Some days ago, I was thinking of Afghan women and I wonder about them. There was a time when I used to read a lot on the issue. Feminist groups had started to denounce the situation these women were having in their country. I also read some reports of Amnesty International that were enough to make any sensitive person to shudder.  Then, these women seem to have vanished from the world arena. 

I really wonder about them. 

All what I know about Afghanistan is that women are forced to wear the burka. Few of them will choose to wear it on their own will, but the majority won’t. They claim that it’s very hot inside this robe. Worse still, I’d say, it’s as if they don’t exist. In fact, they don’t. In rural areas, very young girls are forced into marriage. 60% are battered. They aren’t allowed to go to a doctor when they need it and worse still, they aren’t allowed to study. Afghan women are isolated at home and they are stopped to take part in public life.

As I say it, it is as though they don’t exist, but to work at home or in the fields, and they are only for the men who bought them in marriage. 

First, it was their fight to free themselves from Soviet rule. Then, it was the civil war of fundamentalist groups that were supported by foreign powers. Many of them died in the struggle and under the tyranny of the fundamentalists. 60% of the widows in Kabul choose to commit suicide as an only option and immolation is a way to escape from misery and tyranny. 

When I see or read on this issues, it makes me think that we have progressed very little no matter how many inventions have come up in our so called modern world. We can’t say that we’ve progressed while in parts of the world there women being battered and condemned to illiteracy and ostracism, because we women make up half of the world population. 

Studied sociology rnemberikan following benefits:

a. Sociology provides knowledge about the individuals, groups, and communities.

b. Sociology describes the interaction of the layers in society, social structure and social change.

c. Sociology provides knowledge about the action and the social behavior of individuals in the community.

d. Sociology provides an understanding of values ​​and social norms, traditions, kenyakinan, social order and social stratification.

e. Studied sociology of culture, including character races and ethnic characteristics in general.

f. Sociology memahamj gives light to the differences that exist in society in order to avoid and resolve conflicts.

The purpose of Sociology

Sociology, the science of investigating and studying human behavior in social life. As a science, sociology has the general purpose and special purpose.

a. Sociology in general purpose is to investigate and study human behavior in general in life

society.

b. The purpose is to study sociology in particular the various sectors of social life, such as economy, religion. law, politics, and culture. Division in particular is causing the division in the sociology of science as we know, the sociology of law, sociology, criminology, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge, art sociology, economic sociology, and sociology of culture.

Based on the general purpose and special purpose. Sociology function, can be summarized as follows:

a. Provide an understanding of the community to have the ability to adjust to the environment.

b. Advise the government in development planning and prior to enacting new pemturan.

c. Cope with problems or conflicts between tribes, in order to create peace.

d. Provide insight to the community so that in his daily life, always willing to respect and appreciate other people of different ethnicity, religion, race, class, and so forth.

Modern sociology grew rapidly in the Americas, specifically in the United States and Canada. Why not in Europe? (which incidentally is where the sociology appears the first time).

At the beginning of the 20th century, large waves of immigrants came to North America. Symptoms that result in the rapid growth of population, the emergence of new industrial cities, increase in crime and others. Consequences of social upheaval, a change of the population is inevitable.

Changes in society that inspire social scientists to think hard, to come to the realization that the old European-style approach to sociology is no longer relevant. They try to find a new approach in accordance with the conditions of society at that time. Thus was born modern sociology.

Contrary to previous opinion, modern sociological approaches tend to be micro (more commonly called the empirical approach). That is, changes in society can be learned from social facts to social facts that emerge. Based on social facts can be deduced that the changes our entire society. Since then realized how important the study (research) in sociology.

As a science, sociology more depth in the field by way of variety. [4] For example, a sociologist studying and observing juvenile delinquency in Indonesia today, they will examine why these naughty teens, began when the teen was naughty behavior, to provide alternative solutions to problems them. Almost all social phenomena that occur in both rural and urban individuals or groups, a study room which is suitable for sociology, as long as the use of scientific procedures. The scope of the broader sociological study of other social sciences. [5] This is because the scope of sociology includes all the social interactions that take place between the individual and the individual, the individual with the group, and a group of environmental groups in society. The scope of the detailed study of sociology is if a few things, for example among others: [6]

Economy and its principal business activities related to production, distribution, and use of natural resources;

Management issues that the parties to take stock, in connection with what happened to their citizens;

The issue of history that is associated with chronological records, such as human activities and their business achievements are recorded, and so forth.

Sociology combines data from a variety of science as the basis of his research. Thus sociology can be linked to historical events, all events that provide information along with a description of the ongoing process of living groups, or some event in the history of human groups. For example, a country’s history can be studied by revealing the background of the formation of a state, these factors, the principles of a country to travel the country in the future. Sociology mempertumbuhkan all environmental and human habits, along the fact that there is in human life and experience that can affect humans, as well as the processes in the group. During the group exists, then it also will look for the forms, methods, standards, mechanisms, problems, and developmental nature of the group. All of these factors can affect the relationship between humans and the effect on the sociological analysis.

Sociology as a science has some of the objects. [3]

Material objects

Material object of sociology is social life, symptoms and processes which affect the relationship between man and the unity of man himself.

Formal object

Formal object of sociology is more emphasis on social human beings or society. Thus the formal object of sociology is human relationships between people and processes arising from human relationships in society.

cultural objects

Cultural objects is one factor that can affect relationships with one another.

Religious objects

The influence of the object of this religion can be a trigger in social relations, and many things that influence or impact of human relationships.

