Outline of sociology

Nature of sociology

• The study of society.
• Academic discipline - body of knowledge given to - or received by - a disciple ; a branch or sphere of knowledge, or field of study, that an individual has chosen to specialise in.
• Field of science - widely recognized category of specialized expertise within science, and typically embodies its own terminology and nomenclature. Such a field will usually be represented by one or more scientific journals, where peer reviewed research is published. There are many sociology-related scientific journals.
• * Social science - field of academic scholarship that explores aspects of human society.

  Essence of sociology

• Positivism
• Antipositivism
• Structural functionalism
• Conflict theory
• Public sociology
• Social research
• Social theory
• Feminism

  Branches of sociology

Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary fields involving sociology

History of sociology

• History of sociology
• * Ibn Khaldun - in his Muqaddimah, the introduction to a seven volume analysis of universal history, was the first to advance social philosophy and social science in formulating theories of social cohesion and social conflict. He is thus considered by some to be the forerunner of sociology.

  Theoretical perspectives in sociology

General sociology concepts

Sociologists

• List of sociologists

  Sociological publications

• Magazines
• * Contexts
• * MANAS Journal
• * Polemic
• * Salmagundi
• * Youth Studies Australia
• Sociology books

  Sociological associations

Academies

• College of Sociology, Paris, 1937–39
• New School for Social Research, New York
• Department of Sociology at the University of Chicago, Chicago
• Uzhhorod National University Department of Sociology and Social Work, Uzhhorod
• Atlanta Sociological Laboratory, Atlanta, 1895-1924

  Related fields

• Global studies
• Human geography
• Law
• Political science
• Social anthropology/Cultural anthropology
• Social history
• Sociolinguistics
• Social research