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In what way is Social Psychology different than Sociology or different from Psychology? And why do you think a social psychology class would be important to a student of the social sciences?

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Short essay topic: Social Psychology different than Sociology or different from Psychology, how?

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Sociology as a subject has its basis in the science of cultural studies and anthropology, where as psychology is a branch of philosophy, and then, biology got added into it, to make it a science, as we know it to be, today.
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