Which of the Following Describes the Major Goal of Pioneers

Which of the following describes the major goal of pioneers of sociology such as Comte and Durkheim?

A) to set up a system in which they can control social patterns and events
B) to imagine what the "ideal society" would be
C) to understand how society actually operates
D) to stop the continual change experienced by societies and discover how to maintain a societal status quo
E) to eliminate inequality