the sociologist's view of Ramadan

Ramadan really makes the social situation spontaneous change. The people are so appreciative to welcome this blessing month. The mosques continue to resonate with various lecture themes. Roads are getting crowded every afternoon as they hunt for food to break their fast (pabuka). At a glance to see the ramadhan implications so felt in social life.

The social phenomenon of each ramadan month is actually interesting to be decomposed sociologically. Various kinds of social facts that are typical ramadan can enrich the repertoire of social studies, especially sociology. For example, social dynamics ramadan market, sociology of da'wah, until the individual who dying shaleh. In our review this time the author try to choose the phenomenon of piety in the month of Ramadan. How about if piety is described in the sociology paradigm?

The author tries to limit the perspective of the sociological paradigm in three paradigms; social facts, social definitions and social behavior.