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SOCIOLOGY

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Who would agree that “Sociology should not only be studied but to also reform society for the better".
A
Emile Durkheim
B
Auguste Comte
C
Karl Marx
D
Herbert Spencer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Harriet Martineau became the first to translate the works of Auguste Comte. Martineau held to the belief that sociologists should not only study the issues of society, but also do something about them.

Detailed explanation-2: -“Comte stressed that this new science not only would discover social principles but also would apply them to social reform. Sociologists would reform the entire society, making it a better place to live” (Henslin 2003: 9).

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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Auguste Comte and followers Comte has thus come to be viewed as the “Father of Sociology". Comte delineated his broader philosophy of science in the Course of Positive Philosophy (c. 1830–1842), whereas his A General View of Positivism (1848) emphasized the particular goals of sociology.

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