Sociology and National Development

The place of sociology in national development cannot in any way be belittled. As sociology is a social science that studies the elements of the society as a whole in bid to understand how they relate and to grasp their interaction patterns that either birth changes or promote stability. As a result of this, sociologists can state the causes and agents of development in any given nation, coupled with the fact that development is progressive and it follows certain patterns. Since the inception of Sociology, sociologists have been aiming toward national development. This can be captured in the works of Auguste Comte (1974), Karl Marx (1848) to name a few. This paper reveals the relevance of sociology in contending for national development as it studies the society in general and underscores what birth development or transition from one point to another. The paper further alludes that there is a nexus between sociology and national development thereby recommends that sociological findings need to be paid more attention to and properly utilized in order to actualize the desired national development as we posit sociology as a ‘societal doctor’ who diagnosis the society of her ailment and makes proper prescription that birth national development. In bid to actualized this paper objective, secondary resources are used as this is qualitative research.