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What "enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within society" according to C.W. Mills?
Sociological Imagination
During what decade did C. Wright Mills develop his theory about grasping the relationship between history and biography in society?
1950
How would you describe the practice of sociology?
the interactions of people
Which sociologist developed the theory of positivism?
Auguste Comte
Positivism is best defined as __________
Sociology is like a physical science, therefore we can use the scientific method to best solve it
According to Comte, positivism arose out of a need to make ____________ sense of the social order in a time of declining religious
authority.
moral
As a formal field, sociology is a relatively ____________ discipline.
new
Who was the author of the first methods book in the discipline of sociology?
Harriet martineau
Who are known as “the founding fathers of the sociological discipline”?
Marx, Durkheim, and Weber
As an ideology for society to follow, Marx said, “from each according to his abilities, to each _______________
a according to his need