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Comte hoped to unify all the sciences under sociology. Sociology has often assumed that the unit of analysis is society,in which economic, political and cultural processes are coterminous, and that this concept maps onto that of nationstate. Maths basic is for students who do not want to pursue maths in class 11 and 12. I it is mainly political behaviour and part of a broader comparative politics eld. Embracing a more critical perspective, we might add, was at the time an intellectually energizing experience which inspired the publication of many books and articles.
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