Outline Of Sociology
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the discipline of sociology:
Sociology studies society using various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to understand human social activity, from the micro level of individual agency and interaction to the macro level of systems and social structure.
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