Presentation on Sociology

Presented by:
Muhammad Haseeb Akbar
Hussnain Razzaq
Asim Nawaz
 sociology?
Sociology is the study of human social relationships and institutions
Sociology focuses on human interaction on the mutual and reciprocal
influencing by two or more people of each other's feelings,
attitudes and actions. Sociology does not so much focus on what occurs
within people as it does on what transpires between people.
Development of sociology
• The growth of sociology as an academic discipline in the United States
coincided with the establishment and upgrading of many universities
that were including a new focus on graduate departments and
curricula on “modern subjects.”
• The establishment of sociology as a discipline by Auguste Comte and
popularizing scientific methods for studying social conditions with
observation, experiments, and analysis paved a path for its
intellectual progress. Moreover, the revolution had brought the
society relying heavily on trade which was crucial for the discipline.
Pioneers of sociology
•  Pioneers of Sociology Auguste Comte: Prominent French Philosopher
Comte coined the term sociology and contributed substantially to the
making of the discipline. His important works include Positive
Philosophy, Systems of Positive Polity and Religion of Humanity
Nature
• Sociology is a social science, not physical science. Social sciences focus
on various aspects of human society while physical sciences deal with
natural phenomena. Thus Sociology is a social science as it deals with
man and his social activities.
What is the primary goal of Sociology?

• The Sociology Program prepares one for a lifetime of change by

developing one's appreciation of diversity, love of learning, writing
and study skills, and knowledge base about human behavior, social
organization, culture, and social change. Sociology helps us look more
objectively at our society and other societies.
Scope of sociology
• The scope of Sociology begins with the connection between human
beings and society and expands further towards the social institutions
that impact our lives and the factors that dominate the proper
functioning of these institutions.
Subject matter
• Scope and Subject Matter of Sociology as Profession and Knowledge
Simply sociology is the study of society. Our society is web of social
institutions. These institutions are interrelated and interlinked with
one another. The interest of sociology is to explain these institutions,
which is its subject matter.
• Human interaction and interrelation become the subject matter of
sociology. When relationships endure, they form social groups. The
social group is commonly recognized to be one of the major;
subjects of sociological study.
Brief historical development
•  Sociology is the youngest of the recognized social sciences.Auguste
Comte in France coined the word 'sociology' in his Positive Philosophy
published in 1838.He believed that a science of sociology should be
based on systematic observation and classification not on authority and
speculation.
• Sociology as a scholarly discipline emerged, primarily out of
Enlightenment thought, as a positivist science of society shortly after
the French Revolution.Its genesis owed to various key movements in
the philosophy of science and the philosophy of knowledge, arising in
reaction to such issues as modernity, capitalism, urbanization,
rationalization, secularization, colonization and imperialism.
Society and community
• A society is defined as a group of people sharing the same culture,
interests, opinions, etc. On the other hand, a community is defined
as the group of living in a social structure.
community examples?

Examples of communities may include the following: Schools.

Workplaces. Neighborhood associations.

These groups may consist of the following:

• Families.
• Friends.
• Classmates and teachers.
• Coworkers.
• Activity or team members.
5 examples of society?

• Hunting-Gathering societies.
• Horticultural societies.
• Agrarian societies.
• Industrial societies.
• Post-industrial societies.