Representatives of each type of activity do not miss the opportunity to add a personal holiday in a series of weekends. Sociologists were no exception. The rather young science of sociology appeared only in the 19th century. The name of Auguste Comte is closely connected with this event. And when are we now celebrating the day of the sociologist and why on this very day is the topic of our article.
What kind of science?
Sociology is a humanities science that identifies patterns of human behavior in a society. The scope of scientists is wide: we can say that these are all aspects of human life as a social being.
The object of study of science is, as you might guess, a person. A sociologist interviews him about a particular question, then the collected data of a certain number of people (at least 100, for example) are analyzed to find the right answers.
The most common and well-known method of conducting research by sociologists is opinion polls. They are held in various forms (oral, written or other), the most diverse topics become the goal of scientists. In this regard, sociology, as noted, is interesting to almost everyone from a general educational point of view.
The emergence of sociology
As modern science, sociology appeared at the end of the 19th century, then its formation went on. Such famous personalities as Max Weber, Georg Simmel, Emil Durkheim contributed to it. The founder is Auguste Comte. He introduced the term itself into the everyday life of the scientific community.
The appearance of the first research works related to the new “fashionable” science, precisely in the 19-20 century, does not mean that previously no such sociological studies have been conducted.
The origins of sociology, like almost all sciences, lie in antiquity. In their writings Aristotle, Plato tried to draw some parallels in the behavior of people.
Modern sociology, on the one hand, is the science of everything and nothing. Therefore, not all scientists still recognize its independence.
Sociologist's professional holiday: where did the date come from
Officially, the day of the sociologist in Russia is attached to the date of November 14th. In addition, it is worth knowing that this is not a national holiday, but an international one. Why exactly this day? We will tell about this.
It would be logical to turn to history. In 1901, the Russian School of Social Sciences and Social Sciences appeared in France. It was a time of active development of many new areas of research. The school opened on November 14th. Sociologist’s Day, perhaps, therefore began to celebrate at this time.
The Russian school of sociology lectured the greatest minds of the era. Among them, even Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was noted.
How is a sociologist's day celebrated?
Now every group of people strives for originality (here it is, a sociological concept!). Since 1994, November 14, events have been held at Russian universities to mark the beginning of sociological science.
We do not have generally accepted ideas about how to celebrate the day of a sociologist. Corporate events are the most common way to celebrate a professional date.
Knowingly or accidentally, John Lennon sang about the issues addressed in sociology in his song Imagine. It raised the issues of a single society on the planet with common orders. There can be a lot of points of view on such an organization of life, and it is subjective.
Basically, the day of the sociologist is celebrated at specialized faculties of educational institutions, as well as those few whose profession is called "sociologist." Often, social research is an organic part of most areas of professional activity.
How to congratulate a sociologist
Imagine that we have a friend who has a sociological profession. International Sociologist Day is just around the corner . Congratulations are not ready yet, what to do is not known. How to proceed?
You don’t need to invent anything special. So far, no symbolic gift has been invented for the day of the sociologist, such as, for example, Valentine's Day for Valentine's Day or a cake for the New Year. It would be best to make a pleasant surprise to a sociologist friend, introduce verbal poisoning, or just spend the day in a fun conversation. It is possible and necessary to give positive for any holiday and on a weekday!
Summary
In our article, we learned about the professional holiday of sociologists. It is also important that other basic questions are considered: what kind of science is and what is its scope of research. This is done in order to concretize the vague notions of sociology as a science.
International sociologist's day always falls on the fall season, November 14th. Now we know that the date, apparently, came from the history of the opening of the Russian Sociological School in France.
Science itself operates with very interesting concepts and conducts studies that are curious even to a simple person. We suggest not to fence themselves off from them and to contribute to the science of ourselves!