The discipline of sociology was given its name by the French theorist

A. Marcel Marceau.
B. Auguste Comte.
C. Harriet Martineau.
D. Émile Durkheim.


Answer: B

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A. the World Trade Organization B. the International Monetary Fund C. the U.S. Network for Global Economic Justice D. the World Bank

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A. more reliable than other forms of research. B. more valid than other forms of research. C. a nonreactive form of research. D. an outdated mode of research.

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