Social Sciences
- Scope Or Subject-matter Of Rural Sociology
The scope or subject-matter of rural sociology is basically the study of rural society with all its complexities. According to Lawry and Nelson, 'The subject-matter of rural sociology is the description and analysis of the progress of various groups...
- Origin Of Rural Sociology
Rural Sociology is comparatively a new branch of sociology. It was first originated in the United States of America. It has taken more than half a century to become established as a distinct academic field or professional study. The main contributors...
- Introduction Of Rural Sociology
Rural Sociology is a specialised field of sociology. As the name indicates, it deals with the society of village or rural society. It is a systematic and scientific study of rural society. The majority of the people on the earth live in villages and...
- Sociology Of Knowledge
'Sociology of Knowledge' is one of the recently emerged branches of sociology. This branch pre-supposes the idea "that our knowledge is in some measure a social product." Thinkers had recognized long back the importance of economic, religious,...
- Historical Sociology
Historical sociology has emerged as one of the branches of sociology. In a sense, all sociological research is historical for the sociologists normally go into the records pertaining to the events that have happened or have been observed. "The term historical...
Social Sciences
Sub - divisions or Branches of Sociology
Sociology is fast growing and popular discipline. Sociologists are at work to bring into its range of study almost all aspects of man's social life. Sociology has a tendency to break down into an endless list of specialties. Thus it has several specialized areas of inquiry each of which may employ its own approach and techniques. So that sociology have its sub-divisions or branches and they are as follows:-
- Historical Sociology :- Historical is the one of the branches of sociology. In a sense that all sociological research is historical for the sociologists normally go into the records pertaining to the events that have happened or have been observed. ' Social history is history which deals with human relations, social patterns, mores and customs and important institutions other than monarchy and army'.
- Sociology of Knowledge :- Sociology of knowledge is also the branches of sociology. This branch is pre-supposes the idea " that our knowledge is in some measure a social product". In the book "New Science" (1725) Vice tried to show how heroic literature constituted the thought mode of a specific kind of society. " According to Marx and Engles, all knowledge has been distorted, directed and conditioned by the intrested conscious and unconscious, of conflicting exploited and exploiting classes".
- Political Sociology :- In the time of Aristotle the thinkers have been making systematic study of concrete political phenomena. They have been observing how political phenomena influences and get influences by the rest of the social structure and culture. As Semelser N.J. says , " Political sociology can be defined as the study of the interrelationship between society and polity, between social structures and political institutions".
- Social or Human Ecology :- Ecology is a branch of biology and has largely concerned with the environment of the lower animals and plants. It refers to the influence of the environment upon human ecology. A community, from the ecological point of view, includes a focal area plus the surrounding territory . Its size is determined by the extent of its economic and social influence. This ecological conception is used by the sociologists in their study of the community.
- Rural Sociology :- Rural sociology is a specialised field of sociology. It deals with the society of village or rural society. It is a systematic and scientific study of rural society. " Rural sociology is the sociology of rural life in rural environment" by Sanderson. " Rural sociology is that study human relationships in rural environment" by Bertand. It provides us that knowledge about the rural social phenomena which can help us in making contribution to the development of rural society.
- Military of Sociology
- Folk Sociology
- Urban Sociology
- Sociology of Arts
- Sociology of Sexual behaviour
- Sociology of Culture
- Sociology of Action
- Industrial Sociology
- Economic Sociology or The Sociology of Economic Life
- Sociology of Mass Society
- Sociology of Methodology
- Sociology of Social Structure
- Sociology of Theory
- Sociology of Psychology, etc
Thus, sociology have many branches on the study of the society. Sociology has already made intensive studies in fields like social stratification, mass media of communication, public opinion and bureaucracy. The horizons of sociology are expanding gradually. Its scope is becoming wider to encompass all the realms of man's social life.
- Scope Or Subject-matter Of Rural Sociology
The scope or subject-matter of rural sociology is basically the study of rural society with all its complexities. According to Lawry and Nelson, 'The subject-matter of rural sociology is the description and analysis of the progress of various groups...
- Origin Of Rural Sociology
Rural Sociology is comparatively a new branch of sociology. It was first originated in the United States of America. It has taken more than half a century to become established as a distinct academic field or professional study. The main contributors...
- Introduction Of Rural Sociology
Rural Sociology is a specialised field of sociology. As the name indicates, it deals with the society of village or rural society. It is a systematic and scientific study of rural society. The majority of the people on the earth live in villages and...
- Sociology Of Knowledge
'Sociology of Knowledge' is one of the recently emerged branches of sociology. This branch pre-supposes the idea "that our knowledge is in some measure a social product." Thinkers had recognized long back the importance of economic, religious,...
- Historical Sociology
Historical sociology has emerged as one of the branches of sociology. In a sense, all sociological research is historical for the sociologists normally go into the records pertaining to the events that have happened or have been observed. "The term historical...