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By the start of the 21st century, the discipline of Sociology has come to encompass an increasing number of sub-disciplines ranging from the sociology of landscape to political sociology.
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By the start of the 21st century, the discipline of Sociology has come to encompass an increasing number of sub-disciplines ranging from the sociology of landscape to political sociology. Each has an integral contribution to make to the study of the various aspects of society, yet all sub-disciplines have had their conceptualization and operationalisation of studies questioned not only by non-sociologists but also by sociologists themselves. This essay seeks to present a basic understanding of sociology and differentiate it from common sense. Sociology, according to Tony Bilton and Colleagues in their book 'Introductory Sociology,' defined sociology as the study of human society and human behavior. They further explained that sociologists attempt to improve on this by detailing specific areas of behavior in which they are interested: how people behave in their families, why some people are involved in crime, why some children perform better at school etc. But...
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