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Sociology
Sociology examines the forces that shape our lives, both at a broad societal level and at the level of daily social interaction. It addresses a variety of intellectual as well as policy related issues and concerns, such as socioeconomic and demographic change, social institutions (such as law, education, the family, politics, and the professions), the structure of social inequality (especially race, class and gender), the nature of the state, and the dynamics of interpersonal relations.
As a discipline sociology is concerned with the methods of inquiry as well as with the substance. The sociological approach not only asks questions about social phenomena, but also provides a set of methods for their systematic analysis. A sociological education goes beyond informing students about the structure of societies and social relations, to encourage the development of critical and analytical thinking abilities.
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