The Root and Branches of Urban Sociology

Topic: Urban Sociology and Other Relevant Discipline

By: Marvin Jay Magno

Sociology

Sociology is the study of

the social behavior of people
and their origins,
development, organizations,
and institutions. It is a social
science that uses various
methods of practical
research and critical analysis to develop a knowledge of human social actions, social
Brief Timeline of Sociology
structure and functions.

Urban Sociology II. Foundations of Relevant Discipline

In a city, urban sociology is the sociological study of human way of life and
human interaction. It is part of discipline of the sociology which aims to study the
structures, processes, changes and problems of an urban area and thus contribute
making a plans and policies.
I. History
Sociology rapidly evolved as an academic response to the perceived
challenges of modernity, such as industrialization, urbanization, secularization and the
process of “rationalization”
Urban sociology explores all aspects of urban life, such as size, population
density, social organization and problems.

Sociological reasoning come before the foundation of the discipline. The word
sociology (or sociology) comes from both Greek and Latin origins. The Latin word:
“socius”, means "companion "; suffix- “logy”, "study of" from Greek- “logos”.
In a city, urban sociology is the sociological study of human way of life and human
interaction. It is part of discipline of the sociology which aims to study the structures,
processes, changes and problems of an urban area and thus contribute making a
plans and policies. Urban sociology describes from the sociological point of view the
study of human life and interaction with urban systems. Urban sociology is sometimes
used for urban planning and urban design purposes.
Urban Sociology will study:
 The development of cities, social disorganization, the problems of urban life &
city planning.
 The interaction between the urban environment & the development of human
personality,
 The structure of family, role of family & the permanent & changing elements of
a family.
 Class structure & class struggle in urban societies.
 Such features of social disease, pollution, slums, gambling dues, recreation
centers.
 The factors & causes of social & personal disorganization & the remedies
thereof.
 Investigates industries & industrial relations, the causes of disharmony bet, the
labor & the management & the ways & means of bringing about harmony &
peaceful constructive relations.
  Not only the facts of urban life but also evaluations the facts in order to VI. Environmental Sociology
understand their causes & means of improvement.
Environmental sociology is the study of
III. Applied Sociology human interactions with the natural
environment, which typically stresses the
Applied sociology is linked to the professional and human dimensions of environmental problems,
academic social work discipline. It utilizes the findings of pure the social impacts of these problems and
sociological research in various fields such as social work, efforts to solve them.
community development, education, and other aspects or
problems of daily life. It is relevant to urban sociology
because when we plan, we must solve a problem. Wrong can’t be right by doing wrong.
It is connected and essential in urban sociology, it is
simply because in here, it uses a variety of methods including VII. Education
community development, social welfare planning, and policy Sociology of Education is the study of
development that can be linked in urban sociology process. how schools determine social structures,
experiences and other outcomes. It is
particularly concerned with modern industrial
IV. Social Anthropology societies schooling systems.
Social Anthropology studies primitive and It will make an impact in urban sociology
contemporary cultures existing in a community or society. and housing because being civilized individual
It is the study of various elements of human in order to is measure through socioeconomic status and
understand the origin and their beliefs. educational attainment.
It is interrelated to urban sociology because when VIII. Urbanization
we plan our housing, we must consider the culture and beliefs of the users of the house
that we are planning. It is critical to put aside this discipline it might affect the Urbanization refers to the increasing
development of the community. number of urban residents. It mainly leads to
the physical growth of urban areas. It is not
V. Sociobiology merely a new sensation, but a rapid and
Sociobiology is the study of how evolution historical transformation of human social
and other biological processes influenced social roots on a global scale, rapidly replacing
behavior and organization. primarily rural culture with mainly urban
culture.
This discipline is essential to urban
sociology because the housing that will be build Since we are dealing with urban sociology, as a planner, we must take into
can affect the behavior of the users based on its consideration the rural culture of the site.
existing shelter.