Sociology:dimensions of inequality

'Sociology is the study of human social life, groups and societies' (Giddens, 1993). Sociology is concerned with the small things like interactions between strangers to bigger issues such as global warming. Bhaskar described society as a multilayered reality. His work was concerned with looking at the history of things as opposed to just what's on the surface. Studying sociology is being able to look at social situations in a wider context than your own personal view. …

…the number of laws that government has passed to stop discrimination against people for their sex, race, gender etc. It still very much exists in our society today. Even within the government itself there is an element of discrimination. It will take a long time for our parliament to even out in terms of men and women representatives. Only when our own government clearly represents the population can they pass discrimination laws without being hypocritical.