Sociology
Sociology
Sociology
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
Family, School
Society Government
Economy, and Church
Karl Marx
SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM
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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