SOCIOLOGY

PRESENTATION OF GROUP 2
Sociology is the scientific study
of society, including
patterns of social
relationships, social
interaction, and culture.
The term ‘Sociology’ was
first used by Auguste
Comte in the 1830’s
when he proposed a
synthetic science uniting
all knowledge about
human activity. In the
academic world,
sociology is considered
one of the social sciences

What is sociology?
  Seek to understand
how human action
and consciousness
both shape and are
shaped by
OF
surrounding
SOCIOLOGY cultural and social
structures.
 Sociology helps us look more
objectively at our society and other
societies. It directs attention to how the
parts of society fit together and change,
as well as makes us aware of the
consequences of that social change.

Sociology enables us to
*THEORICAL
*HISTORICAL
*SOCIOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE
*CRIMINOLOGY
*RELIGION
*ECONOMY
*RURAL
*URBAN
*POLITICAL
*DEMOGRAPHY
*LAW
*INDUSTRIAL
It includes micro theory or small/middle/large theory.
The theories of Karl Marx, August Cimte, Max
Wever, Emmile Durkhaim, Sorokin, etc are studied
under the theories of sociology. Eg. The theories of
“Economic determinism” and the theory of “Class
Struggle” of Karl Marx. Eg. “Theory of Suicide” by
Emmile Durkhaim.
THEORICAL
It is the study of social facts
and social groups. It studies
the background of any
social event. How and
when different social
groups or organizations
originated? Eg. The history HISTORICAL
of Hindu, Roman, Greek,
etc. and other major
civilizations were studied
by P.A Sorkin.
It is the study of the relationship between
human thought and the social context
within which it arises, and of the
effects that prevailing ideas have on
societies.

KNOWLEDGE
It is the study of the making, breaking, and enforcing
of criminal laws. Its aim is to understand
empirically and to develop and test theories
explaining criminal behavior, the formation and
enforcement of laws, and the operation of
criminal justice system.

CRIMINOLOGY
It analyses the social behavior of human beings. It also
studies the religious constitiutions and their role in
the society.

• Sociology of religion is the study of the beliefs,

practices and organizational forms of religion
using the tools and methods of the discipline of
sociology. ... Contemporary sociology of religion
may also encompass the sociology of irreligion
(for instance, in the analysis of secular-humanist
belief systems

RELIGION
This branch of sociology studies production, distribution,
consumption and exchange of goods and services. This branch
also studies the economic activites of the society in which the
focus is given about the socio-cultural factors. Economic
sociology is the study of the social cause and effect of various
economic phenomena. Frequent areas of inquiry in
contemporary economic sociology include the social
consequences of economic exchanges, the social meanings they
involve and the social interactions they facilitate or obstruct

ECONOMY
Is a field of sociology
traditionally associated
with the study of social
structure and conflict in
rural areas although
topical areas such as food RURAL
and agriculture or natural
resource access transcend
traditional rural spatial
boundaries.
Is the sociological study of life
and human interaction in
metropolitan areas. It is a
normative discipline of
sociology seeking to study
the structures,
environmental processes, URBAN
changes and problems of an
urban area and by doing so
provide inputs for urban
planning and policy
making.
It is the study of power and the relationship between societies,
states, and political conflict. It is a broad subfield that
straddles political science and sociology, with “macro” and
“micro” components. The macrofocus has centered on
questions about nation-states, political institutions and their
development, and the sources of social and political change.

POLITICAL
Demography is the study of human population
dynamics. It encompasses the study of the
size, structure and distribution of populations,
and how populations change over time due to
births, deaths, migration, and aging.

DEMOGRAPHY
LAW is often described as a sub-discipline of sociology or an interdisciplinary
approach within legal studies. Some see sociology of law as belonging
"necessarily" to the field of sociology, but others tend to consider it a field of
research caught up between the disciplines of law and sociology. Still others
regard it neither a subdiscipline of sociology nor a branch of legal studies but as
a field of research on its own right within the broader social science tradition.
Accordingly, it may be described without reference to mainstream sociology as
the systematic, theoretically grounded, empirical study of law as a set of social
practices or as an aspect or field of social experience.

LAW
Is until recently a crucial research area within the field of sociology of work,
examines "the direction and implications of trends in technological change,
globalization, labor markets, work organization, managerial practices and
employment relations to the extent to which these trends are intimately related
to changing patterns of inequality in modern societies and to the changing
experiences of individuals and families the ways in which workers challenge,
resist and make their own contributions to the patterning of work and shaping
of work institutions."

INDUSTRIAL
Studying sociology should be an important
component of your college education,
regardless of major, for two reasons:
Sociology will enable you to gain a
better understanding of the social
forces that shape your own life, so that
you will be better poised to deal with
them.
 IMPORTANCE OF
STUDYING SOCIOLOGY