Sociology Presentation Nliu Bhopal

NATIONAL LAW INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY, BHOPAL
SOCIOLOGY PRESENTATION ON-
SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
Under the guidance of-
B.P.Singh
Sociology can be defined
simply as the study of society, but
the practice of sociology is much
more than a field of study it is a
way of seeing the world.
The sociological perspective involves
recognizing and evaluating the
effects of social relationships and
social structures and forces,
considering the present day in
historical context and takes for
granted that society is socially
constructed and thus changeable. It
is a perspective that fosters critical
thinking, the posing of critical
questions, and the pursuit of
solutions.
EXAMINING SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
When sociologists look at the world and

try to understand why things are the way
they are, they look for relationships, and
not just those between people.
They look for relationships between individuals
and the social groups they might identify with or
be identified with, like those of race,
class, gender, sexuality, and nationality, among
others; connections between individuals and the
communities they live in or are affiliated with;
and, relationships between individuals and
institutions, like media, religion, family, and law
enforcement.
Within sociology, this is known as looking at the

connections between the "micro" and the "macro",
or the individual aspects of social life, and
the large-scale groups, relationships, and trends
that compose society.
CONSIDERING THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL
STRUCTURES AND FORCES
 Sociologists look for relationships because they want to

understand the causes of trends and problems in society so
that they can make recommendations on how to address them.
 At the heart of sociology is the recognition that social
structures and forces, like those described above and others
too, shape a person’s worldview, beliefs, values,
expectations, sense of what is normal, and right and wrong.
 In doing so, social structures and forces shape our experiences,
how we interact with other people, and ultimately,
the trajectories and outcomes of our lives.
 Most social structures and forces are not immediately visible
to us, but we can find them when we look beneath the surface
of everyday life. Introducing students to the field, Peter Berger
wrote, “It can be said that the first wisdom of sociology is
this—things are not what they seem.”
 The sociological perspective urges us to ask the unasked
questions about the things we consider normal, natural, and
inevitable, in order to illuminate the underlying social
structures and forces that produce them.
THE IMPORTANCE OF HISTORICAL CONTEXT
The sociological perspective always includes

historical context in its view of society,
because if we want to understand why things
are the way they are, we have to understand
how they got that way.
 So,sociologists often take the long
view, by, for example, looking at
the shifting nature of the class
structure over time, how the
relationship between the economy
and culture has evolved over
centuries, or, how limited access to
rights and resources in the
past continues to impact historically
marginalized people today.
THE EMPOWERING NATURE OF THE SOCIOLOGICAL
PERSPECTIVE
Mills believed that the sociological imagination

could empower people to make change in their lives and in
society because it allows us to see that what we often
perceive as “personal troubles,” like not making enough
money to support ourselves or our families, are actually
“public issues”—problems that course through society and
are a product of flaws in the social structure, like
inadequate minimum wage levels.
The empowering nature of the sociological imagination points to
another fundamentally important aspect of the sociological
perspective: that society and all that happens within it is made by
people.
Society is a social product, and as such, its structures, its

institutions, norms, ways of life, and problems are changeable.
 Just as social structures and forces act on us and
shape our lives, we act on them with our choices
and actions.
 Throughout our daily lives, in mundane and

sometimes momentous ways, our behaviour
either validates and reproduces society as it is, or
it challenges it and remakes it into something
else.
 The sociological perspective allows us to see how

both outcomes are possible.
CONCLUSION
 To conclude, sociological perspectives are used to

understand human behaviour while seeing the
broader social context.
 Each theoretical perspective serves to explain
human behaviour within its own category.
 One can use sociology as a basis for
understanding human behavior in every day life
whether it be on an individual basis or group. As
John Donne is quoted as saying "No man is an
island unto himself," individual behaviors can not
be separated from group behavior because we
carry society within us.
PRESENTATION BY-
AKHIL RAJ NIGAM
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NATIONAL LAW INSTITUTE

SOCIOLOGY PRESENTATION ON-

When sociologists look at the world and

Within sociology, this is known as looking at the

 Sociologists look for relationships because they want to

The sociological perspective always includes

Mills believed that the sociological imagination

Society is a social product, and as such, its structures, its

 Throughout our daily lives, in mundane and

 The sociological perspective allows us to see how

 To conclude, sociological perspectives are used to

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