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a) The purpose of sociology is to examine groups, how they interact, how institutions arise and operate, and how groups change and develop.
b) Sociology aims at contributing to maintenance of social stability and creation of social order.
c) According to Kombo and Waiyaki (2002), the sociological perspective in general helps people observe and obtain a new and better view of a familiar situation or occurrences and to understand and explain it better. It also assists them to analyze and explain strange social behaviour and unfamiliar social occurrences.
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