NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
SOCIOLOGY
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This is the study of social change and was pioneered by Comte.
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positivism
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social statics
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social dynamics
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verstehen
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Sociology was later defined independently by French philosopher of science Auguste Comte (1798–1857) in 1838 as a new way of looking at society.
Detailed explanation-2: -Auguste Comte (1798–1857), known as the “father of sociology” and regarded by some as the first philosopher of science, laid the groundwork for positivism – as well as structural functionalism and social evolutionism.
Detailed explanation-3: -Comte named the scientific study of social patterns positivism. He described his philosophy in a series of books called The Course in Positive Philosophy (1830–1842) and A General View of Positivism (1848).
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