Introduction
Sociology is derived from the word society that means a community or centered place of living where there exist interrelations of human beings to other living things and to their environment. Sociology can also be the study of life of people in relation to their environment. Sociology is hence a study based on the manner of human life, their environment, the manner in which their environment affects their lives. Therefore, sociology is the study of the society in respect to human way of life.
Discussion
Sociology is an interesting area of study. It focuses on the way of life of people, how they relate to one another, how they relate to the environment and how their environment affects their way of living. Sociologists believe that human life can never be self-centered since no one can ever live in exception of others. This is because they hold the assumption that one individual needs the others for survival just has he or she needs himself or herself. They tend to reason that the society comprises of everyone and everything and so whenever anyone is pulled out of the society, then one unit of the society is out.
Therefore, in that case, that society said to be incomplete. The study of human relationship begins with as low as an individual himself or herself. It then moves to the level of an individual to an individual, then individual to his society with respect to their respective environments up to the complex interrelationship involving states or multinationals. Human environment greatly affects the manner in which he behaves and acts. Sociology explains how the environment affects our duties and daily lives. May people believe that human behavior tend to follow a particular pattern.
That is, if one person increases his style of doing things, for instance dressing style, then his immediate associate or peers with whom he shares a social life will also adjust to be able to cope up with his fellow’s changes. This also explains the existence of social classes. People below to various social classes within the society to which they easily identify themselves in the manner of similarity in the acts and behavior. Social classes place people into distinct groups on economic capability of the individuals, persons who poses the same purchasing power. They are said to be sharing a social class and hence sociology will identify them in the classes they belong as their free chosen society.
Sociology is very important in life both as a study of life and correlations of people and as a course. Sociology explains the reason why people should understand their environment. Understanding the environment will enable people be able to cope with situational changes that occur in our lives. It also prepares individuals with proactive measures to curb uncertainties in life and hence improves in social life. The study of sociology enables people to improve on their general relationship with others as well as opening up the world to one global village through increasing on international diplomacies and interrelationship.
Conclusion
Sociology is the study of social life and the interrelationship between members of their society. Societies of large geographical boundary can still keep a good mutual co relationship within its members. People hence should try to open up on their social territories. Therefore, sociology includes the overall study of human life in relation to other persons and their environment.
