Sam Richards Professions : Sociologist Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Sam Richards My students often ask me, 'What is sociology?' And I tell them, 'It's the study of the way in which human beings are shaped by things that they don't see.' Sam Richards see me study way Back when Saddam Hussein was in power, the Americans didn't care about his crimes. When he was gassing the Kurds and gassing Iran, they didn't care about it. When oil was at stake, somehow, suddenly, things mattered. Sam Richards back things care power There are a lot of countries, oil-producing countries, that aren't very democratic, but supported by the United States. That's odd. Sam Richards very democratic united-states odd This is what I tell my students: step outside of your tiny little world. Step inside of the tiny little world of somebody else. And then do it again and do it again and do it again. And suddenly, all these tiny little worlds, they come together in this complex web. And they build a big, complex world. Sam Richards your step together world Similar Authors Bruno Latour sociologist Alice S Rossi sociologist Beatrice Webb sociologist Immanuel Wallerstein sociologist Barrington Moore, Jr. sociologist Hubert M. Blalock sociologist All Authors
