... introduced in the seventeenth century during the Enlightenment, it was not until French philosopher named Auguste Comte came along that the official term sociology was coined. He used it to define his vision of a new science that would help discover laws of human society that ran parallel to those of the laws of nature. He wanted to use factual investigation, which ... never been completely accurate, the trend toward more countries adopting this as a social science is growing. At one time, it was a predominantly American idea. The revival of the ideals of Marxism have led to this increa...

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