Sociology & Other Social

Sciences

 Different social sciences deals with the different aspects of social life
of man.
Accordingly History, Anthropology, Psychology, Economics &
Political Science, these social sciences are interrelated.
It is essentials for the student of sociology to know in what respect
his subject differs from other social sciences and what ways it is
related to them.
Some social thinkers says that sociology is the basic and sole social
science and others are its divisions.
It is essential for us to know the interrelations between sociology
and history, economics, anthropology, political science, psychology.

 Anthropology
The word anthropology derived from two Greeks words, Anthroposmeaning man and logs mean study.
Thus anthropology is the study of man.
The science of man and his works and behavior
.

In number of universities anthropology and

administratively organized into one department.

sociology

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Difference between Sociology & Anthropology

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Sociology
Sociology is the study of
modern civilized and
complex societies.
Sociologist study the
institutions marriage,
family or processes such
as change, social mobility.
Sociologist studies small
as well as large societies.
Sociology makes use of
observation, interview,
social survey,
questionnaires and other
method of techniques in
its investigations.

1.

Anthropology
Anthropology concerns
with un civilized or primitive
and non literate societies.

2.

Anthropologist study
human primitive cultures.
Anthropologist usually
concentrate on small
societies.
Anthropologist directly go
and live in the communities
they study. They make use
of direct observations and
interviews.

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Sociology & History

History:
History is a study of past, which people have already lived.
Data for historian come in the form of records form museums,
libraries and personal collection of people.

History is the reconstruction of mans past. It is study of the

experience of man kind. It is a record of the human past.
Historian are interested in what happened at a particular time
in the past.
Historian are only concentrate only on the past.

 Sociology
Sociology as science of society on the other hand is
interested in the present. It studies various stages of
human life.
Sociology has thus to depend upon the history for its
materials. e.g.
If he wants to study of marriage and family he must
study their historical development also. Similarly he
wants to know the impact of Islamic culture on the Hindu
culture

Difference between sociology & History

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Sociology
Sociology is interested in
the study of present with all
their complexity.
Sociology is relatively
young social science. It
has very short history of its
own.
Sociology is an analytical
science.
Sociology is generalizing
science.

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History
History deals with the past
events of man. It is silent
regarding the present
History is an age-old social
science. It has a long story
of 2000 years or even
more.
History is descriptive
science.
History is an individualizing
science.

 Political Science
Political science deals with political activities of man.

Political science has its own topics such as origin, evolution and
functions of state, the forms of Government, types of constitutions,
administration law, legislation, elections, voting, political movements.

Political science is concerned with state. There are some common

topics of interest for both sociologist and political scientists. Such as
war, mass movements, government control, public opinion,
propaganda, leadership, elections, voting.
Further many social problems are also deep political problems
(clashes of Muslims and Christians, Hindus and Muslims, Asian and
Europeans.

Difference between Sociology & Political Science

Sociology

Political Science

1.

Sociology is a science of
society.
Sociology studies all kind of
societies organized as well as
un organized.
Sociology has a wider scope.
Sociology studies man as
fundamentally a social animal.
The approach of sociology is
sociological. It follows its own
methods in addition to the
scientific
methods
in
its
investigations.
Finally sociology is quite young.
It is not even two centuries old.

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political science is a science of

state and government.
Political science studies only the
politically organized societies.
Political science has narrower
field.
Political science studies man as
a political animal.
Political science is a special
social science because it
concentrates only on the human
relationships which are political
in character.
Political science is an older
science comparatively. It has
centuries of history.

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 Difference between Sociology & Psychology

Psychology
Psychology is the study of individual behavior and mental
processes- what occurs in the mind.

Sociology

Psychology

1.

Sociology studies society

and social groups.

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2.

Sociology analysis social

processes.

Psychology studies behavior of

individual in society. Its focus
of interest is individual and not
the society as such.

2.

Psychology concerned
behavior of individuals.

3.

Psychology
studies
the
individuals behavior form the
view point of psychological
factors involved.

3.

Sociology studies society

form sociological point of
view.

with

 Economics
Economics deals with the economic activities of man.
economics studies the aspects of production, distribution
and exchange and consumption in society.
It studies the structure and function of economic
organization like banks, factories, market, business,
firms, corporations, transport.

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sciences

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Sociology
Sociology studies all kind
of social relationships
Sociology is general social
science.
Sociology is a science of
recent emergence.

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Economics
Economics deals with only
those social relationships
which are economic in
character.
Economics is a special
science.
Economics has attained an
advanced degree of
maturity.

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