Sociology is one of the fields of social science that studies society. Sociology as a science has met all the elements of science. By Harry M. Johnson, who was quoted by Soerjono Soekanto, sociology as a science of discrete, as follows. [1]

Empirical, ie based on observation and common sense are not the result of speculation (guessing).

Theoretically, that is always trying to make abstraction of the concrete results of field observation, and abstraction is a framework of elements arranged in a logical and purposeful run causal relationship so that it becomes a theory.

Cumulative, that is prepared on the basis of the theories that already exist, then repaired, expanded to reinforce the old theories.

Nonetis, namely discussion of a problem does not question the good or bad issue, but rather to explain the problem in depth.

The nature of sociology as a science as follows. [2]

Sociology is the study of social science as are social phenomena.

Normative disciplines including sociology, not a discipline that limits itself to the category of current events and not what happens or should happen.

Sociology including pure science (pure science) and applied science.

Sociology is a science rather abstract and concrete science. Meaning of concern is the shape and pattern of events in the community as a whole, not just the event itself.

Sociology aims to generate understanding and common patterns, as well as find the principles and general laws of human interaction, nature, nature, form, content and structure of human society.

Sociology is an empirical science and rational. This is about the methods used.

Sociology is common knowledge, that sociology has common symptoms that exist on the interaction between humans.

Sosiolgi subject there are four: 1. Social facts as a way of acting, thinking, and feeling that are beyond the individual and has the power to force and control individuals. [Citation needed]

Example, a student at the school diwajidkan to arrive on time, using a uniform, and be respectful to the teacher. These obligations are set forth in a rule and have certain sanctions if violated. From these examples can be seen the way of acting, thinking, and feeling that exist outside the individual (school), which is forced and control individuals (students).

2. Social action as an act done by considering the behavior of others. [Citation needed]

Example, planting flowers for personal pleasure rather than a social act, but planting flowers to be included in a race that gets the attention of others, is a social act.

3. Sociological imagination as a way to understand what is happening in society and that there is in man. [Citation needed] According to Wright Mills, the sociological imagination, we are able to understand the history of society, personal life history, and the relationship between the two. Tools to conduct sociological imagination is persmasalahan (troubles) and issues (issues). Individual’s personal problems are a threat to personal values. Issue is beyond the reach of existing private lives of individuals.

Example, if an area has only one person is unemployed, the unemployment that is the problem. This individual problem solving can be through increased personal skills. Meanwhile, if the city there are 12 million unemployed people of 18 million souls exist, then unemployment is an issue, whose solution requires a broader study.

4. Social reality is penungkapan veil become an unexpected reality by sociologists to follow the rules of scientific evidence and conduct scientifically and objectively with the control of personal bias, and the observation screen is sharp and avoid normative judgments.

Sociology is derived from the Latin meaning Socius friend, a friend while the Logos means science. This expression revealed the first time published in a book entitled “Cours de Philosophie Positive” by August Comte (1798-1857). Although many definitions of sociology but sociology generally known as the science of society.

Society is a group of individuals who have a relationship, have a common interest, and has a culture. People want to study sociology, behavior, and human social behavior by observing the behavior of a group he founded. [Citation needed] As a science, sociology of knowledge society is composed of the results of scientific thought and can be critically controlled by others or the public .

The group includes families, tribes, states, and various political organizations, economic, social.

James Van Horn, a sociology professor at Pennsylvania University, United States developed a method of parenting that he briefly became CARE namely:

• Consideration

A father should show concern for and attention to the needs and feelings of children. For example, occasional Make your child eat breakfast and eat together.

• Appreciation

Award shows seem trivial but it means a lot for the little guy. Say “thank you” with a hug when your child helps your child-even if only a towel, would mean a lot for him.

• Respect

Respect the child’s preference, although it does not suit your taste. If your child choose a red shirt and blue pants, leave it alone. He is learning to choose.

• Empathy

You can develop feelings of empathy (understanding and sense of what is happening to someone else) to the child. For example, take it to an orphanage to provide useful goods.

First, a sociology essays should have a sociological perspective. What exactly does it mean? It involves the use of sociological theories to understand and explain the social world; it allows the writer to question assumptions and look at the social world as an object of scientific study; and it uses sociological concepts and terminology in the discussion. A sociological perspective, when used in the essay translates to being able to stand outside of one’s social world and look at it from a different point of view in order to look at it objectively as one does in a scientific study. In order to achieve this, the student will be applying the three previously mentioned characteristics of a sociological perspective because:

• Sociological theory is referred to in order to understand social phenomena. There are three main strands in sociological theory: Functionalism, Marxism and Critical Theory, and Symbolic Interactionism. These are further branched out into various combinations and subgroups. One of the functions of sociologists is to examine social interactions and institutions in terms of the social power and political forces influencing it. Politics is involved because it explains who has the power over others, who controls what, who does not have it. These social factors then shape or determine to some extent the behaviors of a group or individual.

• The student will have to question his or her own preconceived notions, ideas and assumptions. In order to better understand the sociological nature of other groups to which the researcher does not belong, he or she needs to be able to momentarily step outside his or her own ideological framework and see everyday and ordinary things to him as unfamiliar so the student can make it an object of a scientific study.

• The student will apply sociological concepts and terminology into familiar phenomena. Every field of study has its own jargon, which experts in this field use to describe or give meaning to phenomena. Students will have to familiarize themselves with the terminologies used in the study of sociology before they are able to explore a particular question. In addition to terms used exclusively in Sociology, there are also common words which are assigned different meanings when used in the context of Sociology.