Introduction:
For sociologists the question is “What is Sociology?” Offering a short sentence such as Sociology is the study of human society and human social behavior. Sociologists may attempt to improve on this by detailing specific areas of behavior in which they are interested relating to how people behave in families, why some people are involved in crime, why some children perform better at school. This draws an indication about the essence of sociology. And it is necessary to emphasize on the importance of how sociology is studied & what is studied, as it is important to indicate the particular perspective of sociology and its own way of looking at the individual and society. Furthermore studying the perspective of sociology maintains the patterns of behavior of human beings linked to social forces or factors specifically they are the consequence and results of social relationships & experiences which creates human social living.
Developments within Sociology:
In order to value the importance of sociological perspective, it is significant to realize that sociology as a discipline arose within distinct historical, intellectual and social contexts. Major question were raised about the individual & society these question preoccupied thinkers in all periods of history, but these philosophical analysis of society were untested assumptions about the motives of human beings in their behavior lacking systematic analysis of the structure and workings in society. However, later on vital changes took place concerning perspective on understanding of society and the individual’s place in it. On the other hand many considerable advances were taking place in scientific discovery with regard to the structure of the physical world & nature surrounding human beings. And this scientific rational approach raised the question if it could be applied to the analysis of humans’ social worlds, their relationships, experiences &