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emergence of sociology as a scientific discipline French revolution industrial revolution and enlightenment period


Nighat 22nd Jul, 2020
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pdwords Student Expert 31st Jul, 2020

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Sociology is study of society and its development in various arenas that of political, economics, regional, law etc. The three major factors which influence  sociology emerged as an area of study in the late eighteenth century with the French Revolution, the period known as ‘the Enlightenment’ and the industrial revolution.

French Revolution brought about much impact in the society, changing its overall structure, Enlightenment brought about intellectual reformations,creation of a new structure about man and society ,and then Industrial Revolution happened in the late 18th century and early 19th century with major impact on socio-economic, technological and other aspects.

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