How do Sociology and Demography differ?

Demography is the study of the populations and the impact of population on different parts of the world. Sociology is the study of human behavior in a social context; institutions such as goverment or education; and in groups such as family. read more

Demography is measurement, while sociology is a field of study. Sociology would use demographic measurements to ask questions, gather data, and draw conclusions. That’s the simple explanation. My suggestion would be to look up the definition for each word and compare and contrast the two for yourself. read more

Sociology prepares the frameworks into which the data of population science will be inserted. 22. Demography would not need to turn to sociology for its frameworks if social phenomena did not, conversely, affect population phenomena. The former also help to explain the latter. A striking example is that of fertility. read more