Sociologists

Sociologists



Introduction

Sociology studies man in his social environment, i.e. within a society, culture, country, city, class, and so on. However, the field research of sociologists can range from large and large groups, to small units of observation, but always there is complementarily between the analyses. The society does not study sociology as "sum of individuals", but multiple studies as the interactions of those individuals who are the ones that give life and existence to society. The first definition of sociology was given by the French philosopher Auguste Comte. In 1838, Comte coined the term to describe their concept of a new science that would discover a society laws similar to those of nature, applying the same methods of physical sciences research. The British philosopher Herbert Spencer adopted the term and continued the work of Comte.

Today also considered founders of this discipline some social philosophers of the nineteenth century sociologists were never considered. Chief among them was Karl Marx, although we must not forget the French aristocrat Count de Saint-Simon, writer and statesman Alexis de Tocqueville and the English philosopher and economist John Stuart Mill in the nineteenth century developed the empirical statistical power later incorporated into academic sociology. Sociology is a science that studies the development, structure and function of society, Other social science disciplines (economics, political science, anthropology and psychology) also study issues pertaining to the field of sociology but Sociologists analyze the ways in which social structures, institutions (class, family, community and power) and social problems (crime) influence in society.

Sociology is based on the idea that human beings do not act according to their own individual decisions, but under cultural and historical influences and according to the wishes and expectations of the community in which they live. Thus, the basic concept of sociology is the interaction to any starting point for any relationship in a society. Sociology that studies the details of the interactions of everyday life is called micro sociology and deals with the patterns of relationship in terms of broader social sectors like (government, economy and even international relations) and that's why it is known as macro sociology

Sociological perspective to everyday life situations

In everyday life we may think of humanity consisting of people but in sociology humanity is not people it's the Individual persons who look society according to their viewpoint and actions (and interactions), but are not society in themselves. Society is a system of beliefs and activities conveyed by human beings, but it is a certain thing which transcends those same carriers (Assiter, 1984).

Sociological theory also includes the study and analysis of basic concepts common to all spheres of social life studied by sociologists. The emphasis on empirical research conducted with standardized research methods and statistics often, diverted the attention of sociologists from the abstract vision of nineteenth-century studies of specific areas of social reality. These areas were converted into sub-specialties of sociology and are now being studied in academic courses, books and magazines. Much of the research of sociologists refers to one of the many sub-areas ...