i could write an entire essay on this since i studied social science (of which sociology is a sub devision). there's lots of overlap between the 2. but i would say in a nutshell, the difference is: sociology is concerned with the study and the understanding of human interactions in the context of living in a society, while psychology is concerned with the mind and how the thinking processes in individuals or groups work.
i don't think you'll be able to study social science while ignoring psychology. and i don't think you can study psychology while ignoring social science.
to me personally, the sociology aspect of social science is more of "creative writing" or commentary than actual science tho xD i prefer quantitative or qualitative social studies. because that's actually cold hard science and doesn't really deserve the title bachelor/master of "Arts" in my opinion.
Psychology is primarily interested in studying behavior at the individual or small group level, while sociology typically looks at larger social networks or societies as a whole.
In other works, psychologists have jobs, sociologists are usually looking for one. LOL
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Psychology is helping one from the inside out helping them believe in themselves and to become a better person
Sociology is a steady of more than one of a society like racism or phenomenons studies of the same gag and all the people on it and what we're all doing here as a whole Trends and stuff like that
My Undergrad degree is in Sociology and had several Psychology classes at that time. My graduate degree from Pepperdine is an MBA.
An interesting question, and probably many people understand the difference. I did not follow on with a Masters in Sociology because after doing my Field work as an undergrad, I knew I could not make that my career, except perhaps as an Admin, with some agency that served the public, perhaps in Planned Parenthood, or some other social agency.
I could be wrong, but don't psychologists focus on the workings of the mind. While sociologists focus on the social interactions between individuals. And anthropologists focus on the interactions of entire societies of individuals?
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