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Auguste Comte: “Sociology is the science of social order and progress”.
George Simmel: “Sociology, is the science of the forms of human interrelations”.
Oxford Dictionary: Sociology is “the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society”.
Sociological imagination means being able to see how your personal experiences and problems are connected to larger social issues and the society you live in, instead of thinking they're just about you.
Empiricism: Empiricism is the philosophical doctrine that all human knowledge is derived from experience.
Enlightenment period: Enlightenment period is the period of European history which saw such tremendous social, political, and economic changes embodied by the French Revolution and Industrial Revolution.
