Can someone define sociology for me?

Question

Can someone define sociology for me?

Answer 1

Sociology (from Latin: socius, "companion"; and the suffix -ology, "the study of", from Greek λόγος, lógos, "knowledge" [1]) is the scientific or systematic study of society, including patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture[2]. Areas studied in sociology can range from the analysis of brief contacts between anonymous individuals on the street to the study of global social interaction. Numerous fields within the discipline concentrate on how and why people are organized in society, either as individuals or as members of associations, groups, and institutions. Sociology is considered a branch of social science.

Sociological research provides educators, planners, lawmakers, administrators, developers, business leaders, and people interested in resolving social problems and formulating public policy with rationales for the actions that they take.

Answer 2

The study of society - how people organise themselves into different social and organisational structures.  How those organisational structures work; is it through conflict or consensus?  Or is it neither, is the dynamic of societies all about how the different people interact with each other?

Answer 3

The study of society. (now you have to study society-there are many meanings to that!).

Answer 4

we'll be here all day trying to define that

Answer 5

sociology is how we look at our society and of how and what it has become and how individuals react and behave to our norms and values, social classes, relationships, cultural backgrounds, race, gender and the family system ..etc. sociology tries to explain how our society works together and how it has become like that.

Answer 6

the science of society, social institutions, and social relationships; specifically : the systematic study of the development, structure, interaction, and collective behavior of organized groups of human beings

Answer 7

Sociology is how people and life effect eachother, and how people adapt to living and how the earth effects people's living habits.

Answer 8

Scientific or systematic study of society social relationships / interaction and culture. Arn't I a genius LOL !!!!!!!!!!!11

Answer 9

The science of studying social interaction.  

Siggy