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Sociology is a relatively new academic discipline .
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The study of people moving in groups is a new school of thought .
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It emerged in the early 19 th century in response to the challenges of modernity .
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It came out of the beginning of the 1800 's to talk about the difficulties of the contemporary landscape .
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Increasing mobility and technological advances resulted in the increasing exposure of people to cultures and societies different from their own .
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Breakthroughs in transportation and science allowed more citizens to glimpse into worlds completely apart from their own .
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The impact of this exposure was varied , but for some people included the breakdown of traditional norms and customs and warranted a revised understanding of how the world works .
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The response to this glimpse wasn 't exactly constant , for a group of people though , it allowed them to adopt a more progressive mindset and view of their world .
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Sociologists responded to these changes by trying to understand what holds social groups together and also exploring possible solutions to the breakdown of social solidarity .
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People who study those in groups retorted to this progression through new research into their chosen field to give them a deeper grasp on the way humans interact and change .
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The term sociology was coined by Auguste Comte ( 1798 - 1857 ) in 1838 from the Latin term socius ( companion , associate ) and the Greek term logia ( study of , speech ) .
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The term for this field " Sociology " was invented by Mr . Comte ( d . 1857 ) in 1838 by adapting the root language " socius " and " logia " .