Discuss the nature and scope of sociology.

Sociology is a discipline in social sciences concerned with the human society and human social activities. It is one of the youngest social sciences. Auguste Comte, a French social thinker, is traditionally known as the ‘Father of Sociology’ as he coined the term ‘Sociology’ in 1839.
The term sociology is composed of two words; Latin word ‘Socius’ means companion or associate and Greek word ‘Logos’ means study. Thus etymological meaning of sociology is, “The science of society”. However, almost all sociologists differ in their views regarding the exact definition of the term. They generally define sociology as study of:

Social action- Max WeberInteractions- Gillin and GillinSocial relationships- MacIver and Page, A.W. GreenSocial groups- M. JohnsonSocial institutions- DurkheimSociety- Giddings, ward

Definitions of Sociology by Famous Sociologists:

Auguste Comte: Comte defines Sociology as the science of social phenomena “subject to natural and invariable laws, the discovery of which is the object of investigation”.Kingsley Davis: “Sociology is a general science of society”.Morris Ginsberg: “In ____ ___ _______ ______ _______ _________ ___ ___.
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