Sociology
Chapter 15
In this chapter, the author has majorly focused on demography which is the study of the size, composition, distribution and the changes in the human population. Among the topics discussed in this chapter are the demographic variables necessary for understanding population dynamic, which include, fertility rate, mortality rate and life expectancy (Mary, 8).
This chapter is significant in the sense that it provides a broader understanding of demography thus equipping students with the basic knowledge required to understand the distribution of different resources in different areas (Mary, 12). In so doing, they can be able to live in peace, and to also avoid certain challenges.
Chapter 18
In this chapter, the author has majorly focused on the applicability of sociology to our daily lives, whereby it has been described as a family tree. In the sense that he has explained the evolution of sociology, through citing the invention of sociology by different sociologists such as August Comte, who defined and showed the relationship between sociology and the natural events which take place in the world (Ferris & Jill, 18). For instance, he developed a theory which dealt with the progress of human thinking and its early theological and metaphysical stages towards a final scientific stage. The theory was used to identify the laws which describe the specific characteristics of a particular reality, which may include physics and mathematics, through which people gain an understanding of the world directly through their own senses.
Through Comte’s development, it is easier for students to be able to understand the way they can easily be able to achieve their goals, since sociology has been linked to their daily activities, and the things which they encounter while in school (Ferris & Jill, 19). In so doing, the author has enabled them to achieve a sense of understanding in each and everything which they do.
Work Cited
Ferris, Kerry, and Jill Stein. The Real World: An Introduction to Sociology. , 2016. Print.
Mary Singleton. Chapter 15 – Population, Urbanization, and the Environment: Scribd. 2017.
