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Sociological Thought

notes Conception of Scientific Sociology

The perception of sociology of Pareto is an system. He says that sociology is also system like other
system. System has numberless part. It is political, religion, family, economy, class etc., every part have
their own identity. We can say certainly that the production, exchange, distribution, consumption is
an economic action. Like that the relation of soul and divine is the field of religion. Every field has
their own identity. We can say that here economics started and their finished. Being this identification
Pareto says that the one part of society is joined with other part and every part. Politics is a separate
part but this is confirming the relation of master and servant. Education is a part but religion and
means both are affect that. The logic of Pareto is that the part of society is interdependent. One part
is change then its other part is change. Human is molecule in this whole system. There are three
conditions of affected this arrangement of the society-
1. Extra Human Environment,
2. Other element exterior to the society,
3. Inner element of the system: like knowledge, attitude, residues and captious argument.
Above all three factors are important to make the systematic system of society. Pareto is giving the
description of these all factors. But he mainly described the attitude and captious argument. He defined
sociology on the bases of logical and non-logical perceptions.

Notes When we define sociology then we also explained the logical, non-logical, residues
and all. These all factors meet and tell the definition of sociology and their subject-
matter.

self assessment
Fill in the blanks-
1. ………… gives more contribution to social science. In economics he kept high to political
economics.
2. They believed certain and …………..social science to economics.
3. We can say certainly that the production, exchange, distribution, consumption is
a………………….

26.2 Definition of Sociology

Pareto defined sociology in ‘Mind and Society’. He believes that as he says above society is arrangement.
In this arrangement different are joined each other. The factor to take change in system is environment,
external and internal human and arrangement. He defines sociology in this reference.

Did You Know? There is only such economics in the world of social science which is certain,
mathematical, can be measurable.

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