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Category: Branches of sociology

  • Rural Sociology: Definition, Origin, Development, Scope, Importance

    The regions across the world are divided as either urban or rural. Rural sociology is a field of study, exclusively studies rural life along with its various aspects and problems. The origin of rural sociology is fairly recent, despite the rural community being one of the oldest forms of societies. It has been developed by…

  • The Sociology of Emotions: A Feminist Horizon of Symbolic Interactions

    The Sociology of Emotions: One of the most prominent works on symbolic interactionism has been the theorization of human emotions. Arlie Russel Hochschild, one of the noted Sociologists in the field of emotions, is in fact considered the founder of a new sub-field in Sociology: the sociology of emotions. Through her books, The Managed Heart:…

  • What is Ecological Marxism (Eco-Marxism)? Explained

    Synopsis: Nature and Capitalism are in an enduring conflict as we witness the exploitation of labour and natural resources simultaneously – clearing of forests because of large scale corporatisation and destructiveness disguised as development. Ecological Marxism is a subfield of Sociology which seeks to study the dialectics of nature from a Marxian perspective and challenges…

  • Sociology of the Internet: What you need to Know

    Sociology of the Internet is one of the youngest sub-disciplines of Sociology. Digital Sociology is another relational sub-field which almost deals with similar sociological aspects. The term first appeared in 2009 in an article written by Wynn (Digital Sociology: emergent technologies in the field of the classroom) and later in 2013, a purely academic book…

  • Sociology of Race and Ethnicity: Meaning and Theories

    The topics of race and ethnicity have often been discussed in various academic and social circles. This article covers a short description of both these concepts. Afterwards, it lists various sociological theories related to race and ethnicity such as that of double consciousness, racial formation theory, systemic racism, internal colonialism, the theory of intersectionality and…

  • Introduction to Social Psychology: An Overview

    Human behaviour has always been so complex that we have always pondered over it. What makes human beings behave in a certain way? And what makes them not to? Social psychology is a huge field of social science which is of much significance in the contemporary world. No doubt it is a branch of psychology…

  • Introduction to sociolinguistics: An Overview

    Have you ever wondered if a language was something greater than just a means of communication? Language, indeed, isn’t just a means of communication but a whole subject in itself. It delves around issues one wouldn’t have thought that language could address. Before we dive into sociolinguistics, let us understand the etymology of it. Socio,…