How do the questions sociologists ask differ from the questions asked by psychologists or health care providers?

The main difference is “public and social” vs. “personal and individual.” Sociologists do research and ask about population shifts, socio-economic conditions of groups, the effects of public living on more than one individual, climate, geography, etc. – the social status of human populations. The psychiatrist, on the other hand, makes a complete survey of a single person and asks about the effects of world forces on individuals – how experiences to an individual alter his/her subsequent view of life, how early life shapes later life, and how the action-choices an individual makes are reflected in his behavior. A sociologist might ask a psychiatrist’s patient “What was your family life like? Financially well off or struggling for survival?”, while a psychiatrist would ask “Was you dad ever violent toward you?” If discussing a law, a sociologist might ask “Will this law discourage recidivism?” while a psychologist or psychiatrist might ask “”How will this law affect an offender’s self-image?”