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Defnition o Sociology
1. Anthony Giddens (Sociology, 1989):Sociology is the study o
hum n soci l li e, g!ou"s nd societies. #t is d $$ling nd
com"elling ente!"!ise, h %ing s its su&'ect m tte! ou! o n
&eh %io! s soci l &eings.. . *ony + son nd o n G
!!od:
Sociology is the study o indi%idu ls in g!ou"s nd soci l o!m
tions in system tic y, hich g!e out o the se !ch o! unde!st nding
ssoci tedith the indust!i l nd scientifc !e%olutions o the 18th nd
19th centu!ies.
-. *ony it$ge! ld (Sociology /nline):0Sociology is to &e
defned s the study o soci l o!de!.0
2. D %id 3essel, n me!ic n c demic:
0Sociology is the study o us..."eo"le...li%ing togethe!. #t is
the study o theissues, conce"ts, in%estig tions, nd !esults o
indi%idu ls li%ing togethe!.Sociology is "e!son l encounte! ith the
Soci l o!ces hich sh "e ou!li%es, es"eci lly those th t 4ect ou!
!eness ( nd igno! nce) o ho ec!e te, m int in, nd ch nge those %e!y
Soci l o!ces0
5. 6 7 e&e! (0Sociologic l !itings0. edited &y ol
eyde&! nd, 1992):0Sociology (in the sense in hich this highly
m&iguous o!d is used he!e) is science hich ttem"ts the
inte!"!eti%e unde!st nding o soci l ction ino!de! the!e&y to
!!i%e t c us l e7"l n tion o its cou!se nd e4ects.
. +o!en Deme! th nd 6ichelle ol;omi! < t o Ame!ic n =ollege
lectu!e!s:0Sociology is the system tic study o hum n &eings,
hum n g!ou"s, ndhum nly const!ucted institutions nd o!g ni$
tions.0
>. So!o;in:Sociology is study f!st o ll the !el tionshi" nd
co!!el tions &et een% !ious cl sses. Second &et een the
soci l nd non
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Defnition o @n%i!onment
1. ymond illi ms:
*he m te!i l o!ld itsel , t ;en s including o! not including hum
n &eings
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e&!u !y -,?12.
All o the &iotic nd &iotic cto!s th t ct on n o!g nism,
"o"ul tion, o!ecologic l community nd inCuence its su!%i% l nd
de%elo"ment.
-. htt":BBen. i;i"edi .o!gB i;iB@n%i!onment. Accessed on
e&!u !y -, ?12.
@n%i!onment is the "hysic l nd &iologic l cto!s long ith
thei! chemic linte! ctions th t 4ect n o!g nism.
2. htt":BBdiction !y.!e e!ence.comB&!o seBen%i!onment.
Accessed on e&!u !y-, ?12.
@n%i!onment is the i!, te!, mine! ls, o!g nisms, nd ll othe!
e7te!n lcto!s su!!ounding nd 4ecting gi%en o!g nism t ny time.
5. htt":BB .ne ge"u&lishe!s.comBs m"lech
"te!B??1>>-."d.
@n%i!onment lite! lly me ns su!!ounding nd e%e!ything th t 4ect
no!g nism du!ing its li etime is collecti%ely ;no n s its
en%i!onment.
. htt":BB; mus& h s indonesi .o!gBling;ung nBmi!i". Accessed
on e&!u !y -,?12.
;es tu n !u ng dng semu &end , d y , ;e d n, d n m ;hlu;
hidu",te!m su; m nusi d n "e!il ;uny yg mem"eng !uhi "e!i;ehidu" n
d n;ese' hte! n m nusi se!t m ;hlu; hidu" l inny .
>. Soe!'ono Soe; nto
ling;ung n di&ed ; n d l m ; tego!i
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the su!!oundings o! conditions in hich "e!son, nim l, o! "l nt
li%es o!o"e! te.
1?.E!o. D! St. 6un d' t D nus "ut!o, S , Gu!u Fes ! u;um
+ing;ung nni%e!sit s E d' d' ! nling;ung n hidu" se& g i semu
&end d n ;ondisi, te!m su; di d l mnym nusi d n ting; h "e!hu t
nny , y ng te!d " t d l m !u ng tem" tm nusi &e! d d n mem"eng
!uhi hidu" se!t ;ese' hte! n m nusi d n
' s d hidu" l inny
Defnition o @n%i!onment l Sociology
1. Dunl "B= tton. *he #nte!n tion l nd&oo; o @n%i!onment l
Sociology. 19>9:
@n%i!onment l Sociology is the study o inte! ction &et een
theen%i!onment nd society.
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do.edu
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@n%i!onment l Sociology s su&disci"line ithin Sociology
e7"lo!es the% !ious o!ms o inte! ction &et een hum n society nd
the en%i!onment
8. diction !y.!e e!ence.comthe en%i!onment de%elo"ed &y hum
ns s cont! sted ith the n tu! len%i!onment society s hole, es"eci
lly in its !el tion to the indi%idu l.
9. Talcott Parsonsm sy ! ; t te!integ! si t s d s ! ;ese" ; t n
d !i " ! nggot ny ; nnil ilA8O- g 1mL'+m Ay3 P
