Sociology

INTRODUCTION

Sociology is defined as scientific study of society and human behavior.

It examines how people interact, how society are structured, and how social institutions.

It explores how social infuences affect human behavior and how societies develop, change, and function.

FOUNDER

Auguste Comte: Considered the father of sociology, he introduced the term of ‘sociology’ and tried to establish sociology as a science that studies society

KEY FACTORS OF THE BIRTH OF SOCIOLOGY

• The Enlightenment:

  Promoted reason and science led to studying societ scientifically.

• Industrial Revolution:

  Change how people lived and worked. Caused social problem like poverty and class gaps.

• Political Revolution:

  Ended traditional power and introduced ideas like freedom and equality. this led people to study how to keep society stable, and helping the birth of sociology.

• Scientific Advencment:

  Encouraged people to use reason and science to understand the world.

CHARACTHERISTIC

• Empirical:
  Sociology relies on observation and data collection to understand social phenomena.

• Thoritical:
  Develops and utilitize theories to explain and interpret social patterns.

• Cumulative:

  Sociology knowladge bulids upon previous research and thories.

• Non-ethical:
  Sociology recognizes the importand of understanding the social phenomena from the prespective of those involve.