What is the difference between sociology and philosophy?

Answer 1

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Philosophy is the study of existence with the intent of developing epistemological, moral or political value judgements or imperatives to support decision-making as a matter of principle.

Sadly there is a lot of controversy in philosophy such that political science draws very little from philosophy.

Sociology, on the other hand, is, to put it generally, is a study of society. But even from there we have to ask ourselves what society is. In retrospect Sociology is a study of integral aspects that constitutes society: Politics, Economy, Culture, Religion, Family, Gender, Race, Global Stratification, etc. Unlike Philosophy, Sociology is more or less a scientific discipline that depends on scientific methods (Interview, Statistics, Theorizing based upon empirical evidence). While Philosophy traditionally aspire to pursue truth or means towards truth (Usually among Analytic Philosophers), Social Constructionism, which is a position or theory that argues that most phenomena such as morality are socially constructed, is popular mindset and attitude in Sociology. So for example, while Philosophy may ask what is moral, Sociology would first assume that morality are simply norms that vary in every society.

Answer 2

The term 'philosophical' literally means "having to do with wisdom-loving", while the term 'sociological' means "having to do with the study of society". In practical terms, philosophical studies include reasoning and logic and metaphysics, while sociological studies focus on social questions: how people get along in society, what social institutions are most influential and why, and so forth.

Answer 3

Psychology is the science of human behavior and mind patterns- usually normal- like school psychologists might address study habits- and the possible influence of TV on the same. Sociology addresses social problems as a whole- such as, well Alcoholism, poverty, political unrest..

Answer 4

According to the British Psychological Society, psychology is the scientific study of people, the mind and behaviour. It is both a thriving academic discipline and a vital professional practice. The constant theme across all definitions of psychology is that it is fundamentally concerned with understanding Behaviour.

In contrast, the British Sociological Association notes that sociology is the study of how society is organized and how we experience life. The type of things you are likely to study include social class, gender, globalization etc.

If you contact your local college you should be able to get hold of the course outline for both 'A' level psychology and sociology. If you can't decide, you could always study both of them.
Sociology focuses on the interactions between people and society in general. For example, if a person runs around with a sword, how do others react?

Psychology focuses on the mind and more on individuals. For example, if a person runs around with a sword, what would cause him to do that?

Sociology is the study of human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organization, institutions, and development of human society while Psychology is the science of the mind or of mental states and processes.

In addition, during studies of Psychology and Sociology, both are meant to benefit individuals and individuals/communities within society which inevitably would benefit the society as a whole. Personal perception of the Difference between Psychology and Sociology is that Psychology is optimistic (believing in a "cure") in that the individual may be helped so that the individual may function independently in personal relationships and within the community appropriately. It seems as though Sociology, much needed, intervenes and assists individuals and families through the hardships and crises they face through continuous support as needed or deemed necessary. Simply, Psychology may be perceived as a goal toward independence, while Sociology might be perceived as the support necessary to sustain families and society. This is not to say the Sociology does not provide programs of support toward independence. It does. One example being parenting classes. Etiology is of importance to both, Psychology and Sociology. Psychology examines more of the workings of the human mind, why persons think and behave as they do. Sociology tends to examine groups of persons (societies), communities, and nations. They might examine and discuss such things as folkways, mores, changes in populations, effects of events on entire communities, etc... So one way to look at it is that psychology is more about the individual or small group, and sociology is more about communities and larger groups of persons.

The two discipline's do tend to overlap in several field's However, psychology also is concerned with determining the biological explanations for behavior, which gives it some scientific credibility to base conclusions on other than research studies alone. Sociology

is mostly based on theory and research studies to draw conclusions from. It varies among the different fields within each discipline though