What is science?

Science

Defining science is an important issue because it is a part of Social Science. Science can be defined as a structured knowledge which is gathered through systematic observation and a systematic approach. Knowledge is constructed by a proper investigation and this proper way of investigation can be regarded as science. It is important in every sphere of life. In culture, sociology, social science or we better say in every field of our life, science is playing a crucial role. Science deals with the factual issues not the imaginary thing and this is one of the characteristics of science. It can be verified in any place of the world. One scientific method got approved in one place; it doesn’t mean that that method cannot be verified in other place. So science is universal. Science also deals with the cause-effect relationship where causes and effects are analyzed scientifically. At the end of this discussion we can conclude that sociologist should not neglect science rather consider making social change scientifically.       

Karl Marx: A legend

karl marx

Discussion about sociology cannot be completed without mentioning a name “Karl Marx”. Here we will try to discuss something at least some important issues about Karl Marx. We all know Karl Marx as a GREAT philosopher but his identity is not limited to as philosopher. Along with being a philosopher he was an economist, sociologist, socialist and journalist. Today’s modern world can be regarded as a contribution of Karl Marx. Full name of Karl Marx is Karl Heinrich Marx. He was born in 1818 in Trier, Prussia, Germany. During his lifetime he was not that famous, even got ignored by many scholars of that time. He got the utmost fame after his death and will be remembered forever. He introduced many theories in his lifetime. Karl Marx’s theories have contributed a lot in the field of economics, sociology, philosophy, law and many more. Karl Marx was a gift for the whole humankind.          

Cutural lag

Cultural lag is an important theory introduced by Ogburn, a famous sociologist. Ogburn proposed culture as having two parts, one is material and other is non-material culture. All material substances are regarded as material culture such as computer, factory and machine etc. on the other hand all adaptive culture is non-material culture such as education, customs, ritual and morals etc. According to Ogburn people are more interested toward the change in material culture compared to the change in non-material culture. And that’s why material culture usually changes more rapidly than the non-material culture. it is believed that the change in material culture has to be balanced with the perspective change in the non-material culture, otherwise the society will face severe imbalance due to that gap. This gap is known as cultural lag. So it would be best to try to minimize the cultural lag. The more a society can minimize the cultural lag, more the society is developed.

Characteristics of Culture

culture

Knowing the characteristics of culture is quite necessary as being the part of culture. In this segment we will be discussing about some characteristics of culture. When we born in a specific culture then we don’t perceive all the issues of culture at a time. We learn about the culture gradually. It’s a gradual learning process. Usually culture differs from nation to nation. You are living in a specific society having a distinct culture. If you move to a different society, you will find a complete different culture prevailing there. This variability is a characteristic of culture. In that different society you star to live in. After a period of time you find yourself getting involved with their culture and this is nothing but the adaptive nature of culture. Everything surrounding us is changing, so does the culture. Even culture can be changed by modern technology, globalization, developed communication and Internet. Whatever we have discussed so far are some of the most important characteristics of Culture.