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Sociology

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Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. In simple words sociology is the scientific study of society. It uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about social order and social change. While some sociologists conduct research that may be applied directly to social policy and welfare, others focus primarily on refining the theoretical understanding of social processes and phenomenological method. Subject matter can range from micro-level analyses of society (i.e. of individual interaction and agency) to macro-level analyses (i.e. of social systems and social structure). Read more...


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[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 7 points 5 days ago

This kinda tracks, but I'm still dubious. I got family that treat ai search results as a gold standard. And I run into people while working that frequently say "well grok said....".

Could be sample bias, but I am almost willing to bet dollars to cents that the actual number is not that low. But thanks for the hope anyways.

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Yes but 30% of the US are fucking braindead morons, so do you mean 1% of the pedo-protectors, or 1% of those "extremists" who want everyone to have healthcare...?

[–] CubitOom 1 points 4 days ago

All those other sources are using chatbots tho

[–] Oka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Hey im in the 1%

I use it when the questions I ask have a simple answer, or im trying to resolve a bug and need ideas, or otherwise query the knowledgebase: "is this common?"

[–] Innerworld@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Sorry for the title of this post. I just edited it to include "for breaking news".

[–] Oka@sopuli.xyz 5 points 5 days ago

Oof, I usually get my news from memes.

If anyone is upset about me using AI, lets talk