SOCIOLOGY
Man has to rely on groups for support and satisfaction of his needs
"No man is an island."
study of people in group or social context, not as isolated individuals
sociology
Latin word _____ meaning "companion with others"
socios
Greek word _______ meaning "study of reason to describe the new science of social life"
logos
It is the subject matter and central concept in sociology
human group
is a social science which focuses on culture and environement
anthropology
stresses the biological sciences and focus on the origins and evolutionary aspectsof human beings as well as their characteristics
physical anthropology
the study of societies and include systems, beliefs, customs, languages, politics and many other related topics
cultural or social anthropology
Geogrpahy originated from the Greek word "geographia"meaning ______.
earth description
is the study of land and water features. Its subjedct matter is "earth science"
physical geography
it deals with size, shape, movement of the Earth and effects of heavenly bodies
mathematical geography
seeks to explain the origin and development of landforms and interprets the Earth's arrangement and distributions
Geomorphology/Physiography
studies weather conditions over an extended period of time
climatology geography
is the study of the way human beings live in their physical and cultural environment
human geography
studies how people make a living;it is concerned with the use of the earth's natural resources
economic geography
studies cities and towns in relation to their locations, size, shapes and functions
urban geography
studies the influence of geogrpahy in nations
political geography
it keeps the entire world in view while investigating a single element like landform and climate
systematic geography
focuses attention on a particular region or country
regional geography
it is the study of human behavior (individual behavior, mental process, and examination of mind)
psychology
is the study of economic life of human beings and is focused primarily on the various dimensions of wealth such its production, distribution and consumption
economics
is the study of political behavior of human beings
political science
is the study of chronology of significant events, people and places in past. it uses sociological approach.
history
emphasizes human subjectivity and dramatizes individual experiences
humanities
stage of liberalism and reliance on scientific method
era of enlightenment
based his ideas on the science of society on the law of nature
Henri Saint-Simon
coined the term "sociology"
Auguste Comte
refers to the behavior of any group of organism living a common interdependent life through interaction and interrelationship
society
He developed the first complete approach to the scientific study of society
Auguste Comte
He employed the Method of Positivism
Auguste Comte
an English sociologist dealt with American society's religion, politics, child rearing and immigration in her book Society in America
Harriet Martineau
he had an organismic view of the society, seeing society as a living organism with specific parts or organs, each performing specific functions
Herbert Spencer
he thought that the major focus of sociology should be social evolution rather than suggestion and implementation of strategies for social improvement
Herbert Spencer
he stressed the importance of studying societies as total unit or entities. His worthwhile contributions to sociology are the study of groups and his theoretical work on suicide
Emile Durkheim
reflect a lasting feeling of being integrated into the community and not belonging
Egoistic Suicide
is marked by the feeling of being overwhelmed by the groups goals and beliefs
Altruistic Suicide
reflects an individuals moral turmoil and lack of social orientation. It is the product of failure
Anomie Suicide
occurs when a person is overregulated. The opposite of anomie suicide.
Fatalistic Suicide
use "verstehen" in the analysis of social behavior. Founder of symbolic interationism which focuses on social life and human behavior in day to day interaction
Max Weber
A german sociologist and philosopher, emphasized on group identifications that influence and individual's place in society
Karl Marx
he is the first to recognize, designate and analyze the impact of social differentiation, expansion of social groups, and structure of economy.
George Simmel