A *Brief* Introduction to Sociology | What IS Sociology?

If you've been looking for an introduction to Sociology... you've come to the right place. Boy is this a monster of a video!

In this brief introduction to Sociology, I breakdown

00:00 What we'll cover in this video
00:59 1. What is Sociology?
02:14 2. Origins of Sociology as a Discipline & Way of Thinking
03:30 2.1 Notable Contemporary Sociologists
03:41 2.2 Main Sociological Theories
04:09 2.3 Main Debates in Sociology
04:28 3. Downfalls of Sociology as a Discipline
04:40 3.1 The Irony of Studying Sociology
06:06 3.2 Perceptions of Sociology
07:06 3.3 The Issue of Objectivity
08:39 3.4 Eurocentrism in Sociology
09:12 4. How Sociology Changed my Life

I really hope that this helps you understand (briefly) what taking a Sociology degree will involve and decide whether it's the right choice for you. And even if you're not looking to take Sociology as a degree at university, hopefully this was interesting and opened your eyes to a non-mainstream subject.

(Also, can you tell that I'm really indecisive about my thumbnail style lool. If you prefer one over another, please comment and let me know!🤣)

**𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘪𝘴. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 / 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘵.**⁣

𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀

Stinchcombe, A.L., 1984. The origins of sociology as a discipline. Acta Sociologica, 27(1), pp. 51-61.
Swingewood, A., 1970. Origins of sociology: The case of the Scottish enlightenment. The British Journal of Sociology, 21(2), pp.164-180.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociology
https://research-methodology.net/rese...
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