Psychology vs Sociology
Sociology | Psychology vs Sociology | [Type the document subtitle] | | Nicole Yardley | 10/24/2010 |
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Nicole Yardley
Sociology
10/24/10
IP Unit 1 Psychology and sociology has their similarities and differences. Psychology is the study of behavior and of the functions and processes of the human mind, especially related to the social and physical environment. Sociology is defined as the study of group behavior within a society. Psychologists are more interested with what occurs within people, which includes emotions, perception, learning, personality, and thinking. Sociologists mainly focus on what occur among people. These occurrences could be things such as interpersonal relationships, negotiating conflicts, and the effect of social systems like education and politics on personal and group behavior [ (Benokraitis, 2009) ]. Psychology examines more of the human mind and how and why people think and behave the way they do. Sociology examines groups of people. They might research such things as changes in population and effects on entire communities. One way to look at it is that psychology is more about the individual or small groups and sociology is more about communities or larger groups of people. Although they have differences, they have some similarities. Such as they are both meant to be beneficial to the society and they both see etiology, the study of causation or origination, as great importance [ (Ellis, 2010) ]. Furthermore, the sociological perspective deals with how people and societies develop. It focuses on how people are influenced by the world around them. It basically deals with the question of why people are the way they are. It can also be used with the term sociological imagination, which I the ability to tell the difference between outside forces and the actions of individuals [ (Vandelay, 2010) ]. The sociological perspective wants us to examine aspects of our social environment in ways that go
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Nicole Yardley
Sociology
10/24/10
IP Unit 1 Psychology and sociology has their similarities and differences. Psychology is the study of behavior and of the functions and processes of the human mind, especially related to the social and physical environment. Sociology is defined as the study of group behavior within a society. Psychologists are more interested with what occurs within people, which includes emotions, perception, learning, personality, and thinking. Sociologists mainly focus on what occur among people. These occurrences could be things such as interpersonal relationships, negotiating conflicts, and the effect of social systems like education and politics on personal and group behavior [ (Benokraitis, 2009) ]. Psychology examines more of the human mind and how and why people think and behave the way they do. Sociology examines groups of people. They might research such things as changes in population and effects on entire communities. One way to look at it is that psychology is more about the individual or small groups and sociology is more about communities or larger groups of people. Although they have differences, they have some similarities. Such as they are both meant to be beneficial to the society and they both see etiology, the study of causation or origination, as great importance [ (Ellis, 2010) ]. Furthermore, the sociological perspective deals with how people and societies develop. It focuses on how people are influenced by the world around them. It basically deals with the question of why people are the way they are. It can also be used with the term sociological imagination, which I the ability to tell the difference between outside forces and the actions of individuals [ (Vandelay, 2010) ]. The sociological perspective wants us to examine aspects of our social environment in ways that go
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