Mathematical sociology is not a unified theoretical approach but an epistemological and methodological approach that uses mathematics for formulating sociological theory in a precise manner. It can be applied to both micro and macro levels of society. Theories are constructed by abstraction and codification of reality and by creating mathematical formulas that are used for understanding, predicting, and controlling society. American sociologist James Coleman was one of the first to popularize mathematical sociology in his book Introduction to Mathematical Sociology (1964). Other notable sociologists that use mathematical sociology are: Mark Granovetter, Paul Lazarsfeld, Barry Markovsky, Harrison C. White, David Willer, Joseph Berger, Cohen P. Bernard, Rapoport, Anatol, and Zelditch Morris. The Specialized Journal of Mathematical Sociology was created in 1971 and it still exists. 

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