Sociology Problems of Theory and Method

When originally published in the Soviet Union in 1969, the author in his preface stated:"As an independent science, sociology came into being in consequence of the differentiation and integration of the sciences concerned with nature, society and thought. As a result, individual disciplines broke away from philosophy and became sciences in their own right, such as astronomy, physics, biology, psychology, formal and mathematical logic, ethics, aesthetics and semiotics." "It was some time before sociology was recognized as an independent science. Its elevation to independent scientific status resulted from the changes that occurred in the structure of philosophy, namely, increasing interest in the materialist conception of history and empirical studies of man's relationship to society. As sociology developed principles of sociological investigation were elaborated, methodology from other sciences was applied, and specific social studies were made. Similarly, sociologists have discussed the relationship between sociology and philosophy, between sociology and other sciences, and the precise subject matter and social functions of sociology."Osipov, G. is the author of 'Sociology Problems of Theory and Method' with ISBN 9780898755824 and ISBN 0898755824.