NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

SOCIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
I claimed that society is governed by laws and principles that could be understood using the scientific method (scientific observation)
A
Auguste Comte
B
C. Wright Mills
C
Harriet Martineau
D
Emile Durkheim
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to Comte, societies start in the theological stage of development, where society is based on the laws of God, or theology. During this stage, the rules of society, and the way that people behave, are completely based on the ideals of the religion that is popular in that society.

Detailed explanation-2: -Comte believed that societies should be studied through scientific research. Comte’s positivist philosophy has an important role in shaping modern sociologists because the general perspective today is that theories and ideas in sociology should be based on scientific studies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Auguste Comte was one of the founders of sociology and coined the term sociology. Comte believed sociology could unite all sciences and improve society. Comte was a positivist who argued that sociology must have a scientific base and be objective. Comte theorized a three-stage development of society.

Detailed explanation-4: -He has made huge contributions to the subject along with which he coined sociology as ‘the science of society or ‘the science of human behavior’. He called the new subject invented by him “Social physics” and later explained that Sociology is a combination of Latin and Greek words that describe the new sciences.

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