penalty, Shelley Correll blatantly states her variables…

Sociological Community

The discourse community of Sociology can be seen as a highly educated group of people such as professors and professionals. However, these professors are sharing studies and research articles with their students which widens the community to those who generally want to learn about sociology. Sociological research generally assumes that there is an educated and…

Information

Information is the root of Sociology. Any action or observation done by a group could be qualified as important information in the field. These groups and studies are based on variables such as sex, gender, race, age, environment, etc. There are many ways to research these variables and their correlation to other variables. The goal would…

References

Alexander, Michelle. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. New York: New, 2011. Print. Correll, Shelley J., Stephen Benard, and In Paik. “Getting a Job: Is There a Motherhood Penalty?” Am J Sociol American Journal of Sociology 112.5 (2007): 1297-339. Web. 28 Sept. 2015. <http://gender.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/motherhoodpenalty.pdf> Kozol, Jonathan. Savage Inequalities: Children in…