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Prepared by: - Dipesh k. Kushwaha, Samajik college Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Sociology is the Science or of Social Phenomena Sociology is the Science that deals with social groups. Process of Socialization that tends to maintain or change these forms of organization and relationship between groups. It is the theory of human living together overally. It is the scientific study of the social aspects of human life from each and every perspective objectivity as well as subjectivity. It is overall study of human relationship. Some of the Salient features of Nature of Sociology are:- 1. Field work is hallmark in sociological Research 2. Sociology is social Science not physical Science. 3. Sociology is an independent Science. 4. Sociology is Pure Science & Applied Science 5. The contents of sociology are abstract but Methods and methodologies are concrete. 6. Sociology is generalizing Science not Particularizing Science. 7. Sociology is rational, Emperical & Holistic Science. (Rational) Correct (Empirical) Experiment. 1. Field work is hallmark in sociological Research Fieldwork is hallmark in sociological Research. A researcher (Group) goes to the field and collect the relerant data. Socioloy Technology Nature of Sociology Organization Data Fact Knowledge
Prepared by: - Dipesh k. Kushwaha, Samajik college Some of the Research tools and Techniques include. Observation Interview Case Studies Social Survey Other as per the needs and requirement of topics. 2. Sociology is social Science not physical Science. SOCIOLOGY Deals with Social Institutions Group Behavior Social Life By Connections human relationship with other science. Researcher Conduct the research in society focusing on issues by Deploying the tools and technique and analyze the data statically & conceptually. 3. Sociology is an independent Science. It has developed its own research areas and Research Method. It has developed its own tools and techniques and procedures. It has its own Domain (Area) of research with massive Subject Matters. Hence it is independent Social Science. 4. Sociology is pure science as well as applied Science. Sociology = Pure science + Applied Science. 5. The Content of sociology are abstract but method and Methodologies are concrete. Human Relationship is abstract in Nature. Research Procedure are Transparent. Generates Primary data Through Social Survey, Case Studies, Questionaire & Interview. Tools, Techniques Procedures & Methods are concrete. Research Method 1. It generates new knowledge 2. Widens the horizon of thinking due to the knowledge 3. Therefore problems can be investigated academically. 1. Knowledge about a particular problem domain can be applied to carried about the Solution.(Sustainable). 2. Applicable in social engineering 3. Applicable for marketing predications
Prepared by: - Dipesh k. Kushwaha, Samajik college SCOPE OF SOCIOLOGY 1) German/Specialist/Formalistic school of thought. 2) French/Synthetic/informal School of Thought. 1. German/Specialist/Formalistic school of thought. Established by George Simmel and his Followers, MaxWeber, vierkandt, vonwiese and Tonnies. Aims to include Social Institution Group behavior (1. Inter –Hindu, Christen, 2.HIntra-Hindu to Hindu ) Formal Social facts Social Actions Social Process Division of labor Social Structure Introduced Sociology as pure understanding & independence Science. Max Weber Sociology should interpret Social behavior through cause & effect relationship. They encompasses the limited area 2072/09/11(Wednesday) 2. French/Synthetic/informal school of Thought. Founded by Emile Durkhein.(Founder of Sociology). They weren’t satisfied with German school of thought and their view toward making society as a pure understanding encircle the limited contents. They were unsatisfied in making Scope narrow superficial (Surfacely). As per their thought, Sociology Should be encyclopedia (all everything) in nature. Sociology should include all types of Social Phenomena of society. Sociology content can be VIVID (Clear), formal & informal. But the tool, Techniquses & Methology Should be Rational & Trustworthy Durkhen has Prescribed 3 major principal Division. 1) Social Morphology 2) Social Physiology 3) General Sociology(Philosophical) 1. Social Morphology:- Morphology:- Form,Shape,Structure Basically concerned with tertional basis of people life and its relation to social organization. Concerned with the problem of population Deals with population density & Distribution. EG:-Territorial life of 1. Sherpa Community 2. Major Community 3. Thary Community 2. Social Physiology:- Physiology:- Functions Simply Social Physiology means Social Functions :- Marriage, Family, Kinship Religion, Academic Political, Economic,Socio-Cultural entities. Depth Study Thein Thought Depth Study