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Psychology vs. Sociology — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Psychology and Sociology

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Psychology

Psychology is the science of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, as well as feelings and thought.

Sociology

Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behaviour, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about social order and social change.

Psychology

The science that deals with mental processes and behavior.

Sociology

The study of human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organization, institutions, and development of human society.

Psychology

The emotional and behavioral characteristics of an individual, a group, or those engaged in a given activity
The psychology of war.

Sociology

Analysis of a social institution or societal segment as a self-contained entity or in relation to society as a whole.
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Psychology

Subtle tactical action or argument used to manipulate or influence another
He used poor psychology on his employer when trying to make the point.

Sociology

A social science that studies society, human social interaction, patterns of social relationships, and the interactions of culture. Through both theory and applied research, it engages subject matters across a range of microanalysis, mesoanalysis, and macroanalysis.

Psychology

(Philosophy) The branch of metaphysics that studies the soul, the mind, and the relationship of life and mind to the functions of the body.

Sociology

That branch of philosophy which treats of the constitution, phenomena, and development of human society; social science.

Psychology

(uncountable) The study of the human mind.

Sociology

The study and classification of human societies
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Psychology

(uncountable) The study of human or animal behavior.

Psychology

The study of the soul.

Psychology

(countable) The mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.

Psychology

The science of the human soul; specifically, the systematic or scientific knowledge of the powers and functions of the human soul, so far as they are known by consciousness; a treatise on the human soul.
Psychology, the science conversant about the phenomena of the mind, or conscious subject, or self.

Psychology

The science of mental life

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