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ASSIGNMENTS ANSWER PAPER
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1. Explain the scope of Political Science.
Ans:- The scope of Political Science may be divided into the following categories:
1.The scientific study of the state and government, their respective nature and aims. In the opinion of the old theorists like Bluntschli, Lord Acton, Goodnowpolitical science is to be restricted to the study of the state only. For Leacock, Deutsch, etc, the study of government is at its core, while for Laski, Gilchrist, Gretel, etc, because government and state cannot be separated, political science must include the study of both.
2. The scientific study of associations and institutions.Because not only the state but also many other associations andinstitutions in society succeed in gathering men together with some common objective, these deserve the attention of political scientists as well.
3. The study of national and international affairs, and the political study of man.Politics is also about human interactions at home and abroad, in international organisations and during international conflicts.According to Laski, political science is concerned with the life and acts of man in relation to organized states.
4. The study of the development of the state. According to R.G. Gretel, political science is the study in the past, present and future of political organizations and political theories. This historical dimension of political science suggests a rather optimisticopinion that the study of past and present political institutions and theories may serve to the future improvement of the state.5. The study of power in human relations. The issues of political power are one of the main topic of political science for the simple reason that without it, politics would be void of
2. Explain the relationship and difference between Political Science and Sociology.
Ans:- Sociology and political science are so closely and deeply related to each other that one becomes meaningless without the other. According to Morris Ginsberg ''Historically, Sociology has its main roots in politics and philosophy of history". The state, which is the center of political science in its early stage, was more of a social than political institution.
Sociology is the fundamental social science, which studies man's social life as a whole and attempts to discover the facts and the laws of life as a whole. Political science, on the other hand, is concerned with the political life of a man, which is one part of his total life. Sociology is the science of society where as the political science is mainly concerned with the state and government. These two social sciences are very common in certain spheres. Political science is a branch of sociology, which deals with the principles of organization and government of human society. The subject matter of political science thus comes within the field of sociology.
Sociology depends very much on political science in every respect. The state and governments make laws for the welfare of the society; the government removes social evils such as poverty, unemployment, dowry and so on from the society. The undesirable customs are uprooted from the society by the government. The government gives financial assistance to people at the time of natural calamities such as floods, famine, cyclone and drought. Social institutions and social organizations are regulated by the state and government. Sociology studies various aspects of political activities through the help of political science. The government can bring about changes in the society with the help of laws.