SOCIOLOGY

The science of society and the social interactions taking place.

Body of scientific knowledge with theories based on scientific observation rather than armchair speculations.

Science of society which consists of a body of related generalizations about human social behavior, guided by concepts and theories and arrived at by scientific investigations. (Landberg, Schrag, Larsen, 1958)

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION: involves the study of social groups, social institutions, ethnic relations, social stratification, social mobility and bureaucracy.

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY: Studies human nature and personality as the product of group life. It also touches on the study of social attitudes and collective behavior.

SOCIAL CHANGE AND SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION: Study the change in culture and social relations and the attendant disruption that may occur.

POPULATION: This analyzes population number, composition, change and equality as they influence and are influenced by the social, economic, and political orders.

HUMAN ECOLOGY: Studies in this area deal with the human behavior of a given population in relation to its environment and the emergence of the spatial relations between the people and the environment.

SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY AND METHOD: This includes theory building and testing the applicability of the principles of group life as the bases for the prediction and control of human social environment.

APPLIED SOCIOLOGY: This makes use of the findings of pure sociological research on the various aspects and problems of daily life.