Which of the following lists the individuals known as "the founding fathers of the sociological discipline"?
A) Comte, Martineau, and Marx
B) Martineau, Addams, and Weber
C) Durkheim, Marx, and Weber
D) Cooley, Park, and Mead

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Durkheim, Marx, and Weber are widely considered the founding fathers of the sociological discipline due to their contributions to developing and establishing sociological theories and methods in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Comte and Martineau are also important figures in the history of sociology, but they are not as widely regarded as founding fathers as Durkheim, Marx, and Weber. Addams was an influential social reformer but not a sociologist in the same sense as the other individuals listed. Cooley, Park, and Mead were important figures in the development of American sociological thought, but their contributions are not considered as foundational as the work of Durkheim, Marx, and Weber.

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