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nounthe study and classification of human societiestype of:
Definition that contains sociology
- weber German sociologist and pioneer of the analytic method in sociology (1864-1920)
- mores (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group
- comte French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
- sociological of or relating to or determined by sociology
- sociologically with regard to sociology
- human ecology the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations
- auguste comte French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
- comtism Auguste Comte's positivistic philosophy that metaphysics and theology should be replaced by a hierarchy of sciences from mathematics at the base to sociology at the top
- isidore auguste marie francois comte French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
- sociology department the academic department responsible for teaching and research in sociology