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Sociology Sociology - Answer- Systematic and scientific study of human social behavior (including its origins, development, organization, networks, and institutions). Sociology particularly places special emphasis on studying societies, both as individual entities and as elements of a global perspective. Auguste Comte - Answer- ; Father of Sociology. Began studying as a result of the chaos following the French and Industrial Revolutions. Most of his finding have been disregarded as they were based on personal observation rather than objective investigation. Scientific Method - Answer- A logical, systematic approach to the solution of a problem that entails a series of steps, including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions. Positivism - Answer- The application of the scientific method towards the analysis of society. The belief that knowledge should be derived from scientific observation, in this case particularly that society can best be understood through scientific inquiry. Sociology was first taught... - Answer- University of Kansas in 1890. University of Chicago in 1892. Atlanta University in 1897. First Department of Sociology founded at... - Answer- McGill University in Montreal, Canada in 1922. Harvard in 1930. University of California at Berkeley in 1950s. Qualitative Sociology - Answer- Understands societies by immersing oneself in the group's experiences. Including in-depth interviews, focus groups, and/or analysis of content sources as the source of its data. developed by Albion Small. Quantitative Sociology - Answer- Understands societies by observing the group. Relies on statistical analysis to understand experiences and trends. Albion Small - Answer- developed qualitative sociology. Anthropology - Answer- The study of individual cultures in a society, rather than the society as a whole. Traditionally, it focuses on "primitive" cultures and their languages, kinship patterns, and cultural artifacts. Political Science - Answer- The study of government in societies. Psychology - Answer- The study of the mental processes that occur within an individual and how society effects them, specifically. Particularly brain functions, memory, dreams, learning, and perception. Economics - Answe