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Difference between society and a society?Difference between sociology and economics?

Answer» \tEconomicsSociologyEconomics focuses on how economic factors behave in a given scenario and how economies operateTraditional focuses of sociology include social stratification, social class, religion, law etc.Economics is further divided into Microeconomics and Macroeconomics. Microeconomics analyzes elements such as individual buyer and businesses while macroeconomics analyzes the economy as a whole where factors of productions such as land, labour and capital are studied in detailSociology can also be defined as the general science of society as it uses various methods of critical analysis and empirical investigation that develops a system of knowledge about social change and behaviourOther broad definitions within economics include positive economics and normative economics. Positive economics describes “what is” while normative economics focus on “what should be”Sociology has slowly expanded its focus on other subjects such as health, medicines, military, social stigma, the system of control and role of social activity in human developmentEconomic analyses can find its applications in finance, government, businesses. It is even at times applied to subjects such as crime, family law and war.Research done through sociology has influence throughout various aspects of life and finds its application among politicians, policymakers, educators and legislatorsAdam Smith (15th June 1723 – 17th July 1790) is regarded as “the father of modern economics)Modern-day Sociology can find its origins through the works of Auguste Comte ( January 19th, 1798 – September 5 1857)\xa0\t


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