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SOCIOLOGY UNDERSTANDING AND BENEFITS
1. Understanding Sociology According to Experts Below is the definition of sociology according to sociologists, namely as follows: - Selo Sumardjan and Soelaeman Soemardi In his book entitled A Flower of Sociology; Sociology as the science of society studies social structure, namely the entire social relationship between the main social elements, such as social rules, groups and social layers. Sociology also studies social processes, namely the reciprocal influence between various aspects of life together. Examples of the reciprocal relationship between religious life and political life, the reciprocal relationship between religious life and aspects of economic life. - P.J. Bouman In his book Sociologie Begrien en Problemen, sociology is a science that studies social relations between humans
(individuals), between individuals and groups, nature and changes, institutions and social ideas.
- Pitirim Sorokin Sociology is a science that studies the relationships and reciprocal influences between various kinds of social phenomena (for example economic phenomena, family phenomena, and moral phenomena), sociology is a science that studies the relationships and reciprocal influences between social phenomena and non-social phenomena, and finally , sociology is a science that studies the general characteristics of all other types of social phenomena.
- Roucek and Warren Sociology is a science that studies the relationships between humans in groups.
- William F. Ogburn and Mayer F. Nimkopf Sociology is scientific research into social interaction and its results, namely social organization.
Sociology is a science that studies life and behavior, especially in relation to a social system and how that system affects people and how the people involved in it influence that system.
2. Benefits of Sociology - Increase knowledge about social diversity and cultural diversity involving value systems and norms, customs, arts and other cultural elements. By studying sociology, we will gain knowledge about the various social characteristics of individuals and groups of individuals in society. - Sociology has the benefit of fostering people's sensitivity to social tolerance in everyday life, so that a society that understands each other will be created. - By studying sociology, we can see clearly ourselves both as individuals and members of society. - Sociology helps every society about our place in other unknown societies and cultures.
- Sociology helps people to gain knowledge about various forms of social interaction.
- Sociology helps society to control and control actions and behavior in every social interaction.
- Sociology is also expected to be able to make people better understand the norms, traditions, beliefs and values held by other communities and be able to understand the differences between money in society.
- Sociological knowledge is useful for avoiding social conflict, especially conflict between groups, between tribes, and between races.
- Sociology is useful for avoiding social domination, for example: political domination, economic domination and cultural domination.
- Sociology is also useful for improving national integrity, especially Indonesia which has a plurality of nations. With sociology, it is hoped that it will be able to increase mutual understanding
3. Conclusion The term sociology was first coined by a French philosopher named Auguste Comte in his book Cours de la Philosovie Positive. The person known as the father of sociology said that sociologists are the science of society. The word sociology actually comes from Latin, namely 'socius' which means friend or friend and 'logos' which means science. Sociology is a science that studies the network of relationships between humans in society. Meanwhile, broadly speaking, sociology is the science of society, where sociology studies society as a complex of forces, relationships, interaction networks, and as a complex of institutions/organizers.
