Greatest number Quote by Henri Poincare

Sociological method as we practice it rests wholly on the basic principle that social facts must be studied as things, that is, as realities…

— Emile Durkheim

The function of sociology, as of every science, is to reveal that which is hidden.

— Pierre Bourdieu

Sociology should... be thought of as a science of action-of the ultimate common value element in its relations to the other elements of action.

— Talcott Parsons

“In this setting modern modern science tends increasingly to become one of two things: either a high form of technology, often with a goal…

— Francis A. Schaeffer

My students often ask me, 'What is sociology?' And I tell them, 'It's the study of the way in which human beings are shaped…

— Sam Richards

One of the key places where sociology should be used is in analyzing 'the world' of our times, so that we can be more…

— Os Guinness

Even at its most perceptive, sociology deals in abstractions.

— Richard Russo

I often say that sociology is a martial art, a means of self-defense. Basically, you use it to defend yourself, without having the right…

— Pierre Bourdieu

With sociology one can do anything and call it work

— Malcolm Bradbury

I love to study people, and that's basically what sociology is.

— Kamaru Usman

I don't want to become a serious, annoying sociologist. I try to regard sociology as a part of everyday life.

— Agnes Varda

I think sociologists are among the best at thinking about emergence, of thinking about the ways that the society is more than the sum…

— Jonathan Haidt