SOC 345 Discussion 5 – Prof. Williams’ Talk

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Discussion 5 – Prof. Williams’ Talk  Choose one of the following prompts for your post. Try to answer all of the questions in the prompt.  https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/tEHqp3d0a6KjhvsIBLhMfJEjvduvJwGPNu6jgQSpAXnzAWzrWbgv7J16h7hVxqrO.hDw7fuhdE-IdlTES Passcode: ^jSY59#Y Prompt One:  Dr. Williams argues that sociologists should study racial inequality in a new way.  According to Dr. Williams, what is the conventional way of studying poverty and inequality? What are the problems with this conventional approach? How would you describe the alternative approach Dr. Williams discussed?  What are the strengths of this alternative approach?  What do you think, does Dr. Williams’ approach solve the problems in the conventional approach? Prompt Two: Dr. Williams argues that sociologists need to pay attention to theory as much as they pay attention to the methods they use to study inequality.  How would you describe the role of theory in research? Is theory different in quantitative research than in other kinds of research? How would you describe the theory of racial inequality that Dr. Williams discussed? How does theory relate to your own research project in this class?