Sociology is introduced as an academic discipline by______________?
Correct answer: B. Auguste Comte
- A. Ibn-e-Khaldun
- B. Auguste Comte
- C. George Simmel
- D. Herber Spencer
Explanation
Auguste Comte established sociology as a distinct academic discipline and is commonly called its father. Ibn Khaldun was an important earlier social thinker, but he did not institutionalise sociology as a modern discipline.
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