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Sociological Thought

notes From the definition it is clear that sociological fact is the method of action and behaviour. In methods
of these actions Durkheim joins the method of feel and thing of human, which can be permanent
and temporary. Some sociological fact is permanent. Example–there are some changes in society
in suicide, marriage and the number of death ,so the annual rate is approximately permanent and
exist so it keep in the category of sociological fact. The method of living is also believing the method
of action. The method of to increase the density in cities, the method of construct house, living and
to expend the life is also believe the social fact because there are very low changes in these. By this
which permanent and temporary method of directing the methods of life and ideas, and the action
of human, called sociological facts. The prevalent believe of group ,ideals, practices, morality and the
method of working are sociological fact because in this there are very less changes and these not only
for special person but believe the property of whole group.

Task What is sociological fact? Describe.

characteristic of social facts

Durkheim describes the two specialty of Sociological facts -constraints and externally. It is necessary
to understand the two specialty and other three specialties and understand with clarity of sociological
facts.
1. Ways of acting, thinking and feelings are social facts: it is clear from the given definition of
sociological facts by Durkheim that social fact are the method of thinking way of acting and
feeling. Example – one person think about his marriage then he also think that the selection
of marriage partner similar with his family, class, cast, education, business and financial
condition. There are also sociological forces in this idea of him. So this idea is a sociological
facts. Ours behaviour and ideas are the gift of society, society is the source of these origin.
We teach behaving from different type in society by the method of socialization .which thing
will be understand good or bad ,favourable or unfavourable , all these tells the society of ours
.On which occasion how we will behave, work and conduct, these all are also tells society,
the rule of society, practices, customs are control and regular to conduct of ours. So these
all are called sociological facts. The effect of sociological fact such more on human that his
all feeling comes also within the sociological facts. On whole life of human the effect find
out the sociological fact.
2. universality: Sociological fact is universal so its vogue find out in all group and society, all
understand these in one mean and comply. In sociological fact inserted by only those method
which find out normally in whole society.
3. social origin-: Sociological facts are not the growth of personal consciousness of human but
these are the result of collective consciousness. These are generating from society and its
development joint in the history of society. What would society be like his mood accordingly
the fact that social facilities. In India women lives in veil but not in Europe society. We
shake hand for greetings; seem to embrace, and touch foot, jai ram ji and jai Shree Krishna,
good morning etc. words are used. These all are social facts because it is not generated by
any special person but the gift of whole society because of repeating repeatedly in society it
become exist. Because of this existence these are not change fast.
4. social are transmitted from generation to generation: Sociological facts teaches from the medium
of socialization, old generation transmitted this to new generation. How will celebrate the festivals
like Deepawali ,Rakshabandhan ,Janmastami , what cook this day, which type of cloth will wear

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