Sociology and anthropology are sister sciences both founded on the key idea that societies cannot be analyzed by looking merely at individuals but instead must be analyzed by examining patterns of social behaviors. Who was the scholar who established this fundamental idea and is known as a founding scholar in both sociology and anthropology?

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Allison Costa

20 September, 09:58

Sociology and anthropology are sister sciences both founded on the key idea that societies cannot be analyzed by looking merely at individuals but instead must be analyzed by examining patterns of social behaviors. Who was the scholar who established this fundamental idea and is known as a founding scholar in both sociology and anthropology?

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Jacoby Henson · Answer 1

Emile Durkheim

Explanation:

Emile Durkheim work primarily focused on how people can remain moral where social traditions and religious ties are not assumed. He made sociology be accepted as a legitimate science.

His theories were based on the concept of structural functionalism. He believed that social science needs to study the actions of the masses of people and not the individual.

Hence, the question is referring to Emile Durkheim.