Friday 15 February 2013

Relation of Sociology with other Social Sciences

1.  Social Psychology and Sociology

Social psychology is the study of social and cultural influences on the individual.
It focuses on the behaviour of a single person and hence, differs from sociology, which is more concerned with relations among groups.




2. Sociology and Anthropology

There are many fields in anthropology, namely;  archaeology, linguistics, physical anthropology and social anthropology. Although, anthropology has been regarded as the study of early (primitive) cultures, and sociology ofthe more contemporary society.

3 Sociology and Economics


Sociology and economics both study industry but do so differently.  Economics would study economic factors of industry, productivity, labour, industrial policy, marketing, etc., whereas a sociologist would study the  impact of industrialisation on society. Economists study economic institutions such as factories, banks, trade and transportation but  are not concerned with religion, family or politics.  Sociology is  interested  in interaction between the economic institutions and other institutions in society, namely, political and religious.

4.Sociology and Political Science
Political Science can be regarded as a branch of Sociology; dealing mainly with the political aspects Sociology. Sociology covers politics in society but Political Science is more in-depth.

5.Sociology and Geography

geography can also be a social science which deals with society just like sociology.the population studies,demography, health and environment are all geographical studies which deal with society which are also inter-related to sociology as a field of study.

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