Origin of the

word Sociology
The word “sociology” is derived from the
Latin word socius (companion) and the
Greek word logos (speech or reason),
which together mean “reasoned speech
about companionship”
Father of
Sociology
 Definition
Sociology- A social science that studies human
societies, their interactions, and the processes that
preserve and change them. Sociology also studies
social status or stratification, social movements,
and social change, as well as societal disorder in
the form of crime, deviance, and revolution.
Importance of Studying Sociology

Studying sociology is beneficial both for

the individual and for society. By studying
sociology people learn how to think critically
about social issues and problems that
confront our society.
 3 Major Perspectives
in Sociology
Structural Conflict Symbolic
Functionalism Theory Interactionism
 Structural Functionalism
-Views society as a complex system with interrelated
parts working together to maintain stability and order.

Family, School
Society Government
Economy, and Church

Emile Durkheim SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS

 Conflict Theory
-Emphasizes social inequality and the power struggles
between different groups, such as those based on class,
race, or gender.
Racial Conflict Gender
Class Conflict
Conflict
Theory

Karl Marx
 SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM

-Focuses on the micro-level interactions

between individuals, emphasizing the
importance of symbols and meanings in
shaping social reality. Max Weber
 Social Philosophy is the point
How is
where the fields of sociology
Philosophy
and philosophy meet each
related to other. Its role in the social
Sociology?? sciences involves the study of
social life concepts.
Central Sociological Concepts

SOCIAL SOCIAL SOCIAL

INTERACTION STRUCTURE CHANGE
 SOCIAL INTERACTION
The process of reciprocal influence exercised by
individual over one another during social
encounters.
 Nisbet’s Typology of Social Interaction

1. Cooperation
2. Conflict
3. Social Exchange
4. Coercion
5. Conformity Robert Nisbet
 SOCIAL STRUCTURE
The organized pattern of social
relationships and social institutions
that together compose society.
 SOCIAL CHANGE
The alteration of mechanism within the
social structure, characterized by
changes in cultural symbols, rules of
behavior, social organization, or value
system.
Major Branches of Sociology

HUMAN SOCIAL
ECOLOGY PSYCHOLOG
Y
APPLIED POLITICAL
SOCIOLOGY SOCIOLOGY
HUMAN ECOLOGY
Study that examines the relationship between
humans and their environment.
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Study of how the presence of humans or
other stimuli influence the behavioral,
emotional, or thoughts of someone.
APPLIED SOCIOLOGY
A diverse group of practitioners all using
sociology to ‘understand, intervene, or enhance
human social life’.
POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY
The study of power and the relationship
between societies, states, and political
conflict.
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QUIZ: TRUE OR FALSE
1. Sociology is beneficial for both individual and society.
2. The study of power and domination in social relationship is called Political Sociology.
3. Society is a group of people who shares territory and culture and has common rules
and regulations.
4. Social science studies and human societies, their interactions and the processes that
preserve and change them.
5. Structural functionalism and conflict theory look at society on a micro level.
6. Human ecology study the examines the relationship between humans and their plants.
7. The French philosopher Auguste Comte, often called the “father of sociology” first used
tern “sociology”
8. Symbolic interactionism views the society as people interacting through the use of
symbols.
9. Sociology is derived from Latin word socius and logos.
10. Social Structure is the organized pattern of social relationship and social institution.