Day of the sociologist: when has appeared and how we celebrate

Representatives of each type of activity do not miss the opportunity to add a personal holiday on a series of weekends. Sociologists were no exception. Pretty young science sociology appeared only in the XIX century. With this event, the name of Auguste Comte is closely related. 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 engaged in identifying the patterns of human behavior in society. The field of activity of scientists is broad: we can say that these are all aspects of a person's life as a social being.

The object of studying science is, as you might guess, a person. The sociologist interrogates 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 well-known method of carrying out research by sociologists is 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

Like modern science, sociology appeared in the late 19th century, and later its formation took place. 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 works 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 holiday sociologist: 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

Now every group of people is striving for originality (here it is, sociological concept!). Since 1994, on November 14, Russian institutions of higher education are holding events dedicated to the beginning of sociological science.

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 casually about the problems considered in sociology, John Lennon sang in his song Imagine. It raises the issues 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.

In general, the day of a sociologist is celebrated at specialized faculties of educational institutions, as well as those few whose profession is called a 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 just around the corner . Congratulations 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, such as valentines for Valentine's Day or a cake for the New Year. It will be best to make a pleasant surprise to a fellow sociologist, to present a verbal imitation or just to spend a day in a merry fellowship. Give positive you can and should be on any holiday and on a weekday!

Summary

In our article we learned about the professional 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!