Concepts of Sociology and

Public Administration and

Their Relationships

Dr. Saber Ahmed Chowdhury

 OUTLINES

 1. Relationship between sociology and public administration

 2. Significance of studying sociology of public administration
Inter-dependency of Sociology & PA
Society PA

PA ƒ(P & A) X E
Sociology
Contradiction
State & elements
People
Formulation of Society & their Public General mass
interrelationship Government

Administration System & Societal Management

Structure Administration Supervision
Implementation
Relationship between Society and PA
Group Sociology is concerned with
the scientific study of social
Institution structure. It is a Science
which studies the form of
Organization human actions in society.

Society Govt. / State PA

Class

Elite
Public Administration deals
Structure with execution and
governance of the social
Self Interest institutions/structure
Development Perspective of Sociology of
PA
Bureaucratic Perspective of Sociology of PA
Inter-connectivity of Sociology and PA
 Sociology
 Sociology is the study of how and why
society works.
 A sociology question would be, "What
is the impact and perceptions of
retirement in society?“
 Deals with Society and social structure.
 Sociology studies the nature of power
and authority in society, and so does
politics.
Public Administration
 Public administration is about how to organize
and administrate the land and its people
 dealing with anything from policy, to the privacy
act to human rights
 The goal is how to best make the government
and its public work
 A public administration question would be,
"How can we improve the transition between
retirees and new graduates in the public
service?“
 Deals with bureaucrats and public.

Sociology And Public Administration Are Two Most Important Subjects Of Social Science Both Of These
Two Subjects Deal With The Society And The People Of The Society. So, They Got Relations Between
Themselves.
 Significance of Studying Sociology of
Public Administration

 Administrators are dealing with community development, crime, health and

human services, immigration, poverty, rural issues, science, transportation,
urban issues, or hundreds of other areas.
 Since sociology of PA teaches about people, diversity, social problems, and
social research, it is a good foundation for a career in which you work in a
public organization to help people.
 Sociology of PA teaches you about grants and fundraising.
 The total nature of social and political reform.
 The growing awareness of other people.
 Industrial capital son and a global sociology