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Capitalism is an inherently expanding social order in which the goals and powers of profit-seeking private investors are the most important force shaping society. Capitalists hate free markets, which force them to pass along technological advances in the form of lower prices.  To protect themselves from that, in the late 1800s, leading capitalists lobbied state legislatures … Read more
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1. Sociology helps you understand how people's behavior is shaped by the conditions in which they live.  That can help you find a proper balance between sympathy and blame.  It can also help you maintain a critical attitude about people who claim to be "self-made" geniuses. 2. Sociology helps you recognize and comprehend similarities and differences in … Read more
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Sociology is the scientific (evidence-based) study of how institutions and major patterns of human behavior shape individual lives, and vice versa. The big three topics in sociology are class, race, and gender. The sociological findings so far are that all three of these realities are mostly or entirely socially-created, rather than (as was long held) … Read more