---
title: "SSSocFR1: Origins of Sociology (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SSSocFR1
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SSSocFR1
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - high-school
language: en
canonical_url: https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/SSSocFR1
md_url: https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/SSSocFR1.md
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source_url: https://case.georgiastandards.org/ims/case/v1p1/CFDocuments/a446e74c-463e-11e7-94f5-b49cee8b2d8c
source_last_changed: 2025-02-04
data_built: 2026-09-18
publisher: Georgia Homeroom, a free public-interest project of Georgia Civic Data. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Georgia Department of Education or any school district.
up: https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/high-school.md
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---

# SSSocFR1: Origins of Sociology

Explain the origins of sociology, the sociological perspective, and how sociology relates to the other social sciences.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SSSocFR1.a**: Explain sociology, sociological perspective, and the sociological imagination.
- **SSSocFR1.b**: Describe the origins of sociology as a social science and the significance of its historical framework.
- **SSSocFR1.c**: Explain the relationship of sociology to the other social sciences.
- **SSSocFR1.d**: Identify careers where sociological knowledge is applicable.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.