IMPORTANCE OF SOCIOLOGY IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY

Sub topic : Contribution of Sociology in Human

Development

Submitted By : Submitted To :
Mohini Dr. Honey Kumar
18039 Rgnul Punjab
Group No. 3
 What Is Sociology?

Sociology is the study of human social relationships and institutions.

Sociology’s subject matter is diverse, ranging from crime to religion, from
the family to the state, from the divisions of race and social class to the
shared beliefs of a common culture, and from social stability to radical
change in whole societies. Unifying the study of these diverse subjects of
study is sociology’s purpose of understanding how human action and
consciousness both shape and are shaped by surrounding cultural and
social structures.
 What is Society?

Individual is the basic component of society. The interaction of

individuals with each other gives birth to group. The social groups
interact with each other and develop relationships with each other, leads
to a society. The players in football or other games came together is not
a society, but just an aggregate of people. Within the society there are
patterns and groupings on the basis of likeness and differences.
"Likeness" creates a chain of relations among the individuals having
similarity in one or more conditions' like same profession, same
residence, same caste, family and kinship, college, age, sex etc."
 Importance of Sociology

•Sociology studies society in a scientific way

•Sociology increases the power of social action

•Sociology throws more light on the social nature of man

•Sociology is of great importance in the solution of social problems

•Sociology has changed our outlook with regard to the problems of crime
 Individual and Society

Man is a social animal. He lives in social groups in communities and in

society. Human life and society almost go together. Man cannot live
without society. Man is biologically and psychologically equipped to live
in groups, in society. Society has become an essential condition for
human life to arise and to continue.
 Sociology of Development

Development is an integral aspect of the society. It is an

indicator for change in the society. Since society is ever
changing with interaction and adaptation of other cultures it
becomes necessary to study the concept related to development
and the factors that are indicators of development in the
society.
 Human Development

It is a process of enlarging people's choices and capabilities to lead a better

life based on standard of living, literacy etc. In contemporary theories
human development is measured in alignment with gross national product
to evaluate overall development of society. The various indices of human
development are life expectancy, literacy rate, birth rate, death rate, and
infant mortality rate.
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