The history and intellectual context of the emergence of sociology Flashcards
When did the French political revolution happen?
1789
Europeans before the 18th and 19th century had your worldview dominated by
traditional, mythical, religious, and superstitious explanations
Europe before the 19th century had social distinctions, and the wealth in the hands of few who are these people?
feudal lords, the monarchy and clergy, or the church
Mention one factor that accounts for the emergence of Sociology…
The French political revolution of 1789
The French political revolution brought about what…
Civil disobedience that resulted in the destruction of the French monarchy
what are some of the positive effects of the French political revolution of 1789?
The proclamation of equality and freedom, for all of French people, the development of democratic egalitarian, republican, and humanistic ideas