When Auguste Comte Coined the Term Sociology in 1838, What

question 54

Multiple Choice

When Auguste Comte coined the term sociology in 1838, what two basic questions did he ask?

• A) What holds society together and gives rise to a stable order? Why and how do societies change?
• B) How do humans define or make sense of situations? How do we learn our social roles in society?
• C) How do societies achieve social consensus? How do people internalize shared beliefs and rules?
• D) How does inequality create injustice? How does conflict function in society?

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Definitions:

Denialism

The choice to deny reality as a way to avoid a psychologically uncomfortable truth.

Cognitive Inertia

The tendency of individuals to rely on familiar assumptions and exhibit a reluctance to revise their thinking.

Significant Level

In statistical hypothesis testing, the threshold of probability at which the null hypothesis is rejected, commonly set at 0.05 or 5% risk of concluding a false positive.

Probability

The measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, quantified as a number between 0 and 1.