Relationship between Sociology & Social Work.pptx

1st year honors content under National University in Bangladesh

1. Welcome

2. Relationship between Social Work and Sociology

3. Presenter KHAN MD. MAINUL HOQUE, Ph.D. Professor & Head, Department of Social Work Rajshahi College, Rajshahi E-mail: [email protected] Cell: [phone]

4. What is Social Work? W.A . Friedlander in his book Introduction to Social Welfare describes “Social work is a professional service based upon scientific knowledge and skill in human relations, which assists individual alone or in groups to obtain social and personal satisfactions and independence”

5. Father of Sociology French philosopher Auguste Comte is known as the father of Sociology .

6. Definition of Sociology WG Sumner “Sociology is the science of society” Max Weber “ Sociology is the study of social action”

7. Sociology Sociology is the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior.

8. Similarities between Social Work and Sociology Social Science discipline: Both the academic disciplines are under the Social Science disciplines Focus on human being: T he academic subjects Sociology and Social Work deal with human being The aims and objectives: The aims and objectives of both the academic disciplines are same Interdependency : Social Work derives its knowledge and theories from Sociology; Sociology achieves its ultimate goal through Social Work

9. Dissimilarities between Social Work and Sociology Social Work Social Work is a practice based profession as well as an academic discipline Social work is an applied Social Science Help people to cope with social change Sociology Sociology is not a profession Sociology is a theoretical Social Science Study the effect of social change

10. Dissimilarities between Social Work and Sociology Social Work To eradicate the problem from the society Social Work provides most scientific and suitable means and methods to help people Knowledge base of Social Work is less than Sociology Sociology Scientific study why problems exist in the society. Scientific analyze of society and social problem Knowledge base of Sociology is vast

11. Dissimilarities between Social Work and Sociology Social Work Social Work originated after industrial revolution The subject matter of Social Work individual, group and community Sociology Sociology originated from the ancient time The subject matter of Sociology is s ocial behavior, social structure, Social institutions, origination of the society and development, social institutions

12. Thank you