Prep
- Review Emile Durkheim, ‘What Is a Social Fact?’ (pp. 50-59 in the linked PDF), from Les regles de méthode sociologique (1894)
- Review Conley (2019), Ch. 2 (‘Methods’): ‘Research 101’
- Read Carl Zimmer, ‘How You Should Read Coronavirus Studies, or Any Science Paper’, New York Times (1 June 2020)
Asynchronous Learning
- The deadline for the Find Top Authorities for a Subject HW has been extended until 23:59 Tuesday, 9/22.
For Next Time
- Duncan Watts, ‘The Myth of Common Sense: Why The Social World Is Less Obvious Than It Seems’, Freakonomics blog (2011)
