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-	'''Sociology''' (from Latin: ''socius'', "companion"; and Greek: λόγος, ''logos'', "knowledge") is an academic and applied discipline that studies [[society]] and human social interaction. Sociological [[research]] ranges from the analysis of short [[social contact|contacts]] between anonymous individuals on the street to the study of [[globalization|global social processes]]. The field focuses on how and why people are organized in society, either as [[individual]]s or as members of [[Voluntary association|associations]], [[Group (sociology)|groups]], and [[social institution|institutions]]. As an [[academic discipline]], sociology is typically considered a [[social science]].	+	'''Sociology''' (from Latin: ''socius'', "companion"; and Greek: λόγος, ''logos'', "knowledge") is an academic and applied discipline that studies [[society]] and human social interaction. Sociological [[research]] ranges from the analysis of short [[social contact|contacts]] between anonymous individuals on the street to the study of [[globalization|global social processes]]. The field focuses on how and why people are organized in society, either as [[individual]]s or as members of [[Voluntary association|associations]], [[Group (sociology)|groups]], and [[social institution|institutions]]. As an [[academic discipline]], sociology is typically considered a [[social science]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007]
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-	One useful way to describe the discipline is as a cluster of sub-disciplines (sometimes called fields) that examine different dimensions of society. For example, [[social stratification]] studies inequality and [[class structure]]; [[demography]] studies changes in a [[population size]] or type; [[criminology]] examines criminal behavior and deviance; [[political sociology]] studies government and laws; and the [[race relations|sociology of race]] and [[sociology of gender]] examine the [[social construction]] of race and gender as well as race and [[Gender gap|gender inequality]]. New sociological fields and sub-fields—such as [[network analysis]] and [[environmental sociology]]—continue to evolve; many of them are cross-disciplinary in nature.	+
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-	[[Social research | Sociological research]] provides [[educators]], [[urban planner|planner]]s, [[lawmaker]]s, [[Public administration|administrator]]s, [[Real-estate developer|developer]]s, [[Business magnate | business leader]]s, and people interested in resolving [[Social issues | social problem]]s and formulating [[public policy]] with [[Rationalization (sociology) | rationales]] for the actions that they take. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007]	+

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Sociology (from Latin: socius, "companion"; and Greek: λόγος, logos, "knowledge") is an academic and applied discipline that studies society and human social interaction. Sociological research ranges from the analysis of short contacts between anonymous individuals on the street to the study of global social processes. The field focuses on how and why people are organized in society, either as individuals or as members of associations, groups, and institutions. As an academic discipline, sociology is typically considered a social science. [1] [Apr 2007]