what do sociologists investigate
The list of sociologists and their contributions include Auguste  Comte who was the founder of positivism and invented the term  'sociology', Emile Durkheim who maintained tâ¦he existence of social  facts and Karl Marx who maintained that conflict exists between  different classes in society.
Sociologists often use their understanding of deviance to help explain otherwise ordinary events, such as tattooing or body piercing, eating disorders, or drug and alcohol use. Many of the kinds of questions asked by sociologists who study deviance deal with the social context in which behaviors are committed.