Outline of sociology

Summary

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 edit

Definition edit

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 edit

Overall edit

Sociology

Key themes across sociological research edit

Branches of sociology edit

Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary fields involving sociology edit

History of sociology edit

Theoretical perspectives in sociology edit

Approaches edit

Positivism edit

Critical realist edit

Structural edit

Challenging structure edit

Social interactions edit

Behavioural edit

Social justice edit

Applied edit

Ecological edit

Levels of analysis edit

Methodology and methods in sociology edit

General sociology concepts edit

Sociology by location edit

Sociologists edit

Sociological publications edit

Sociology journals
Magazines

Sociology books

Sociological associations edit

Sociological associations

Academies edit

Related fields edit

See also edit

References edit

  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 edit

  • 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