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Herbert Spencer

Herbert Spencer
British social philosopher Herbert Spencer is considered one of the first sociologists. Spencer’s major contribution to sociology was his evolutionary theory of social change. He viewed society as an organism whose development is centered on its members’ struggle for survival.
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