SOCIOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION

AGUENE, IGNATIUS N. (2024) SOCIOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION. Erudite Publishers, No7 Daniel Street off Odunkwe Street Aguogbariga, Abakaliki. ISBN 978- 978-32407-8- 1

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Abstract

Sociology goes beyond the simple study of the society. It must be studied in an organized way. In 1838, Augustus Comte a French philosopher coined the concept “Sociology” which he defined as the systematic study of society. He wanted the new discipline to follow the scientific line of thought. It should be noted here that Comte only had the credit of giving the discipline its name. Sociology according to Aguene is the study of the society, its transformations, consequences and possible solutions. Philosophy from the 18th and 19th centuries gave rise to sociology. Moral philosophy and sociology split out to form a specialist field. Sociology is a social science that investigates human societies, their connections, and the mechanisms that maintain and transform them, (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2022). This is accomplished by looking at the dynamics of the many societal components, including institutions, communities, people, and groupings based on gender, race, or age. Along with societal disorder in the form of crime, deviance, and revolution, sociology also examines social rank or stratification, social movements, and social transformation (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2022), Human behavior is generally governed by social interactions, in large part because humans lack the instincts that drive most animal behavior. Therefore, in order to make decisions and take acts, humans need social structures and organizations. Given the significant role that organizations play in shaping human behavior, sociology's mission is to understand how organizations influence individual behavior as well as how they are founded, interact with one another, degrade, and finally dissolve.

Item Type:	Book
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions:	Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
Depositing User:	mrs chioma hannah
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2019 15:22
Last Modified:	25 Aug 2025 08:44
URI:	http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/2164

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