Fathers of Sociology Flashcard

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What term did Auguste Comte coin in the 1830s?

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Sociology

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What did Auguste Comte believe about the study of society?

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It should be studied using scientific methods.

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What concept did Auguste Comte introduce?

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Positivism

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Which stage of Comte's social development involves religious explanations?

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Theological stage

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What is the focus of the metaphysical stage in Comte's stages of social development?

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Philosophical reasoning

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In Comte's stages of social development, which stage is associated with sociology and empirical science?

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Scientific stage

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What does the Theological stage refer to?

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Appeal to personified deities

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Which belief is associated with Fetishism or Animism?

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Inanimate objects have living spirits

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What is the belief in Polytheism?

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All natural forces are controlled by different Gods

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What does Monotheism assert?

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A single theistic entity is responsible for the existence of the universe