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Sociology is a branch of Social Sciences concerned with the study of human behiaviour, specifically in social relations, using the scientific method of observation.  

Sociology is a branch of Social Sciences concerned with the study of human behiaviour, specifically in social relations, using the scientific method of observation. Sociology, with psychology, is at the crux of the long standing Nature vs. Nurture debate. Sociology represents nurture and psychology represents nature.

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==History==

==History==

The term sociology was coined by [Auguste Comte] in 1839. Comte is also the father of [positivism]. <ref> Pickering, M. (2007). Auguste Comte. In J. Scott (Ed.), ''Fifty key sociologists: the formative theorists'' (pp. 21-26). New York: Routledge.</ref> Comte's theory of positivism limits knowledge to the observable, and is crucial in understanding sociology as a science. The study of society dates back to Greek philosophy, however it was not distinguished as its own field of study, let alone a science.

The term sociology was coined by [Auguste Comte] in 1839. Comte is also the father of [positivism]. <ref> Pickering, M. (2007). Auguste Comte. In J. Scott (Ed.), ''Fifty key sociologists: the formative theorists'' (pp. 21-26). New York: Routledge.</ref> Comte's theory of positivism limits knowledge to the observable, and is crucial in approaching sociology as a science. The study of society dates back to Greek philosophers, however it was not distinguished as its own field of study until Comte.

==Key Theories==

==Key Theories==