Question

2. Explain the nature of sociology
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Answer 1

Explanation:

Sociology is a science which is difficult than other sciences. It helps to understand the society. Sociology is a social science, not a physical science (it studies human beings, the social behavior, social activities as well as social life.) ...

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Answer 2

Sociology is the division of knowledge which has its own characteristics. The beauty of socialogy is, it is rich in its theory. It is different from other studies as it has different nature in the society.

Nature of sociology

The nature of sociology is all are socially constructed, there is nothing which is not socially constructed. The main characteristics of sociology as enlisted by Robert Bierstedt in his book " The Social Order " are

1. Sociology is an independent science :-

* Sociology has now emerged into an independent science.

* It is not treated and studied as a branch of any other science like philosophy or political philosophy or history.

* As an independent science, it is has its own field of study, boundary and method .

2. Sociology is the social science and not a physical science :-

* Sociology belongs to the family of social sciences, and not to the family of physical science.

* As a social science it concentrates its attention on man, his social behavior, social activities and social life.

3. Sociology is the categorical and not a normative discipline :-

* Sociology "Confines itself to statement about what is,

not what should be or ought to be ".

* As a social science, sociology is necessarily silent about questions of value and it is ethically neutral .

4. Sociology is the pure science and not an applied science :-

* Sociology is a pure science, because the immediate aim of sociology is the acquisition of knowledge about human society, not the utilization of that knowledge

5. Sociology is the relatively an abstract science and not a concrete science :-

* Sociology does not confine itself to the study of this society of that particular society or social organization, or marriage, or religion, or group and so on.

* It is in this simple sense that sociology is an abstract science nor a concrete science.

6. Sociology is the generalizing and not a particularizing or individualizing science :-

* Sociology tries to find out the general laws or principles about human interaction and association , about the nature, from, content and the structure of human groups and societies.

* It tries to make generalisations on the basis of the study of some selected events.

7. Sociology is the general science not a special science :-

* The area of inquiry of sociology is general not specialised . It is concerned with human interaction and life in general.

* It only studies human activities in a general way . * Anthropology and social psychology often claim themselves to be general social science.

8. Sociology is both rational and an empirical science :-

* There are two broad ways of approach to scientific knowledge.

* Empiricism is the approach that emphasis experience and the facts that result from observation and experimentation.

* Rationalism stresses reason and the theories that result from logical inference .