Biology:Outline of sociology
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Short description: Overview of and topical guide to sociology
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the discipline of sociology:
Sociology – the study of 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]
Nature of sociology
Definition
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
Overall
Sociology
Key themes across sociological research
- Globalization
- Human behavior
- Human environmental impact
- Identity
- Industrial revolutions 3 & 4
- Social complexity
- Social environment
- Social equality
- Social equity
- Social power
- Social stratification
- Social structure
Branches of sociology
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary fields involving sociology
History of sociology
- History of sociology
- Timeline of sociology
Theoretical perspectives in sociology
Approaches
Positivism
Critical realist
Structural
Challenging structure
Social interactions
Behavioural
- Psychoanalytic sociology
Social justice
Applied
Ecological
- Human ecology
Levels of analysis
Methodology and methods in sociology
General sociology concepts
Sociology by location
Sociologists
- List of sociologists
Sociological publications
Sociology journals
Magazines
Sociology books
Sociological associations
Sociological associations
Academies
Related fields
See also
References
- ↑ "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
- ↑ Ashley D, Orenstein DM (2005). Sociological theory: Classical statements (6th ed.). Boston, Massachusetts, US: Pearson Education. pp. 3–5, 32–36.
- ↑ Ashley D, Orenstein DM (2005). Sociological theory: Classical statements (6th ed.). Boston, Massachusetts, US: Pearson Education. pp. 3–5, 38–40.
- ↑ Giddens, Anthony, Duneier, Mitchell, Applebaum, Richard. 2007. Introduction to Sociology. Sixth Edition. New York: W.W. Norton and Company. Chapter 1.
- ↑ Wright II, Earl (February 2010). "Atlanta: Birthplace of American Sociology". American Sociological Association 38 (2): 1-6. https://www.asanet.org/sites/default/files/savvy/footnotes/feb10/am_2010.html. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
External links
- SocioSite, a directory of sociology resources
- Sections of American Sociological Association
- Research Committees and Themes of International Sociological Association, AIS
- (in French) Comités de Recherche de l'Association internationale des sociologues de langue française, AISLF
- (in French) Liste des réseaux thématiques de l'Association Française de Sociologie, AFS
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