NURSING ANM AND GNM

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SOCIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This is the study of social change and was pioneered by Comte.
A
positivism
B
social statics
C
social dynamics
D
verstehen
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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