Under what specific intellectual influences and socio-political conditions did sociology emerge in the mid-19th century? Is it really the "Daughter of the French and the Industrial Revolution," as it is often characterized?

Why did sociology not achieve sufficient theoretical unity from its very early steps and has continued to be governed by pluralism of views and more specific methods up to the present day? What are the main traditional and contemporary perspectives of sociology and what are its methodological tools?

Is there a common scientific orientation that, despite the multiplicity it exhibits, acts as a factor of unity? What have been the major disputes as well as the conciliatory positions regarding the identity of sociology as a science, regarding its degree of autonomy from philosophy, the evaluative involvement and politics on one side, and from the natural sciences on the other?

How has sociology evolved in our country from 1908 to the early 21st century? What are the similarities and differences between sociological research and opinion polls?

The two-volume book "Sociology and Its Methodology" focuses on the above questions and introduces the reader to the fascinating world of the science of society, simultaneously revealing to them its liberating "virtues" for humanity through the challenge of social self-awareness.

Through its pages, it also attempts to demonstrate that sociological education serves its recipients as an antidote to prejudice and to the uncritical acceptance of various superficial and misleading interpretations of social life that circulate in every era.

The familiarity of students and the broader public with the critical, demystifying discourse of sociology certainly has significant cultural utility.