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ORIGIN OF SOCIOLOGY

    Multiple Choice Questins 1. The term Sociology is derived from Latin word “Socius” & Greek word “Logos” which means        i) Companion, Study of  (Sometimes option “Society, study of” is given as well which is also true)          ii) Society, Study of        iii) Individual, Study of 2. Sociology is a:          i) Social Science         ii) Behavioral Science          iii) Natural Science          iv) A & B (if option A & B is not given then select “Social Science” only.     3. The term “Sociology” first was coined in 1780 by:         i) Emmanuel Joseph          ii) August Comte        iii) Max Weber 4. The term “Sociology” was coined by:        i) Max Weber       ii) August...

Smart Lockdown

ONE can see a heavy rush of people at shops between 8am and 5pm during the  lockdown . This results is lack of social distancing, which is necessary to stop the spread ofcoronavirus. Moreover, now we have  Ramazan , and people feel more difficulty in coping with their daily needs unlike normal days during this short span of time for shopping. People tend to rush to buy grocery and other stuff when the shops are about to close in the evening. The  Sindh governmen t should extend the time for opening grocery shops, or at least allow them to reopen for two hours af ter If tar so that people may buy things with ease without having to rush and getting infected with the virus owing to crowded shops. Shahana Inayat Karachi Resources From Dawn News

Social Interaction

 Social interaction is the process of reciprocal (two-way) influence exercised by individuals over one another during social encounters.  A social interaction is an exchange between two or more individuals and is a building block of society. Social interaction can be studied between groups of two (dyads), three (triads) or larger social groups.  By interacting with one another, people design rules, institutions and systems within which they seek to live. Symbols are used to communicate the expectations of a given society to those new to it.  The empirical study of social interaction is one of the subjects of microsociology. Methods include symbolic interactionism and ethnomethodology as well as later academic sub-divisions and studies such as psychosocial studies, conversational analysis and human-computer interaction.  With symbolic interactionism, reality is seen as social, developed interaction with others. Ethnomethodology questions how people’s in...