Question

You are looking over the courses being offered at your school and you see a class called “the sociology of media and popular culture.” you don’t think you need this course because you listen to lots of music, watch a wide variety of television, and often go to the movies. what would a sociologist tell you?

Answer 1

Sociology is more than just listening to music, watching TV or going to the movies. Sociology is about studying the development, structure and functioning of human society. So by understanding how TV, movies or music influence our societies' development is an aspect you cannot obtain just by watching or listening. How these media forms influence our society is key to understanding our history and our future as a human race.