Soc Sci 5
1. What is Sociology?
Sociology is the scientific study of human social life, groups, and societies.
Sociology shows us that aspects of life we consider natural or take for granted are influenced by social and historical forces.
Sociology is a discipline that insists on studying people within their social context
Sociology is the scientific study of social behavior, its origins, development, organization, and institutions.
Sociology is a social science that uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about social order, social disorder and social change.
2. Describe the nature of Sociology.
Sociology is an independent, a social, a categorical, a pure, an abstract, a generalising, both a rational and an empirical and a general science.
3. Give the essential characteristics and importance of sociology.
Essential Characteristics of Sociology
Sociology is an independent science
Sociology as an independent science has its own field of study, its own boundary and methods. It is not treated and studied as a branch of any other science like philosophy, Political science and History.
Sociology is a Social science and not a Physical science
Sociology is a humanistic science i.e. it deals with the social universe and not with the physical universe. It is particularly concerned with social facts and man's relationships, social activities and social life. It is intimately related to the social sciences like History, Political science, Economic, Psychology, Anthropology etc. It can be distinguished from Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry and other physical sciences.
Sociology is a categorical and not a normative discipline
Sociology as a science cannot deal with problem of good and evil, right and wrong and moral or immoral. It does not make any recommendations on matters of social policy or legislation or programme. It maintains a neutral posture making no value judgments of social issues. It only critically analyses
Sociology is the scientific study of human social life, groups, and societies.
Sociology shows us that aspects of life we consider natural or take for granted are influenced by social and historical forces.
Sociology is a discipline that insists on studying people within their social context
Sociology is the scientific study of social behavior, its origins, development, organization, and institutions.
Sociology is a social science that uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about social order, social disorder and social change.
2. Describe the nature of Sociology.
Sociology is an independent, a social, a categorical, a pure, an abstract, a generalising, both a rational and an empirical and a general science.
3. Give the essential characteristics and importance of sociology.
Essential Characteristics of Sociology
Sociology is an independent science
Sociology as an independent science has its own field of study, its own boundary and methods. It is not treated and studied as a branch of any other science like philosophy, Political science and History.
Sociology is a Social science and not a Physical science
Sociology is a humanistic science i.e. it deals with the social universe and not with the physical universe. It is particularly concerned with social facts and man's relationships, social activities and social life. It is intimately related to the social sciences like History, Political science, Economic, Psychology, Anthropology etc. It can be distinguished from Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry and other physical sciences.
Sociology is a categorical and not a normative discipline
Sociology as a science cannot deal with problem of good and evil, right and wrong and moral or immoral. It does not make any recommendations on matters of social policy or legislation or programme. It maintains a neutral posture making no value judgments of social issues. It only critically analyses