White collar and blue coller status

In the US we have an expression referring to what type of work you do,

white collar and blue collar. White collar: Professionals, or people who wear
a suit to work, Blue collar: the Working Class, or people who wear a uniform
to work. Is there any equivalent of this in Italian?

Sociology And Its Aim

Sociology and Its Aim

Sociology is the scientific study of society and human behavior. This

is the most basic definition of sociology that one would find. Getting a little
more in depth, it is the study of humans in groups and how they interact with
one another. A scientist in this field, a sociologist, would look at these
groups by means of the sociological perspective. This involves looking at a
certain behavior like you have never witnessed it before. If done correctly the
sociologist should be able to gain a new level of understanding of the behavior
or social reality.
The term group could refer to a lot of things as far as groups of people.
It could be two people but for the purpose of sociology it should be a lot more.
There are demographic variables used when defining the group. These are things
such as race, religion, sex, social class, and so on.
When a sociologist studies behavior the most important aspect they view
is the interaction of people both within the group and with people that fit into
other groups. This action can be what the individuals verbally say to one
another or simply their nonverbal messages. There are many hand signs, both
good and bad, that people exchange as well as facial expressions in reaction to
an event or statement. Now that I have some of the terms described lets look at
an example.
I hate lawyers. This is a personal opinion of mine and a lot of other
peoples. Its nothing personal against any one of them, I don't like the way
they operate and the way they have set the system up for their own benefit.
They have made it impossible for anybody to navigate their way through even the
simplest of legal matters without their assistance. I also believe that there
lack of values and ethics are responsible for a lot of problems in this country.

This is what's called a level 1 perspective. It's my view of a group of people

in our society, their behavior, and how their behavior interacts with society.
The aim of...

Synthetic School of Sociology

Synthetic school wanted sociology to be synthesis of the social sciences and thus
wanted to widen the scope of sociology. According to Durkheim, sociology has
three principal divisions' namely-Social morphology, social physiology and general
sociology. Social morphology is concerned with geographical or territorial basis of
life of people such as population, its size, density and distribution etc.This can be
done at two levels -analysis of size and quality of population which affects the
quality of social relationship and social groups. Secondly the study of social
structure or description of the main forms of social groups and institutions with
their classification. Social physiology deals with the genesis and nature of various
social institutions namely religion, morals, law and economic institutions etc.In
general sociology the main aim is to formulate general social laws. Attempt is
made to find out if there are links among various institutions which would be
treated independently in social physiology and in the course to discover general
social laws.Hobhouse perceived sociology as a science which has the whole social
life of man as its sphere. Its relations with the other social sciences are considered
to be one of mutual exchange and mutual stimulation. Karl Mannheim's divides
sociology into two main sections-systematic and general sociology and historical
sociology. Systematic sociology describes one by one the main factors of living
together as far as they may be found in every kind of society. The historical
sociology deals with the historical variety and actuality of the general forms of
society. It falls into two sections-comparative sociology and social dynamics.
Comparative sociology deals mainly with the historical variations of the same
phenomenon and tries to find by comparison general features as separated from
industrial features. Social dynamics deals with the interrelations between the
various social factors and institutions in a certain given society for example in a
primitive society. Ginsberg has summed up the chief functions of sociology as it
seeks to provide a classification of types and forms of social relationships
especially of those which have come to be defined institutions and associations. It
tries to determine the relation between different parts of factors of social life for
example the economic and political, the moral and the legal, the intellectual and
the social elements. It endeavors to disentangle the fundamental conditions of

social change and persistence and to discover sociological principles governing

social life.
History and sociology
In actual practice the relation between history and sociology is very close. The sociologist of
necessity derives his material from the data furnished by anthropology and history. On his side
the historian, however eager he may be to confine himself to detailed and close narration of
actual fact, cannot avoid reference to problems of causation or assumptions regarding human
nature or the general course of human evolution, and so is a sociologist malgr lui. Again,
though there are still not wanting some historians, such as v. Below, who deny sociology any
status, most writers on the theory and methodology of history have come to regard the two
disciplines as Hilfwissenschaften to each other. Closer examination, however, reveals
considerable uncertainty and hesitation. This is due, firstly to widely prevalent doubts as to the
scope of sociology, with regard to which it is said, not without some exaggeration, the
sociologists themselves are not in agreement. It is due, secondly, to the fact that the issues raised
involve reference to difficult problems in the theory of knowledge generally, in regard to which,
in the present position of epistemology, agreement is hardly to be expected. In this paper I shall
attempt firstly to define briefly the scope of sociology and discuss the bearing of my definition
upon some recent representative views of the nature of historical investigation. Secondly, in the
light of this discussion, I will endeavour to restate the fundamental points of our problem in the
hope of bringing out more clearly the main issues involved.

Sociology And Psychology

Sociology studies the social systems while psychology studies mental systems. The nature of
relationship between sociology and psychology still remains controversial and the study of social
psychology in relation to both is still unsettled. There are two extreme views: J.S.Mill believed
that a general social science could not be considered firmly established until its inductively
established generalizations can be shown to be also logically deductible from laws of mind. Thus
he clearly sought to establish primacy of psychology over all other social sciences.Durkheim on
the other hand made a radical distinction between the phenomena studied by sociology and
psychology respectively. Sociology was to study social facts defined as being external to
individual mind and exercising the coercive action upon them, the explanation of social facts
could only be in terms of other social facts not in terms of psychological facts. Society is not
simply an aggregate of individuals; it is a system formed by their association and represents a
specific level of reality possessing its own characteristics. Thus sociology and psychology are
totally separate disciplines

Social group
In the social sciences a group can be defined as two or more humans who interact with
one another, accept expectations and obligations as members of the group, and share a
common identity. By this definition, society can be viewed as a large group, though
most social groups are considerably smaller.
A true group exhibits some degree of social cohesion and is more than a simple
collection or aggregate of individuals, such as people waiting at a bus stop.
Characteristics shared by members of a group may include interests, values,
representations, ethnic or social background, and kinship ties. Paul Hare regards the
defining characteristic of a group as social interaction.

Social group
Further, social groups play an important role in daily life.
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1. Belonging
Social groups fulfill one of the basic psychological needs for survival, belonging. Feeling needed and wanted psychological motivates a
person to stride forward and stay mentally healthy. An example of belonging is found in Maslow's psychological hierarchy of needs.

2. Friendship social group is, "A group of two or more people who interact with one another and who recognize themselves as a
distinct social unit".
A social group is not always made up of friends, however, friendships may form within a group. Spending a lot of time with people builds
relationships and friendships. All members of a group have at least one thing in common otherwise the group wouldn't form.

3. Communication
Social groups is a form of communication amongst friends or peers. Communication plays an essential and vital role in life. Communication
has many forms and is used on a daily basis in one form or another. Again, it is not mentally healthy to be alone all the time as it often leads
to inverted personality traits and depression.

4. Family
Social groups do not just consist of friends. Families are also a form of social groups. Families play a vital role by teaching other family
members acceptable behavior and beliefs to live by.

5. Support
Social groups act as a great support system when needed. Groups can identify and unify to help solve another members problems or
anguish. A good example of a support group is any addiction rehabilitation program.

6. Society
In society social groups exist for many reasons. Take protesters for example; they unite to express personal beliefs towards an opposing
group or force. The purpose of the protest is to accomplish a unified goal. Accomplishing goals resonates in all occupations.