Karl Marx is often called the father of modern sociology.
Focusing on the study of society, sociology is one of the social sciences that attempts to study the human interaction of the individual and populations. As a social science, sociology studies the stratification of society, social class, and religion and the ramifications these elements have on society as a whole. Unlike social studies, which examines events and happenings, sociology attempts to investigate why society works the way it does, as well as how certain viewpoints socially alienate different groups of people and different beliefs.
Sexuality is a facet of sociology.
Although Auguste Compte may have been the first commonly accepted philosopher of science, many scholars and students often regard Karl Marx as the father of modern sociology. Marx became known as the creator of a belief system known as Marxism, which focused on the study and understanding of sociology. Later scholars like Herbert Spencer and 19th-century Emile Durkheim would sell millions of books that coined phrases like Spencer’s “survival of the fittest” in trying to explain society’s advance through the centuries. The first college course entitled Sociology was offered at the American institution of Yale in 1875.
Microsociology deals with how individuals initiate and respond to various social settings, conditions, and interactions.
Positivism is an aspect of sociology that has tried to anchor the study of the subject with a scientific basis in an attempt to give it credibility. Science was the only credible field in the early years of sociological study, and linking the study to a science-based methodology gave sociology the credibility it needed to become a relevant college course of study. The social sciences subfields consist of courses such as criminality, law, and punishment, as well as social and economic studies and family, sexuality, and gender. By offering insight into all aspects of the human social condition, these college courses open up areas of discussion where the mere mention of the topic would have been grounds for dismissal in previous years.
Sociology involves the study of human interaction.
Examining the issues that make society a living, breathing source of life requires a deep look both into the past and into current popular beliefs. Many functions of a society that may seem normal and nothing out of the ordinary may be seen as completely inappropriate in other social settings. The basic glue that holds any society together, such as the legal system, educational requirements, and even marital relationships, are created and defined by the rules imposed by the governing members of any society. Sometimes a society can have a different mindset after a war or social upheaval, as the new leaders begin to impose their ideals of society on the citizens of the land.