origin

Question 1

what is sociology

Answer 1

scientific study of human social life, groups and societies.

Question 2

three factors led to the development of sociology.

Answer 2

1-Industrial revolution
2- imperialism
3-success of the natural sciences

Question 3

Auguste Comte

Answer 3

The idea of applying the scientific method to the social world, known as positivism, was apparently first proposed by Auguste Comte.. The changes he himself experienced, combined with those France underwent in the revolution, led Comte to become interested in the two interrelated issues: social order and social change.

Question 4

early pioneer names

Answer 4

Herbert Spenser (1820-1903):
second founder of sociology.He too believed that society operates under some fixed laws. He was evolutionary and considered that societies evolve from lower to higher forms. In this way he applied the ideas of Darwin to the development of human society, and hence this approach may be called as Social Darwinism.
Karl Marx (1818-1883):
According to him the key to human history is Class Conflict.He introduced one of the major perspectives in sociology – conflict perspective.
Emile Durkheim (1858-1917):
getting sociology recognized as a separate academic discipline.He identified the key role of social integration in social life.
Max Weber (1864-1920)
He used cross-cultural and historical materials in order to determine how extensively social groups affect people’s orientations to life.