The Phylum Mollusca All mollusks are classified under the phylum Mollusca. There are six classes of mollusks: 1. Class Cephalopoda This class includes the highly intellegent, many-armed orders of mollusks.
In sum, both applied and basic science is needed in any discipline. Basic sociology focuses on testing or developing theory directly. Applied sociology uses theory as a tool to solve a client-centered problem. In basic sociology, theory is often the end. In applied sociology, theory is a means to an end. Applied sociology is not atheoretical, rather, theory plays a different role in applied sociology than it does in basic sociology.
1 Explain what sociological theories are and how they are used. 2  Describe sociology as a multi-perspectival social science, which is divided into positivist, interpretive and critical paradigms.  Understand the similarities and differences between structural functionalism, critical sociology, and symbolic interactionism.