Sociology is the systematic study of human society. Sociology is a very broad discipline with many different areas. One area, social psychology, focuses upon individuals within groups and on group dynamics. Social organization focuses upon larger units in society such as businesses, social stratification and race and ethnic relations. Another area focuses upon how to do social research and analyze data.
Some sociologists study social problems, deviant behavior, juvenile delinquency or criminology.
Others study marriage and the family and sexuality. Still others study such specialized subjects as gerontology, religion, and education. Sociology is the scientific study of human interaction. Sociology studies the ways in which people relate to one another and how they interact with one another, and the causes and the consequences of such relating and interacting. Other academic disciplines will look at many of the same subjects that sociology does, but they will have different perspectives.