Wat is sociology???

Answer 1

Sociology is the study of society and human social interaction. Sociological research ranges from the analysis of short contacts between anonymous individuals on the street to the study of global social processes. The field focuses on how and why people are organized in society, either as individuals or as members of associations, groups, and institutions.

Someone working in the field of sociology is known as a sociologist. As an academic discipline, sociology is generally considered a social science and is somewhat young compared to other disciplines, having evolved in the early 19th century. However, there has been social studies carried out by scholars and philosophers at least as early as the time of Plato, thus making the field more or less established.

The word sociology comes from the suffix "-logy" which means "study of," derived from Greek, and the stem "socio-" which is from the Latin word socius, meaning member, friend, or ally, thus referring to people in general.

Because sociology is such a broad discipline, it can be difficult to define, even for professional sociologists. One useful way to describe the discipline is as a cluster of sub-fields that examine different dimensions of society. For example, social stratification studies inequality and class structure; demography studies changes in a population size or type; criminology examines criminal behavior and deviance; political sociology studies government and laws; and the sociology of race and sociology of gender examine the social construction of race and gender as well as race and gender inequality. New sociological sub-fields continue to appear—such as network analysis—many of which are cross-disciplinary in nature.

Many sociologists perform research useful outside the academy. Their findings aid educators, lawmakers, administrators, developers, business leaders and people interested in resolving social problems and formulating public policy.

Answer 2

Sociology is the study of society and human social interaction. Sociological research ranges from the analysis of short contacts between anonymous individuals on the street to the study of global social processes. The field focuses on how and why people are organized in society, either as individuals or as members of associations, groups, and institutions.

Someone working in the field of sociology is known as a sociologist. As an academic discipline, sociology is generally considered a social science and is somewhat young compared to other disciplines, having evolved in the early 19th century. However, there has been social studies carried out by scholars and philosophers at least as early as the time of Plato, thus making the field more or less established.

The word sociology comes from the suffix "-logy" which means "study of," derived from Greek, and the stem "socio-" which is from the Latin word socius, meaning member, friend, or ally, thus referring to people in general.

Because sociology is such a broad discipline, it can be difficult to define, even for professional sociologists. One useful way to describe the discipline is as a cluster of sub-fields that examine different dimensions of society. For example, social stratification studies inequality and class structure; demography studies changes in a population size or type; criminology examines criminal behavior and deviance; political sociology studies government and laws; and the sociology of race and sociology of gender examine the social construction of race and gender as well as race and gender inequality. New sociological sub-fields continue to appear—such as network analysis—many of which are cross-disciplinary in nature.

Many sociologists perform research useful outside the academy. Their findings aid educators, lawmakers, administrators, developers, business leaders and people interested in resolving social problems and formulating public policy.

Answer 3

The study of society

Answer 4

The Study of behavior in large groups.

Answer 5

Here's a good link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociology

Very interesting field. Mu dad teaches that and psych too.

Try here too

http://www.asanet.org/page.ww?section=Sociologists&name=What+is+Sociology%3F

Answer 6

The study of human behavior.

Answer 7

ron white says you can't fix stupid and this is what happens to people who are stupid-they have to adapt to sociology to survive

Answer 8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociology

Answer 9

the study of society

Answer 10

the way you cooperate with your surrondings other wisa known as social health.