Home›Sociology›Nationality / Culture›United KingdomBrowse ByUnited KingdomNationality culture groups theorists by the country and culture that shaped their thinking. Wikipedia identifies Emile Durkheim as "a French sociologist," a nationality that placed him at the center of French academic life "until his death in 1917." This dimension shows which countries produced the theorists behind a given tradition.FactsUnited KingdomSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstablished EraWell-attested1780 1Primary DisciplineWell-attestedSociology 1United KingdomFilter Results36 entriesInstitution AffiliationAllEducation (1)Patriarchy (1)Religion (2)Social Class Stratification (2)The Family (1)Welfare State (1)Influenced ByAllAuguste Comte (1)Michel Foucault (1)EraAll1756 (1)1759 (1)1802 (1)1820 (1)1869 (1)1893 (1)1897 (1)1907 (1)1924 (1)1925 (1)1929 (1)1931 (1)1935 (1)1938 (3)1942 (1)1943 (1)1944 (1)1946 (2)1947 (1)1949 (1)In GroupAllAnarchism And Libertarian Socialism (4)Classical Sociology (Founders) (2)Feminist Theory (5)General Contemporary Sociology (1)Globalization And World-Systems Theory (2)Leninism, Trotskyism And Revolutionary Socialism (6)Political Sociology (5)Postmodern And Late-Modern Social Theory (4)Sociology Of Religion (1)Sociology Of Science And Technology (2)Western And Structuralist Marxism (4)DisciplineAllAnarchism And Libertarian Socialism (4)Classical Sociology (Founders) (2)Feminist Theory (5)General Contemporary Sociology (1)Globalization And World-Systems Theory (2)Leninism, Trotskyism And Revolutionary Socialism (6)Marxist And Critical Theory (14)Other Social Theorists (8)Political Sociology (5)Postmodern And Late-Modern Social Theory (4)Sociology Of Religion (1)Sociology Of Science And Technology (2)Western And Structuralist Marxism (4)BrowseCompareSelect all 36Albert MeltzerUnited KingdomAlex CallinicosUnited KingdomAnn OakleyUnited KingdomAnthony GiddensUnited KingdomBasil BernsteinUnited KingdomChris HarmanUnited KingdomEmma GoldmanUnited KingdomErnst BlochUnited KingdomFrank ParkinUnited KingdomGrace DavieUnited KingdomHarriet MartineauUnited KingdomHerbert SpencerUnited KingdomJohn GoldthorpeUnited KingdomJohn Henry MackayUnited KingdomJohn UrryUnited KingdomKarl MannheimUnited KingdomMargaret ArcherUnited KingdomMary WollstonecraftUnited KingdomMichele BarrettUnited KingdomNikolas RoseUnited KingdomNorbert EliasUnited KingdomPaul CockshottUnited KingdomPaul HirstUnited KingdomPerry AndersonUnited KingdomRalf DahrendorfUnited KingdomRalph MilibandUnited KingdomRichard TitmussUnited KingdomRoland RobertsonUnited KingdomRowan EllisUnited KingdomSteve WoolgarUnited KingdomSylvia WalbyUnited KingdomTed GrantUnited KingdomTerry EagletonUnited KingdomTony CliffUnited KingdomWilliam GodwinUnited KingdomZygmunt BaumanUnited KingdomSources1. 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.