Introduction to Sociology: Chapter One Quiz
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Auguste Comte (1798-1857) who freed sociology from social philosophy by firmly putting the theoretical and methodological foundations of the discipline in the tradition of the natural and biological sciences. He is also regarded as one of the founding fathers of sociology. Sociology is the systematic study of social behavior and human groups. It is the scientific study of groups, institutions, organizations and the interrelationships among members of a society. However, sociology is more than just a systematic (planned and organized) study of patterns of social behavior. It also attempts to provide explanations for such patterns of behavior. Sociology could also be alternatively defined as the systematic study of modern societies. Sociology tends to focus on how human groups originate, how they are organized, and how they relate to one another. There are various social questions that are often asked by sociologists to direct sociological investigation such as: Sociological Imagination Sociological imagination is a concept developed by the American sociologist ______.

C. Wright Mills

The word sociology comes from the Latin ‘socius’ meaning ‘companion’ and the Greek ‘logos’, meaning ‘study or the science of’. Literally, therefore, sociology means the science of ______.

society

The person who coined the word sociology was a French social philosopher, ______ who freed sociology from social philosophy by firmly putting the theoretical and methodological foundations of the discipline in the tradition of the natural and biological sciences. He is also regarded as one of the founding fathers of sociology.

Auguste Comte

Sociology emerged as a scientific discipline in early 19th century. The person who coined the word sociology was a French social philosopher, ______ who freed sociology from social philosophy by firmly putting the theoretical and methodological foundations of the discipline in the tradition of the natural and biological sciences. He is also regarded as one of the founding fathers of sociology.

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Sociology emerged as a scientific discipline in early 19th century. The person who coined the word sociology was a French social philosopher, Auguste Comte (1798-1857) who freed sociology from social philosophy by firmly putting the theoretical and methodological foundations of the discipline in the tradition of the natural and biological sciences. He is also regarded as one of the founding fathers of ______.

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