The Scope of Sociology

Although sociology is the youngest branch of social science, it is constantly changing and dynamic. And as a dynamic science, its subject matter is to establish links between different individuals, groups and institutions of the society and to judge and analyze their interrelationships.

As we live in a society, the relationship between us is growing and so is the field of sociological research. As a result, the scope of sociology is gradually increasing. In fact, the whole society is the scope of sociology. And from that point of view, the scope / branches of sociology is:

1. Sociological Doctrines: The theories given by sociologists about the terms, suffixes, principles and generalizations of sociology are included in sociological doctrines.

2. Historical Doctrines: Historical doctrines include the past affairs of society, activities, evolution, social behavior, administration and the origin, development, way of life, etc. of ancient society.

3. Methods of Sociology: In order to study sociology, various methods such as historical, philosophical, comparative and survey methods are used.

4. Sociology of the Family: In this branch of aesthetics, the origin, development, variety, functions, etc. of the family are discussed.

5. Rural and Urban Sociology: Rural sociology deals with agriculture, economy, kinship, rural leadership and power, etc., and urban sociology deals with industrialization and urbanization, urban problems, environmental problems, etc.

6. Education Sociology: This branch discusses the relationship of social class with education and learning, the importance of educational institutions and the impact of education on social life.

7. Sociology of Religion: Religious rituals, beliefs, sociological interpretation of religion and the impact of religion on social life are discussed here.

8. Political Sociology: Political sociology includes the political history of a society, elections, state, law, public opinion, power and authority, citizenship, democracy, etc.

9. Sociology of Development and Underdevelopment: The causes of development and underdevelopment include bureaucracy, military bureaucracy, foreign aid, role of multinational corporations, economic inequality, exploitation, hegemony, colonialism and neo-colonialism.

10. Sociology of Law: Sociology of law discusses the lifestyle of people living in a society and legal issues such as crime and sociological interpretation.

11. Social Demography: Population theory, population structure, birth rate, mortality rate, population distribution and its effects are discussed here.

12. Social Psychology: It focuses on motivation, personality, attitude, group, leadership, socialization, campaigning, etc.

13. Cultural Sociology: The invention, evolution, cultural elements of material and non-material culture and the impact of culture in social life.

14. Social Thought: Here theoretical and philosophical explanations are given about the thoughts and social actions of various thinkers related to society.

15. Social Statistics: Methods and techniques for providing numerical explanations of existing events in society and for its analysis are discussed here.

In addition to these, the fields of ship sociology, capitalism and sociology, medical sociology, military sociology, social anthropology, environmental sociology, folk sociology, group sociology, etc. are accelerating the state of sociology and enriching its reading day by day.

In the light of the above discussion, we can say that this changing society is evolving in various forms as a result of various ups and downs and inter-conflicts and due to this inevitable change the scope of sociology is gradually increasing. In fact, the scope of sociology is not tied to any particular table.