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LECTURE I. SOCIOLOGY AS THE SCIENCE ABOUT SOCIETY. Plan. SOCIOLOGY AS A SCIENCE THE SUBJECT AND OBJECT OF SOCIOLOGY THE FUNCTIONS OF SOCIOLOGY THE RELATIONS OF SOCIOLOGY WITH OTHER SCIENCES THE MAIN CATEGORIES AND TERMS OF SOCIOLOGY.
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LECTURE I SOCIOLOGY AS THE SCIENCE ABOUT SOCIETY
Plan • SOCIOLOGY AS A SCIENCE • THE SUBJECT AND OBJECT OF SOCIOLOGY • THE FUNCTIONS OF SOCIOLOGY • THE RELATIONS OF SOCIOLOGY WITH OTHER SCIENCES • THE MAIN CATEGORIES AND TERMS OF SOCIOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY (Latin socius – companion, associate and Greek logos - study) It is the study of society and human social interaction
The subject of sociology deals with the development and functioning of society, social communities, social relationships and processes and the mechanism and principles of their interaction. • The object of sociology represents the number of all the social relationships and interaction.
THE FUNCTIONS OF SOCIOLOGY • THEORETICAL • DESCRIPTIVE • CRITICAL • PROGNOSTIC • INFORMATIVE
THE MAIN TERMS OF SOCIOLOGY • A society is a group of individuals, which is characterized by common interest and may have distinctive culture and institutions. • Social relation can refer to a multitude of social interactions, regulated by social norms, between two or more people, with each having a social position and performing a social role. • Social norm is a rule that is socially enforced. • Social interaction is a dynamic, changing sequence of social actions between individuals (groups) who modify their actions and reactions according to the actions by their interaction partners.