The main function of the nose is to help us breathe, filter air travelling to our lungs and smell.

The
nose is also comprised of some hairs which help filter out bacteria and other organisms, which
normally attach themselves inside the nostrils.
Comte, the French Philosopher, is traditionally considered the "Father of Sociology". Comte who invented the term "Sociology" was the first man to
distinguish the subject-matter of sociology from all the other sciences. He worked out in a series of books, a general approach to the study of society.
Comte is regarded as the "Father of Sociology" not because of any significant contributions to the science as such, but because of the great influence
he had upon it. It would be more appropriate to regard him as a philosopher of science rather than a sociologist..
Max Weber
Max Weber was a founding figure of the field of sociology and is considered one of the most famous sociologists in history. He is
known for his thesis of the "Protestant Ethic" as well as his ideas on bureaucracy.
Karl Marxs
Karl Marx is one of the most famous figures in the founding of sociology. He is known for his socio-political theory of
Marxism, which contain theories about society, economics and politics that argue that all society progresses through
the dialectic of class struggle. He wrote about these issues in his most famous piece or work, The Communist
Manifesto. Marx has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history, and in a 1999 BBC poll
was voted the "thinker of the millennium" by people from around the world.
Erving Goffman
Erving Goffman is a significant thinker in the field of sociology and in particular the symbolic interaction perspective.
He is known for his writings on the dramaturgical perspective and pioneered the study of face-to-face interaction. He
served as the 73rd President of the American Sociological Association and is listed as the 6th most-cited intellectual
in the humanities and social sciences by The Times Higher Education Guide.
Functionalism: a theory that stresses the interdependence of the patterns and institutions of a society and
their interaction in maintaining cultural and social unity
Positivism: the theory that laws are to be understood as social rules, valid because they are enacted by authority or
derive logically from existing decisions, and that ideal or moral considerations (e.g., that a rule is unjust) should not limit
the scope or operation of the law.
Andrew Abbott, American sociologist
Anwar Abdel-Malek, Egyptian sociologist
Aso Magdid Abdulla Gardi, Kurdish sociologist 1987
Peter Abell, British sociologist
Barbara Adam, British sociologist
Jane Addams (18601935), American social worker and reformer
Theodor Adorno (19031969), German philosopher and cultural sociologist
Richard Alba, American sociologist
Francesco Alberoni, Italian sociologist
Martin Albrow, British sociologist Auguste
Alwardi Ali, (19141995) Iraqi sociologist
Jeffrey C. Alexander, American sociologist
Nancy Ammerman, American sociologist
Elijah Anderson, American sociologist
Stanislav Andreski, Polish-British sociologist
Robert C. Angell, American sociologist
Aaron Antonovsky, Israeli sociologist
Arjun Appadurai, Indian sociologist
Stanley Aronowitz, American sociologist
Margaret Archer, British sociologist
Hannah Arendt (19061975), German political theorist
Raymond Aron (19051983), French philosopher and sociologist
Giovanni Arrighi, Italian sociologist
James Arvanitakis, Australian sociologist
Johan Asplund (born 1937), Swedish sociologist
Vilhelm Aubert (19221988), Norwegian sociologist
Francisco Ayala, Spanish sociologist and novelist