Malavika G NairAIR 45 · CSE 2024 · 221 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening · a definition
Political science is the study of government system and its organization whereas sociology is the scientific study of society. Both are interconnected fields.
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND SOCIOLOGY:
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(1) studies of Power by [Weber, Marx] etc form a vital connection. (2) Political system - Subject matter of political science viewed as a subsystem of society for Goal Attainment in Parsonian framework. (3) Political sociology is a dynamic discipline which emphasizes the connection between both. (4) Political Science uses tools similar to Sociology: Eg: Survey - post opinion poll, Lokniti CDS Survey Post 2024 elections, Interview etc. (5) Overlapping theory building and concepts Eg: Power - [Weber], Bureaucracy - [Weber], [Isiah Berlin] Democracy
(6) Role of enlightenment thinkers like Rousseau, Montesquieu etc was more profound in both.
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Divagences/specializations
Sociology, Queen of All sciences, is wider in scope Eg: [Weber] sees Power as one of dimensions along with 'class' and social honour whereas power is central concept in political science.
Political science is less objective and research intensive compared to sociology.
However new fields of data analysis, people's social and cultural behaviour Eg: [Beteille] on role of caste in Panchayati Raj in Tamil Nadu, [Rajani Kothari] on casteziation of politics, pshephological studies etc are dynamic areas of convergence.
Perhaps both [Aristotle] and [Durkheim] are right respectively- Man is both 'political' and a social animal'