What is social
psychology?
The
branch of sociology that studies the behaviour of people in a situation of
crowds or mob is called social psychology. Crowd behaviour is often called collective
behaviour which is the subject matter of psychology and is distinguished from
behaviour that takes place in groups and institutions
such
as: neighbourhood, families. The latter is called social behaviour. The study
of which is the subject matter of sociology. Social psychology lies between
sociology and psychology.
What is psychology?
The
discipline that focuses on upon the individual is known as psychology. It
studies the mental structure of the individual, his/her memory, intelligence,
deep rooted complexes and psychological problems. In other words, psychology
tries to understand why an individual behaves in the manners he/she does. It
studies mental facts.
What is applied
science?
The
branch of sociology that takes up the areas of application is called applied
sociology.
What do you mean by
pure science and applied science?
Science
is drawn in every scientific field. Pure science is search for knowledge
without primary concern for its practical use. Applied science is the search
for ways of using scientific knowledge to solve practical problems. A
sociologist making a study of the social structure, a slump neighbourhood is
working as a basic scientist. If this is followed by or study how to prevent
delinquency in a slump neighbourhood. This is applied science.
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