Socy100 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Sociologyscientific study of social structure & social progress Social Scientific StatementGeneral statement based on empirical reality, must be falsifiable Non-Scientific StatementStatement lacking scientific evidence or method EmpiricismKnowledge based on sensory experience (e.g., physics) RationalismKnowledge acquired through clear thinking, not senses (e.g., mathematics) Metaphysics of ReligionKnowledge sourced from divine revelation and scriptures