MEANING ,DEFINITION & SCOPE
1.Latin word ‘Societus’ and Greek word ‘Logos’
{Science}.August Comte-1839.
2.It is the study of human relation and interaction, their
conditions and consequences – Ginsberg.
3.Study of social phenomena , human behavior in
groups , forms of social relationship and social systems
.
4.The scope of sociology is very wide, It is general and
special it only studies relationship and society.
5.It studies various aspects like social traditions, social
control, social pathology.
6.Synthesising discipline dealing with human race
,CONTD…………….
Analytical view –aspects of society like
forms of social relationship [collective life] .
General view –orientation of the above view.
Sociology is general and specialized
discipline human society as or specific as
totalities {macro} specific aspects of
societies like institutions , structures and
processes {meso} , analysis of specific
concrete situations of human social actions
and events{micro}.
,How did Sociology begin?
Sociology emerged in the middle of the
nineteen century in Europe
Three factors led to the development of
sociology
1.Industrial Revolution
2.Imperialism (travel)
3.Success of Natural Sciences
Dr D.R. Hota @ ILNU 10/05/2024
, THE ORIGINS OF SOCIOLOGY
Sociology is the scientific study of human social life, groups
and societies.
There was no sociology as a distinct discipline before the
advent of 19th century. As a distinct discipline it emerged
about the middle of the 19th century when European social
observers began to use scientific methods to test their ideas.
It looks that three factors led to the development of sociology.
The first was the Industrial revolution.
• By the mid 19th century Europe was changing from
agriculture to factory production. There was the emergence
of new occupations as well as new avenues of employment
away from the land.
Dr D.R. Hota @ ILNU 10/05/2024
1.Latin word ‘Societus’ and Greek word ‘Logos’
{Science}.August Comte-1839.
2.It is the study of human relation and interaction, their
conditions and consequences – Ginsberg.
3.Study of social phenomena , human behavior in
groups , forms of social relationship and social systems
.
4.The scope of sociology is very wide, It is general and
special it only studies relationship and society.
5.It studies various aspects like social traditions, social
control, social pathology.
6.Synthesising discipline dealing with human race
,CONTD…………….
Analytical view –aspects of society like
forms of social relationship [collective life] .
General view –orientation of the above view.
Sociology is general and specialized
discipline human society as or specific as
totalities {macro} specific aspects of
societies like institutions , structures and
processes {meso} , analysis of specific
concrete situations of human social actions
and events{micro}.
,How did Sociology begin?
Sociology emerged in the middle of the
nineteen century in Europe
Three factors led to the development of
sociology
1.Industrial Revolution
2.Imperialism (travel)
3.Success of Natural Sciences
Dr D.R. Hota @ ILNU 10/05/2024
, THE ORIGINS OF SOCIOLOGY
Sociology is the scientific study of human social life, groups
and societies.
There was no sociology as a distinct discipline before the
advent of 19th century. As a distinct discipline it emerged
about the middle of the 19th century when European social
observers began to use scientific methods to test their ideas.
It looks that three factors led to the development of sociology.
The first was the Industrial revolution.
• By the mid 19th century Europe was changing from
agriculture to factory production. There was the emergence
of new occupations as well as new avenues of employment
away from the land.
Dr D.R. Hota @ ILNU 10/05/2024
