Social Science Inquiry: Facebook Research and Consumer Inclination

This assignment reflects on the concepts presented in a video and an overview of Facebook research in the social sciences, addressing how social science inquiry advances and evolves over time, and why it's important for our understanding of social science concepts to continue to develop and expand. It considers how affirmation inclination influences consumers before purchases, and how others could build upon this question through further studies. The response emphasizes looking at what is not yet known, challenging existing understanding, and using ignorance as a stepping stone for discovery. The importance of understanding social units and sociologies within a community is highlighted, enabling easier adaptation to new ideas and trends in a developing society. The assignment also suggests further research into other factors impacting consumer choices beyond affirmation inclination.

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Q1.According to the video, Stuart suggests that there is a misconception about science, about the
knowledge that we have. The world views topics, research, facts, and concepts in terms of what
they know instead of what they do not know. I understand from start that we should start looking
at things in terms of what is not yet done. This is because with every complete task there arises
another one that needs to be done. With this in mind, we should change even the learning system
not to pump knowledge into children but to fill them with the curiosity of prospects. We should
seek out what we do not know, discover, invent learn new things instead of cramming facts into
our brains. The video also suggests that we should look at things not as they virtually appear but
in a more complex dimension. Like Stuart says, we should use information we already have to
find out what we do not know. To challenge our understanding and our thinking. For instance,
we can use our knowledge on a product to find out where it is produced, where it is mostly
purchased, how it is marketed, who markets it and why a certain strategy for marketing is used.
We should use ignorance as a stepping stone. It is not about how much you know, it's about what
you do with what you know that counts.
Q2.Explain the importance of developing and expanding our understanding of the concept of
social science
According to Lofland, society can be described as a development of social units; this is to mean
that a study into the sociologies of a community can be researched as an understanding of how
the society functions. (Lofland, J., & Lofland, L. H. (1971). It is simpler for a social researcher to
understand the how’s and whys behind the running of society if they can understand the idea of
sociologies. The society is developing every day into a different body for the future. It is

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important that one understands the different types of sociology so that it will be easy to blend in
with the new ideas being adopted by the society. The more one understands, the easier it is to
adopt even appreciate the new and upcoming trends.
Q3. Then, consider how the question on how the affirmation inclination will influence customers
before they make a purchase or have an administration done; and how others could gain more
information through further studies and more consequent questions.
Some will utilize this information to further their research and find different perspectives on the
same idea. They could ask whether other factors such as social convictions could impact
affirmation inclination in relation to the customer watching promotions. They could delve further
into finding out if there are any other impacts on a customer in terms of their choices on
purchasing apart from the affirmation inclination.

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References
Lofland, J., & Lofland, L. H. (1971). Analyzing social settings.
Kincheloe, J. L. (2005). On to the next level: Continuing the
conceptualization of the bricolage. Qualitative inquiry, 11(3), 323-350.
https://www.ted.com/talks/stuart_firestein_the_pursuit_of_ignorance?
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