"socious" means

• associate
• companion

• study

• inquire

"logos" means

• Inquire

• A Greek word meaning 'word'
• Study

• A type of dance

Help us see that people are social beings. It tells that your behavior is influenced by social factors and that you have learned your behavior from others.

Father of Sociology

Coined the term Sociology, used empirical evidence, statistic method

• Auguste Comte

• Emile Durkheim

Way of thinking based on assumptions that is possible.

Father of Modern Sociology

Influenced by Auguste, but emphasized that in understanding society, we not only to observe in step-by-step procedure but also must have METHODOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES.

• Emile Durkheim

• Herbert Spencer

He used Darwin's theory of evolution to help explain that society was like a living organism in that it will evolve and change over time. He even coined the term 'survival of the fittest', and this application is seen in the idea of social Darwinism

Holistic Study of Man