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SOCIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The term Sociology is coined in the year
A
1798
B
1829
C
1839
D
1818
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Famous French philosopher Auguste Comte coined the term Sociology in the year 1839.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1838, the French scholar Auguste Comte ultimately gave sociology the definition that it holds today. Comte had earlier expressed his work as “social physics", however that term would be appropriated by others such as Belgian statistician Adolphe Quetelet.

Detailed explanation-3: -Auguste Comte (1798–1857) In 1838 Auguste Comte, a Frenchman, coined the term sociology, from the Latin socius (companion or associate) and the Greek term logia (study of speech). Comte believed sociology could unify other sciences and improve society.

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