Sociology Module 1
Sociology - correct answer ✔the systematic study of human society and
behavior; identified as a science discipline by the U.S. National Science
Foundation
Industrial Revolution - correct answer ✔a period ranging from 1760 to 1840
when agricultural societies shifted to industrial ones; this transition affected
every aspect of life
Population Growth Rate - correct answer ✔measures the change in
population over a unit time period
"Pursuit of Self" - correct answer ✔new ideas regarding political rights that
emerged during the Age of Enlightenment (late 17th and early 18th centuries)
Auguste Comte - correct answer ✔(1798-1857) a French philosopher who
coined the term "sociology" in 1838 and created the doctrine of positivism
which argued that understanding should be based on science; often referred
to as "THE father of Sociology"
"The Law of Three Stages" - correct answer ✔theory created by Auguste
Comte that paved the way for the creation of Sociology that claimed the
history of mankind could be broken down into three stages- theological stage,
metaphysical stage, and the scientific stage
Theological Stage - correct answer ✔the period of history that extends from
the beginning of civilization to the end of the Middle Ages (mid-1300s) when
society expressed God's will; one element of Auguste Comte's "Law of Three
Stages"
Sociology - correct answer ✔the systematic study of human society and
behavior; identified as a science discipline by the U.S. National Science
Foundation
Industrial Revolution - correct answer ✔a period ranging from 1760 to 1840
when agricultural societies shifted to industrial ones; this transition affected
every aspect of life
Population Growth Rate - correct answer ✔measures the change in
population over a unit time period
"Pursuit of Self" - correct answer ✔new ideas regarding political rights that
emerged during the Age of Enlightenment (late 17th and early 18th centuries)
Auguste Comte - correct answer ✔(1798-1857) a French philosopher who
coined the term "sociology" in 1838 and created the doctrine of positivism
which argued that understanding should be based on science; often referred
to as "THE father of Sociology"
"The Law of Three Stages" - correct answer ✔theory created by Auguste
Comte that paved the way for the creation of Sociology that claimed the
history of mankind could be broken down into three stages- theological stage,
metaphysical stage, and the scientific stage
Theological Stage - correct answer ✔the period of history that extends from
the beginning of civilization to the end of the Middle Ages (mid-1300s) when
society expressed God's will; one element of Auguste Comte's "Law of Three
Stages"
