About the Sociology Field of Study

Sociology & Anthropology

the study of society;
a social science involving the study of the social lives of people, groups, and societies;
the study of our behavior as social beings, covering everything from the analysis of short contacts between anonymous individuals on the street to the study of global social processes;
the scientific study of social aggregations, the entities through which humans move throughout their lives;
an overarching unification of all studies of humankind, including history, psychology, and economics. &rdquo