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Outline of sociology

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the discipline of sociology:

Sociology studies society[1] using various methods of empirical investigation[2] and critical analysis[3] to understand human social activity, from the micro level of individual agency and interaction to the macro level of systems and social structure.[4]

Contents

  • Nature of sociology 1
    • Essence of sociology 1.1
  • Branches 2
    • Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary fields involving sociology 2.1
  • History of sociology 3
  • Theoretical perspectives in sociology 4
  • General sociology concepts 5
  • Sociologists 6
  • Sociological publications 7
  • Sociological associations 8
  • Academies 9
  • Related fields 10
  • See also 11
  • References 12
  • External links 13

Nature of sociology

Sociology can be described as all of the following:

  • The study of society.
  • Academic discipline – body of knowledge given to - or received by - a disciple (student); a branch or sphere of knowledge, or field of study, that an individual has chosen to specialise in.
  • Field of science – widely-recognized category of specialized expertise within science, and typically embodies its own terminology and nomenclature. Such a field will usually be represented by one or more scientific journals, where peer reviewed research is published. There are many sociology-related scientific journals.
    • Social science – field of academic scholarship that explores aspects of human society.

Essence of sociology

Branches

Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary fields involving sociology

History of sociology

Theoretical perspectives in sociology

General sociology concepts

Sociologists

Sociological publications

Sociological associations

Academies

Related fields

See also

References

  1. ^ "Comte, Auguste, A Dictionary of Sociology (3rd Ed), John Scott & Gordon Marshall (eds), Oxford University Press, 2005, ISBN 0-19-860986-8, ISBN 978-0-19-860986-5
  2. ^ Ashley D, Orenstein DM (2005). Sociological theory: Classical statements (6th ed.). Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Pearson Education. pp. 3–5, 32–36. 
  3. ^ Ashley D, Orenstein DM (2005). Sociological theory: Classical statements (6th ed.). Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Pearson Education. pp. 3–5, 38–40. 
  4. ^ Giddens, Anthony, Duneier, Mitchell, Applebaum, Richard. 2007. Introduction to Sociology. Sixth Edition. New York: W.W. Norton and Company. Chapter 1.
  5. ^ H. Mowlana (2001). "Information in the Arab World", Cooperation South Journal 1.
  6. ^ Dr. S. W. Akhtar (1997). "The Islamic Concept of Knowledge", Al-Tawhid: A Quarterly Journal of Islamic Thought & Culture 12 (3).
  7. ^ Amber Haque (2004), "Psychology from Islamic Perspective: Contributions of Early Muslim Scholars and Challenges to Contemporary Muslim Psychologists", Journal of Religion and Health 43 (4): 357-377 [375].
  8. ^ Enan, Muhammed Abdullah (2007). Ibn Khaldun: His Life and Works.  
  9. ^ Alatas, S. H. (2006). "The Autonomous, the Universal and the Future of Sociology". Current Sociology 54: 7–23 [15].  
  10. ^ Warren E. Gates (July–September 1967). "The Spread of Ibn Khaldun's Ideas on Climate and Culture".  

External links

  • Electronic Journal of Sociology
  • SocioLog, a directory of sociology resources
  • SocioSite, a directory of sociology resources
  • Sections of American Sociological Association
  • Research Committees and Themes of International Sociological Association, AIS
  • (French) Comités de Recherche de l'Association internationale des sociologues de langue française, AISLF
  • (French) Liste des réseaux thématiques de l'Association Française de Sociologie, AFS


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