Humans spend their entire lives in social groups of various sizes and types.
Sociology is the scientific study of humans in their groups. It combines scientific and humanistic perspectives in the study of urban and rural life, family patterns and relationships, social change, intergroup relations, social class, mass media and communications, health seeking behavior, as well as social movements and community responses to disasters - both natural and created. Sociology is a challenging and exciting blend of imagination, history, scientific methodology and social theory. Focusing upon human group life and interaction, the main objectives of the discipline are to describe, explain, interpret, and understand the human condition. As a social science, sociology is both basic and comprehensive.