RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

OF LAW

SUBMITTED TO:- SUBMITTED BY:-

PROF. HONEY KUMAR HARSH MANGAL
B.A LL.B(HONS)
ROLL NO.- 18008
TOPIC: SOCIOLOGY AS A SOCIAL SCIENCE
DISCIPLINE

SUB-TOPIC: IMPORTANCE OF SOCIOLOGY TO THE

SOCIETY
 WHAT IS SOCIOLOGY?

 The science which attempts the interpretative understanding of

social action in order thereby to arrive at a causal explanation of its
cause and effects

 Sociology is the science of society.

 WHAT IS SOCIAL SCIENCE ?

 Social science is a category of academic discipline.

 It is concerned with the society.
 To be social is to interact.
 The social scientists studies the environment in which we live
in.
SOCIOLOGY AS SOCIAL SCIENCE

 Sociology the nature and character of human society, its origin and
development, structure and functions.
 Sociology tries to determine the relationship and inter dependence
between different elements of social life.
 As a social science it concentrates on man, his social behaviour,
social activities and social life.
IMPORTANCE OF SOCIOLOGY TO SOCIETY

 Sociology increases the power of social action.

 It is of great importance in solution of social problems.

 Sociology has changed our outlook with regard to the problems of

social crime.

 Sociology is of great importance in the solution of international

problems.
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