How has Sociology distinguished itself as a discipline from all the other social sciences? A Sociology as a discipline uses the sane methodology as the other social sciences to study its subiject matter. Since there are several theoretical perspectives for explaining social phenomena sociology as a discipline uses any of the theoretical perspectives to explain social phenomena 8. Sociology as a discpline has its own methodology for studying its subject matter. But rely on the theoretical perspectives from the other social scences to explain social phenomena. C Sociology as a discipline has its own methodology for studying its subject matter. Although there are several theoretical perspectives for explaining social phenomena sociology as a discipline has its own theoretical perspectives for explaining social pheromena. D. Since Sociology has some similarities with the other social sciences it uses the same methodologies and the same theoretical perspectives as the other social sciences to study its subject matter. Activate Windows Reset Selection A HIes TmS RemaiAIng Max Weber was a German sociologist and political ecomomist who made significant contributions to the development of Sociology as a scientific discipline of study Weber was best known for his ideas on human subjectivity and the distinction between three types of authority. What are these three authority patterns as outlined biy Weber? A Sujectivity verstehen and Value Free Sociology which meas the abity of sociologists to mentally attempt to place themeles in the shoes of ethers in order to understand them better or Seciolgts not allowing their personal bises to affect the conduct of their scetifc reseath 8. The three authority patterns are Social Action, Symtolic interactionism and Authority t Weber's view people can teitiate action on their own without society being the main determinant. He stressed on Sociologsts foosing attention on the individual and not on the collective CAffective Action traditional Action and Rational Action are Weber's types of aothority as they are all social action tiased on, individual emotions, habitual fe style and rationality D. Weber identified three types of authority and these are Traditional Authority, Charsmatic Authority and Rational Legal Authority He argued that these three sources of authority are derived from legitimate power Reset Selection Activite Window 11 PM 2/1/200 What is the difference between the student of sociology and the non-sociology student's understanding of society? A While the student of sociology understands society ty soientifically studying it the non sociology student unes hisher experience of iving in society as the bants of knowledge for understanding sociai phenomenon. . While both the student of sociology and the non-sociology student understand society by scientifically studying it they aso use ther experience of ving in society and reading about it an their knowledge of the social phenomenon. O c Snce they are both students, the bwo of them have comprehemive knowledge of society except that the sociology student has hore knowledge of the social phenomenon because he likes reading more about society than the non sociology student. Reset Selection Activate Windows 2/1/200