Sociology Overview: What is Sociology?
What is sociology?
Charon and Vigilant (2009, p. 5) define sociology as a perspective and an academic discipline that examines the human being as a social being, who is a product of social interaction, socialization, and social patterns. Sociology tries to concern itself with the nature of the human being, the meaning and basis of social order, and the causes and consequences of social inequality. It focuses on society, social organization, social institutions, social interactions, and social problems.
Short Lecture: What is Sociology?
PowerPoint Version of "What isSociology?" (PowerPoint format)
The next section will provide an expanded review of the definition of sociology and its philosophical roots.