The tension between sociological analysis and social reform that showed up in early sociology in North America continues today. To illustrate this ongoing tension, basic, applied, and public sociology are contrasted. The term applied sociology refers to

a. using sociology to solve problems
b. doing research on the purpose of society
c. analyzing the basic philosophical questions of existence
d. trying to understand why, at this historical point in time, capitalism has become the world's dominant economic system


Answer: a. using sociology to solve problems

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