Sociology is the science of society and the social interactions taking place therein. It deals with the study of people living in interdependence.
Sociology is derived from the words: Socius which means group of patterns and Logus, science or study.
Science is a systematized body of knowledge or facts.
Sociology as science deals with the systematized or organized body of facts about patterns of human interactions, of group of life, of people living in interdependence.
Social Organization is the study of various social institutions, social groups, social stratification, social mobility, bureaucracy, ethnic groups, and relations.
Social Psychology is the study of human nature as an outcome of group of life, social attitudes, collective behavior, and personality formation.
Social Change and Social Disorganization is the study of the change in culture and social relations and the disruption that may occur in society.
Human Ecology studies the nature and behavior of a given population and its relationships to the group's present social institutions.
Population or Demography is the study of population number, composition, change, and quality as they influence the economic, political, and social system.
Social Theory and Method is concerned with the applicability and usefulness of the principles and theories of group life.
Applied Sociology utilizes the findings of pure sociological research.
One of the nature and characteristics of society is that it is universal among humans.
Every society is organized.
Society is the largest and most inclusive social system.
A population that occupies the same territory, is subject to the same political authority, and participates in a common culture.
Hunting and food gathering societies are the earliest form of human society.
The sex role was built in the hunting and food gathering society because people realized their own skills and capabilities.
Horticulture societies were all about human muscle power and hand-held tools. Their way of living was through farming.
Subsistence farming is about producing crops according to your own needs or for your own consumption only.
Surplus farming is all about producing more crops to use for trading.
Pastoral societies were all about herding and domesticating animals.
Agricultural societies were all about using plow in food production. The goal was to produce crops and maintain the part land.
Industrial societies refer to highly skilled, and well-coordinated labor force. Humans play a significant role in order for the machines to function.
Post-industrial societies refer to the spread of computer industries. It uses advanced technologies in which it can function even without manpower.
Gender refers to the socially constructed characteristics of women and men, such as norms, roles, and relationships of and between groups of women and men. It varies from society to society and can be changed.
Gender stereotype is harmful when it limits women’s and men’s capacity to develop their personal abilities, pursue their professional careers and make choices about their lives.
Gender Stereotype is the generalized view or preconception about attributes or characteristics, or the roles that are or ought to be possessed by and or performed by women and men.
Gender Stereotyping refers to the practice of ascribing to an individual
woman or man specific attributes, characteristics, or roles by reason only of her or his membership in the social group of women or men.
Sex Stereotypes is a generalized view of traits that should be possessed by men and women, specifically physical and emotional roles.
Sexual Stereotypes involve assumptions regarding a person’ sexuality that reinforce dominant views. It is the assumptions about person's sexual or romantic interest.
Sex-role Stereotypes encompass the roles that men and women are assigned to base in their sex and what behaviors they must possess to fulfill these roles.
Compound Stereotypes are assumptions about a specific group belonging to a gender.
LGBT is an example of a group that receives compound stereotype.
Sexual orientation involves the person to whom one is attracted and
how one identifies himself or herself in relation to this attraction which includes both romantic and sexual feelings
Gender Identity refers to one’s personal experience of gender or social relations.
Gender Expression determines how one expresses his or her sexuality through the actions or manner of presenting oneself.
Heteronormativity is defined as the notion that being heterosexual, or the attraction to the opposite sex.
Heterosexual or Straight is the sexual orientation of people who are attracted to people of the opposite sex.
Homosexual or Gay is the sexual orientation of people who are attracted to people of their own sex.
Pansexual is the sexual orientation of people who are attracted to all genders.