Sociology

• Sociology

  • the study of human behaviour in societal context.
  • the study of society.
• Subfields Of Sociology
• 1. Social organization- involves the study on social structure such as institution, social groups, social satisfaction, social mobility, and ethnic groups.
• 2. Social psychology- studies impact of group life to a person's nature and personalities.
• 3. Social change and disorganization- is the branch of sociology that inquires on the shift in social and cultural interactions and the interruption of its process through delinquency, deviance, and conflict.
• 4. Human ecology- pursues studies that relate human behaviour to existing social institution.
• 5. Population and demography- inquires on the interrelationship between population characteristics and dynamics with that if a political , economic, and social system.
• 6. Applied sociology- uses sociological research and methods to solve contemporary problems. It often uses an interdisciplinary approach to better address social problems.