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ABSTRACT

The study attempted to investigate sociology's roles and challenges in development studies. In the study, it was established that students who have been well trained in sociology know how to think critically about human social life and how to ask important research questions. They know how to design good social research projects, carefully collect and analyze empirical data, and formulate and present their research findings. Students trained in sociology also know how to help others understand the way the social world works and how it might be changed for the better. Most generally, they have learned how to think, evaluate, and communicate clearly, creatively, and effectively. These are all abilities of tremendous value in a wide variety of vocational callings and professions. The study concluded that sociology offers a distinctive and enlightening way of seeing and understanding the social world in which we live and which shapes our lives. Sociology looks beyond normal, taken-for-granted views of reality, to provide deeper, more illuminating and challenging understandings of social life. It was also recommended in the study that it is important to note that sociology should not be mistaken for other different common social studies courses, which have little relation to sociological theory or social science research methodology.

KEYWORDS: Sociology, Roles and Challenges