Discuss the difference between political sociology and sociology of politics.

Differences Between Sociology and Political Science: In spite of the above relationship, both sociology and political science are however different from each other in certain respects:

1 Sociology is the science of political science; on the other hand, it is the science of state and government.

Sociology studies society as a whole and man as a social being whereas political science deals with a particular aspect of society, which is regarded as a politically organized unit.

Therefore, political science is a more specialized science than sociology.

2 Sociology has a wider scope than of political science. Sociology deals with social, political, economic, cultural, and other aspects of society and studies will be the social institutions such as family, marriage, religion, kinship, caste and so on.

But political science deals with political aspects and studies a specific political institution like state and government only.

Thus, sociology is regarded as a general science while political science is viewed as a specialized social science.

3 Sociology studies forms of associations and institutions whereas polítical science dealt with the state and government which are known as specific forms of association.

That is why professor Garner remarks “Political science is concerned with only human form association such as state, sociology deals with all forms of association.”

4 Sociology studies all kinds of social relationships in a general way. But political science studies only the political aspect of social relationships in a particular way.

5 Sociology studies both organized and disorganized societies. But political science studies only the politically organized societies.

6 Sociology deals with both formal as well as informal relations of the society, which are based on customs, traditions, folkways, mores, norms, etc.

But political science deals only with formal relations based on laws and order of the state.

7 Sociology is the study of all means of social control. Political science, on the other hand, is the study of only government-recognized means of control.

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