Day of the sociologist: when has appeared and how we celebrate
Representatives of each type of activity do notThey miss the opportunity to add a personal holiday as a series of weekends. Sociologists were no exception. Pretty young science sociology appeared only in the XIX century. The name of Auguste Comte is closely connected with this event. And when we now celebrate the day of the sociologist and why on this day is the topic of our article.
What kind of science?
Sociology is a humanitarian science that deals withrevealing the laws of human behavior in society. The sphere of activity of scientists is broad: it can be said that these are all aspects of a person's life as a social being.
The object of studying science is, how canto guess, man. The sociologist polls him about this or that question, then the collected data of a certain number of people (at least 100, for example) are analyzed to find the right answers.
The most common and known methodresearch by sociologists - polls. They are held in different forms (oral, written or other), the goal of scientists are a wide variety of topics. In this regard, sociology, as noted, is interesting to virtually everyone from the general educational point of view.
The emergence of sociology
As modern science, sociology appeared inthe end of the 19th century, followed by its formation. He was invested by such famous personalities as Max Weber, Georg Simmel, Emil Durkheim. The founder is Auguste Comte. He also introduced the term of the scientific society itself.
The emergence of the first research work relating to the new "fashion" science, it is in the 19-20 century does not say that earlier similar sociological studies have not been conducted.
The origins of sociology, like almost all sciences, lie in antiquity. In their writings Aristotle, Plato tried to draw some parallels in the behavior of people.
Modern sociology, on the other hand, is the science of everything and nothing. Therefore, not all scientists have recognized its independence so far.
Professional sociologist holiday: where did the date come from?
Officially, the day of the sociologist in Russia is attached to the date of November 14. In addition, it is worthwhile to know that this is not a national holiday, but an international one. Why this day? Let's talk about this.
It would be logical to turn to history. In 1901, the Russian School of Socio-Social Sciences appeared in France. It was a time of active development of many new areas of research. The opening of the school fell on November 14. Day sociologist, perhaps, therefore, began to celebrate at this time.
The greatest minds of the era were lectured at the Russian School of Sociology. Among them, even Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was noted.
How a sociologist's day is celebrated
To the originality, now, each group of people is striving (here it is, sociological concept!). Since 1994 on November, 14th in the Russian high schools the actions devoted to the beginning of sociological science are carried out.
Generally accepted ideas about how to celebrate the day of a sociologist, we do not. Corporate events are the most common way to celebrate a professional date.
Consciously or accidentally about problems,considered in sociology, sang John Lennon in his song Imagine. It raises the questions of a single society on the planet with common orders. Points of view on such an organization of life can be a lot, and it is subjective.
Basically, the day of the sociologist is noted onspecialized faculties of educational institutions, as well as those few whose profession is called "sociologist". Often sociological studies are an organic part of most areas of professional activity.
How to congratulate a sociologist on the day
Imagine that we have an acquaintance who has a sociological profession. The International Day of the Sociologist is not far off. Greetings are not yet ready, what to do is not known. How to proceed?
Nothing special to invent is not necessary. So far, no symbolic gift has been invented for the day of the sociologist, for example, valentines for Valentine's Day or a cake for the New Year. It will be best to make a pleasant surprise to a sociologist friend, to present a verbal imitation or simply to spend a day in a merry fellowship. To give positive you can and should be on any holiday and on a weekday!
Summary
In our article we learned about the professionalthe holiday of sociologists. It is also important that other basic questions are considered: what kind of science and what is its scope of research. This was done in order to flesh out vague ideas about sociology as a science.
The international day of the sociologist always falls on the autumn season, on November, 14th. Now we know that the date seems to have come from the history of the opening of the Russian sociological school in France.
Science itself operates with very interesting concepts and conducts research that is interesting to even a simple person. We suggest that they do not fence off and contribute to the science of ourselves!
