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State the branches of sociology

State the branches of sociology

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Moraa
a)Sociology of Education: This field is concerned with the application of sociological theories, perspectives and research methods to an analysis of educational processes and practices.
b)Sociology of Religion- this is a branch of sociology that deals with religious phenomena.
c)Sociology of Knowledge- this is the branch of sociology that studies the social processes involved in the production of knowledge.
d)Sociology of Science- This is a branch of sociology that is concerned with the study of the social processes involved in the production of scientific knowledge as well at the social implications of this knowledge, including technology
e)Sociology of Law- This is the sociological study of the social context, development and operation of law: the system of rules and sanctions, the specialists' institutions and specialist personnel, and the several types of law (e.g. constitutional, civil, and criminal) which constitute the legal system in complex societies.
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f)Sociology of Crime and Deviance: this is a branch of study which has
traditionally focused on a number of aspects of the nature and causes of crime and the criminal element in society.
g)Sociology of Work- This is the sociological analysis of work and its
organization, especially in terms of wage employment.
h) Economics Sociology- This is the sociological study of the relations between the economy and other social institutions.
i) Mathematical Sociology- This is the use of mathematical procedures and
mathematical models in sociology.
J) Urban Sociology- This is the study of social relationships and structures in the
city.

k) Rural Sociology- this is a branch of sociology concerned with the study of rural communities and agriculture.
I) Sociology of Health and Medicine- The application of sociological approaches to the understanding of the experience, distribution and treatment of illness
m) Sociology of Development- This is a branch of sociology concerned with the examination of social change from agrarian to industrial societies and particularly applied to study of the Third World.
n) Sociology of Art- This is an area of sociological analysis which includes within its compass a concern with exploring the visual arts and sometimes also music, theatre, cinema and literature.
o) Sociological Theories- this is a range of abstract general approaches and competing schools of thought which exist in sociology.
p) Sociobiologythis is theory and research in the field of evolutionary biology which seeks to provide biological explanations for the evolution of social behavior and organization in animals and humans.
q) Sociolinguistics- this is a field of study informed by both sociology and psychology concerned with the social and cultural aspects and functions of language.



Moraa orina answered the question on August 15, 2018 at 08:56

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