Sociology

Made by: Tulsi                              Noopur

                Bhagyashree                Amee
                Garima                         Dhruvi  
                Ruchi                            Prina
                Kinjal                            Dipanshi
Sociology

• Sociology is a social science that focuses on society,

human social behavior, patterns of social relationships,
social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with
everyday life.
• It examines the organization, structure, and change of
social groups and institutions.
• It is the study of modern communities and social
problems.
• Its principle goal as a discipline is to understand the
workings of human society and to explain social behavior.
• Sociology makes use of documents and the survey.
Sociology:
• Traditional focuses of sociology
include social stratification, social
class, social mobility, religion,
secularization, law, sexuality,
gender, and deviance.
• U.S. Sociologists use
observational techniques, surveys
and interviews, statistical .
analysis, controlled experiments,
and other methods to study
subject.
Relation of
Sociology
to other
Sciences
Anthropology

• Anthropology is the study of the origin and development

of human societies and cultures.
• Anthropologists study the characteristics of past and
present human communities through a variety of
techniques.
• They aim to study and present their human subjects in a
clear and unbiased way. They attempt to achieve this by
observing subjects in their local environment.
Anthropologists then describe interactions and customs,
a process known as ethnography (scientific study of
individual cultures and customs).
 Anthropology:
Anthropology is the study of man as such, which is a study of the development of human race.  
 Anthropology 

Biological Linguistic
Cultural Archaeology

• Human Biology and • Material life • Descriptive

• Prehistoric
Variation and technology • Comparative
and 
• Primatology • Subsistence and
• Historical
• Paleoanthropology and economics • Historical
• archaeology
• Worldview linguistics
Psychology

• Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and

behavior. Psychologists are actively involved in studying
and understanding mental processes, brain functions, and
behavior. 
•  “The study of the mind,” psychology focuses on both
individual and group behavior.
• Other specialized fields of psychology include child
psychology, educational psychology, sports psychology,
social psychology, and comparative psychology.
•  The methods used in psychological research include
observation, interviews, psychological testing, laboratory
experimentation, and statistical analysis.
Psychology:

• The four main goals of psychology are to

describe, explain, predict and change the
behavior and mental processes of others.
• Psychology aims to be able to predict future
behavior from the findings of empirical
research.
• Once psychology has described, explained and
made predictions about behavior, changing or
controlling a behavior can be attempted.
Social-Psychology

• Social psychology is the study of your mind and

behavior with other people. Social psychology
looks at your personality, interpersonal
relationships, and group behavior.
• It therefore looks at human behavior as
influenced by other people and the conditions
under which social behavior and feelings occur.
• Social psychology focuses on three main areas:
social thinking, social influence, and social
behavior.
 Sociology Anthropology
• Studies modern communities • Studies ancient communities and
and social problems and the problems existed.
suggests solutions.  • Studies anatomical characters
• Studies social relationships and influenced by behavioral change.
makes suggestions for future.  • Focuses on culture.
• Focuses on social processes. • Originated from primitive
• Originated from Western groups.
civilization. • Makes use of functional method 
• Makes use of documents and
surveys.
 Sociology
• Society is the basic unit.
• Studies the relationship of
individual to the society.
• It studies a man as a part of
the societal system and social
institutions and social processes
will be used in the social
interaction.
• Difference of attitude in
regard to common material can
be studied.
Psychology
• Individual is the basic unit.
• It is the science of Human
behavior and human experience.
• It studies a man as an individual
and his interaction with
heredity and the environment. 
• Individualistic attitude can be
studied.