Sociology is a science. In fact, a sociologist has to have more personally challenging scientific standards than the more popularly-known sciences such as physics and chemistry, because it is much more challenging to deal with bias and subjectivity.
What is the 'Securities And Exchange Commission - SEC'. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is a government commission created by U.S. Congress with goals of protecting investors, maintaining fair and orderly functioning of securities markets, and facilitating capital formation.
1 The General Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS) are the most common auditing standards used to audit private companies. 2  Consider the GAAS policies when commencing your internal accounting audit. 3  GAAS are the basic rules and standards that are used when doing an audit.