Sociology
is the study of human social activities, particularly the study of the origins,
institutions, organizations, and growth of human society. It is a social
science which employs different methods of empirical investigation and critical
analysis to build up a body of knowledge about human social actions, social
functions and structure. A goal for many sociologists is to carry out investigation
which may be applied directly to social policy and welfare, while others focus
mainly on refining the theoretical understanding of social processes. Subject
matter ranges from the micro level of individual agency and interaction to the
macro level of individual agency and interaction to the macro level social
structure and systems.
