He includes the fact that sociology teaches students to use empirical data to understand current social realities. Also, students will be exposed to the use of statistics as a method for representing and analyzing complex social issues. Students will also work qualitatively through interviews, focus groups, and participant-observer data, which leads to someone that is attentive to facts, probing with hypotheses, offering explanations, critical in offering and assessing arguments for conclusions. Daniel Little: Why a Sociology Major?