Question

Scope and subject matter of sociology

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Subject Matter of Sociology:

Sociology is a distinct science with its own subject matter. It has by now been able to establish itself as a distinct science concerned with the scientific study of society. It has accumulated a body of knowledge about society. It has been said surprisingly enough by some critics that sociology does not have a subject matter of its own.

Scope of Sociology:

Scope refers to the field of sociology or area of sociological investigation. Unfortunately there is no consensus among sociologists about the scope of sociology. Since the days of Comte, Spencers, Durkheim and Giddings, sociologists have attempted to define and limit the field of sociological investigation.