Women who influenced sociology

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Sociology is the study of society, the patterns in relationships and the culture in everyday life. Sociologist tries to discover all the human’ mechanisms that explains all our behaviors.

In European develop of industry and science. Karl Marx and Auguste Comte are the first in making the study about the changes from a traditional society to a modern one.

Then, a lot of other authors, professors and intellectuals made a long work in this area, trying to give life a reason: Anthony Giddens, Pierre Bourdieu, Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx, Max Weber and a lot of other mens are the most famous exhibitors of this field, but, where are women?

Is necessary to take conscience about our position in the field as women. because a lot of us had made an incredible work making theory and revealing all the gender oppression that the men's didn't wanted to see in their theory.

So, this is a space from women to appreciate these women work, that made sociology a little less dominated by men:

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