What is Sociology?
the study of society. It is a social science which uses various methods of practical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity. The systematic study of human social life, groups and societies.
To identify the social factors that influence our upbringing, it is necessary to understand the theories about what holds society together.
Institutions are identified with a social purpose and permanence, transcending individual human lives and intentions, and with the making and enforcing of rules governing cooperative human behavior.
Karl Marx
Émile Durkheim
Max Weber