Sociology and Society — Sociology STD 11 Humanities — Question

Sociology tries to understand the social life of particular times only on the basis of historical influences whereas History is a compilation of the events of the past.

1. History focuses on the study of the past, whereas Sociology shows interest in contemporary scene or recent past.
2. History emphasises on the differences in the similar events but Sociology deals with the similarities in different events.
3. Sociology takes help of history to understand modern society because sociologists can get social facts of ancient society from history.