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Emile Durkheim, Herbert Spencer, and Talcott Parsons are three sociologists who played a significant role in the development of the structural functional approach in sociology. They emphasized the importance of social structures, institutions, and their functions in maintaining social order and stability within society.
The three main theoretical perspectives in sociology are functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism. Emile Durkheim is often associated with functionalism, Karl Marx with conflict theory, and Max Weber with symbolic interactionism.
The metaphysical stage in sociology, proposed by Auguste Comte, is one of the three historical stages in the development of human understanding. It is characterized by a belief in abstract forces and supernatural entities to explain social phenomena. This stage is seen as transitioning from the religious and theological explanations of the social world to a more evidence-based and scientific approach during the positivist stage.
The components of sociology include social institutions, social interactions, social structure, culture, social change, and social inequality. These components help sociologists understand how societies function and how individuals are influenced by their social environment.
The three branches of social science are sociology (study of human society and social behavior), psychology (study of mind and behavior), and economics (study of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services in society).