Home›Sociology›Influenced ByBrowse ByInfluenced ByInfluenced by names the earlier thinker whose ideas a theorist built directly on. Wikipedia notes Durkheim was "refining the positivism originally set forth by Auguste Comte," taking Comte's broad program and giving it rigorous scientific method. This dimension traces the intellectual lineage running into a given theorist's work.FactsInfluenced BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstablished EraWell-attested1780 1Primary DisciplineWell-attestedSociology 1Influenced ByFilter Results19 entriesDisciplineAllClassical Sociology (Founders) (4)Economic Sociology (3)Feminist Theory (2)Frankfurt School And Critical Theory (2)Marxist And Critical Theory (2)Other Social Theorists (3)Political Sociology (1)Postmodern And Late-Modern Social Theory (1)Race, Ethnicity And Inequality (1)Structural Functionalism (3)Symbolic Interactionism (4)Urban And Community Sociology (2)EraAll1802 (1)1840 (1)1841 (1)1863 (1)1864 (1)1882 (1)1894 (1)1897 (1)1898 (1)1900 (1)1908 (1)1910 (1)1925 (1)1927 (1)1928 (1)1929 (1)1930 (1)1940 (2)1944 (1)1947 (3)1949 (1)1956 (1)1960 (1)Nationality / CultureAllAustria (1)France (1)Germany (3)Poland (1)Switzerland (1)United Kingdom (2)United States (16)In GroupAllClassical Sociology (Founders) (4)Economic Sociology (3)Feminist Theory (2)Frankfurt School And Critical Theory (2)Political Sociology (1)Postmodern And Late-Modern Social Theory (1)Race, Ethnicity And Inequality (1)Structural Functionalism (3)Symbolic Interactionism (4)Urban And Community Sociology (2)Institution AffiliationAllBrown University (1)Clark University (1)Columbia University (4)Goethe University Frankfurt (1)Harvard University (5)Northwestern University (1)Prison System (2)Stanford University (2)The Family (1)University of Amsterdam (1)University of California, Berkeley (1)University of Chicago (4)University of Michigan (1)Yale University (1)StudiesAllCapitalism (4)Education (2)Marriage (1)Prison System (2)Religion (4)Ritual (1)Slavery (1)Social Class Stratification (1)Socialism (1)The Family (3)The Market (1)The State (1)Welfare State (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAlfred SchutzInfluenced By2 entriesAuguste ComteInfluenced By2 entriesBarrington Moore Jr.Influenced By1 entryCharles Horton CooleyInfluenced By1 entryEverett HughesInfluenced By1 entryGeorg SimmelInfluenced By1 entryGeorge C. HomansInfluenced By1 entryGeorge Herbert MeadInfluenced By1 entryHerbert MarcuseInfluenced By1 entryHerbert SpencerInfluenced By1 entryJürgen HabermasInfluenced By2 entriesMax HorkheimerInfluenced By1 entryMichel FoucaultInfluenced By2 entriesPierre BourdieuInfluenced By2 entriesPitirim SorokinInfluenced By1 entryRobert E. ParkInfluenced By2 entriesRobert N. BellahInfluenced By1 entryTalcott ParsonsInfluenced By2 entriesW. I. ThomasInfluenced By1 entrySources1. Wikipedia: Sociologytier 2WikipediaSociology, lead section, era sentenceThe term sociology was coined in the late 18th century to describe the scientific study of society.Sociology, lead section, definition sentenceSociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on human social behaviour, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.