Outline of 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

Branches of sociology

See also: Category:Subfields of sociology

Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary fields involving sociology

See also: Category:Interdisciplinary subfields of sociology

History of sociology

See also: Category:History of sociology
  • Timeline of sociology (1810s)
  • Timeline of sociology (1820s)
  • Timeline of sociology (1830s)
  • Timeline of sociology (1840s)
  • Timeline of sociology (1850s)
  • Timeline of sociology (1860s)
  • Timeline of sociology (1870s)
  • Timeline of sociology (1880s)
  • Timeline of sociology (1890s)
  • Timeline of sociology (1900s)
  • Timeline of sociology (1910s)
  • Timeline of sociology (1920s)
  • Timeline of sociology (1930s)
  • Timeline of sociology (1940s)
  • Timeline of sociology (1950s)
  • Timeline of sociology (1960s)
  • Timeline of sociology (1970s)
  • Timeline of sociology (1980s)
  • Timeline of sociology (1990s)
  • Timeline of sociology (2000s)

Theoretical perspectives in sociology

See also: Category:Sociological theories

Approaches

Positivism

Critical realist

  • Critical realism

Structural

Challenging structure

Social interactions

Behavioural

Social justice

Applied

Ecological

Levels of analysis

Methodology and methods in sociology

See also: Category:Methods in sociology

General sociology concepts

See also the categories Sociological terminology and Social concepts

Sociology by location

Sociologists

Sociological publications

Sociology journals
Magazines

Sociology books

Sociological associations

Sociological associations

Academies

Related fields

See also

References

  1. ^ "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
  2. ^ Ashley D, Orenstein DM (2005). Sociological theory: Classical statements (6th ed.). Boston, Massachusetts, US: Pearson Education. pp. 3–5, 32–36.
  3. ^ Ashley D, Orenstein DM (2005). Sociological theory: Classical statements (6th ed.). Boston, Massachusetts, US: Pearson Education. pp. 3–5, 38–40.
  4. ^ Giddens, Anthony, Duneier, Mitchell, Applebaum, Richard. 2007. Introduction to Sociology. Sixth Edition. New York: W.W. Norton and Company. Chapter 1.
  5. ^ Wright II, Earl (February 2010). "Atlanta: Birthplace of American Sociology". American Sociological Association. 38 (2): 1–6. 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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