Sociology XI Content
Relationship of Sociology with other Sciences
· Sociology and Political Science
· Sociology and Economics
· Sociology and Physiology
· Sociology and Biology
· Sociology and History
Sociology
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History
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Is is abstract discipline of human experience and nature
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It is concrete discipline of human experience and nature
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Sociology tries to find out the general law of the society
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It tries to narrate the past events In chronological order
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Sociology is analytical and interpretive science
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History is descriptive science
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Sociology is general science as it tries to establish generalization
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History is particular science as it seeks to establish the sequence of events.
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Society is comparatively young science. As it has the history of just two centuries.
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History is aged social science which have very long history
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· Sociology and Political Science
Sociology studies the various social activities and social relationships of human beings. Whereas political Science studies the political activities are also conducted within the society as it deals with the political organizations, their principles and their activities. It is also said that political science is incomplete without the study of sociological background. The state, government, nature of government organs, law and order, etc. are determined by social progress. In this context, the root ground of both sociology and Political Science are society.
“Historically, sociology has its main roots in Politics and Philosophy of history” – Gins Berg
Sociology
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Political Science
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Sociology is the general Science.
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Political Science is a particular science.
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Sociology explains why and how human become social being
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Political Science assumes that human is a political being
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Sociology studies both organized and unorganized community
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Political Science studies only the organized community
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Its scope is winder as it studies the whole sociology
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Its scope is narrow as it studies the state and Government
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It studies both conscious and unconscious activities of human beings
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It studies only conscious activities of human beings
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Sociology is young science which is not even two century long
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Political Science is old Science which has very long history
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· Sociology and Economics
Sociology
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Economics
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Sociology is the general science
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Economics is particular science
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Sociology is abstract in nature
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Economics is concrete in nature
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Sociology considers human as social being
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Economics considers human as Economics being
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The scope of sociology is wider. As it is considered with all social relationship
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The scope of economics is comparatively narrower as it is concerned only with economic activities
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Sociology is a young science as its history is short
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Economics is old aged science as it has a long history</ div>
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Sociology studies human in sociological prospective
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Economics studies human in economical prospective
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· Sociology and Psychology
Sociology
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Psychology
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Sociology is general science. |
Psychology is particular science. |
Sociology studies the society from sociological point of view. |
Psychology studies the individual behavior. |
It analyses social process. |
It analyses mental process. |
The scope of sociology is wider as it studies all aspects of human beings and society. |
The scope of physiology is comparatively narrower as it studies only the mental aspects of society. |
Sociology studies social organizations and institutions with their social relationships. |
Physiology studies individual as the members of society. |
Experimental method is rarely used in sociology. |
Experimental method is mostly used in Psychology. |
· Sociology and Biology
Sociology
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Biology
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Sociology is the general science.
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Biology is pure science.
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Sociology studies human as social beings.
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Biology studies human as biological beings.
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Sociology studies human society and its development in sociological prospective.
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Biological studies human beings and other all living organisms as well as their living organisms as well as their development in biological prospective.
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Sociology analyses the social process of human beings.
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Biological analyses the biological process of human beings and other living organisms.
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Sociology is a young science as it came into existence later which does not have even two hundred (200) years history.
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Biology is old science which has a long history.
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