Two of the major modern trends shaping the world today are globalization, which means and urbanization, which means O suppression of emerging economies such as China, India, and Brazil; development of global mega-centers O the increase in political sovereignty; the decrease of power in cities growth of centrally planned economies of the Communist world; increase in the US global position O increased trade and travel between countries; the rise of cities where people live closely together

Sociology is the study of individuals or groups in a social setting - the way social life, changes in society, and the cause and effect of society affect their behaviour. Within the purview of sociology, there are multiple fields like culture, politics, deviant behaviour and crime, education, social relationships, race, gender, technology etc.