Psychology v/s Sociology

I love Psychology, I have an A'level and Diploma in Psychology and an A'level in Sociology. Your right the two go well together. Social Psychology is very interesting and is fast growing a field all on its own. Human behaviour fascinates me and it has helped me to understand many things within my life. Things that have happened to me and things that have happened to other people. My favourite field in Psychology is Memory, and then Behavioural Psychology. My nephew is autistic so the psychology has really helped us to know what is best for him, and my great nephew who is also autistic. I like sociology too! only now I am dubious about the promises of politicians and long for a eutopian society. :D

PSYCHOLOGY Psychology is an academic and applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. Psychology also refers to the application of such knowledge to various spheres of human activity, including problems of individuals' daily lives and the treatment of mental illness. Psychology differs from the other social sciences — anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology — in seeking to explain the mental processes and behavior of individuals. Psychology differs from biology and neuroscience in that it is primarily concerned with the interaction of mental processes and behavior on a systemic level, as opposed to studying the biological or neural processes themselves. In contrast, the subfield of neuropsychology studies the actual neural processes and how they relate to the mental effects they subjectively produce. Biological psychology is the scientific study of the biological bases of behavior and mental states. SOCIOLOGY Sociology is the study of society and human social interaction. Sociological research ranges from the analysis of short contacts between anonymous individuals on the street to the study of global social processes. The field focuses on how and why people are organized in society, either as individuals or as members of associations, groups, and institutions. Someone working in the field of sociology is known as a sociologist. As an academic discipline, sociology is generally considered a social science and is somewhat young compared to other disciplines, having evolved in the early 19th century. However, there have been social studies carried out by scholars and philosophers at least as early as the time of Plato, thus making the field more or less established with older historical roots. The word sociology comes from the suffix "-logy" which means "study of," derived from Greek, and the stem "socio-" which is from the Latin word socius, meaning member, friend, or ally, thus referring to people in general. Because sociology is such a broad discipline, it can be difficult to define, even for professional sociologists. One useful way to describe the discipline is as a cluster of sub-fields that examine different dimensions of society. For example, social stratification studies inequality and class structure; demography studies changes in a population size or type; criminology examines criminal behavior and deviance; political sociology studies government and laws; and the sociology of race and sociology of gender examine the social construction of race and gender as well as race and gender inequality. New sociological sub-fields continue to appear—such as network analysis and environmental sociology—many of which are cross-disciplinary in nature. Many sociologists perform research useful outside the academy. Their findings aid educators, lawmakers, administrators, developers, business leaders, and people interested in resolving social problems and formulating public policy.

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