The origin of the survey can be traced back at least early as the Domesday Book in 1086, A. H. Halsey -LRB- / O2004 / O-RRB-, A history of sociology in Britain : science, literature, and society, p. 34Geoffrey Duncan Mitchell -LRB- / O1970 / O-RRB-, A new dictionary of sociology, p. 201 whilst ancient philosophers such as Confucius wrote on the importance of social roles.
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