I bow slighly for sociologists like me on this forum. This thread is mainly created to widen our knowledge about sociology as a course. Where we engage in argument that brings about wisdom and more deeper knowledge about the subject matter "sociology". Well I deem it neccessary to introduce my self at this point. My name is david, an undergraduate student of sociology, olabisi onabanjo university(OOU), 200l..I declare this thread opened!

What are those factors responsible for the emergence of sociology as a distinct discipline of science? Well in my opinion I will say the factors were majorly french revolution and the industrial revolution..though the industrial revolution was said to be the most anticipated, most prolonged and most executed revolution..but it could be regarded as a failed revolution.the reason is because the purpose for which the revolution happened still exist in the society..things like inequality, injustice, misery, terrorism and what av u..the industrial revolution ob the other hand was majorly an epoch wen the society moved from a traditional agricultural society to an industrialised system..in essence this means there were concentration of industries in the urban centres and people were able to move through the help of steam engines from rural(agriculture based centres) to urban( industrial areas) in search of roles in the industrial setup..this however brought about massive movement...so many workers were subjected to exploitation, underpayment, poor conditions of work and even child labour...people started to engage in all sort of social problems..prostitution, violence and d likes..it is worthy of note that right from the inception of sociology it has always focused on social order..infact it was the reason for it emergence...however it is important to note that Auguste Comte and herbert spencer are great thinkers that established the root of the discipline..Auguste comte gave method with which to study sociology..the scientific method..he was the founder of positivism.

Continuation: however, even if auguste comte(1798-1857) was known to be the chief founder who coined the word sociology and established it as a distinct discipline. It is neccessary to appreciate some scholars who first recognized the study of the social aggregate(society)..scholars like Ibn khaldun(1332-1406) who first used the word society "al-umram" in arabic term..and scholar like Emmanuel joseph sieyes who recognised sociologie as d study of companion..it is no news that sociology emerged after the englightenment, and since its inception it has always preached social order. What is enlightenment? It is majorly an epoch wen the society moved from traditional way of doin things to a scientific way of social life. Enlightenment impact was enormous on many societies cos it was a long expected revolution..

It is worthy of note that this great thinkers Auguste comte (1798-1857) and Herbert Spencer(1820-1903) established the discipline of sociology..their attempt to analyze and highlight strategies for attaining social order culminated in the emergence of the discipline "Sociology". However its worthy of note that the knowledge of sociology as a discipline is founded upon three theories..organismic, evolution, and conflict theories.

Looking at the contribution of some scholars to sociology..

Auguste Comte(1798-1857)

Auguste comte was a french philosopher and sociologist..was the founder of sociology, which he at a time called science of social engineering(social physics)..his quest was to bring all other social sciences under one umbrella. However, he propounded positivism. A method that can be used to study the society..he was the proponent of the famous theory "structural functionalism" which is used to analyse large scale social structures and institutions..he came about this as a result of his quest to return order to the society. This is because he was a witness of the french revolution..he also postulated the laws of three stages..according to the great comte, the society and the human mind has evolved through three stages: the theological, the metaphysical, and the empirical...theological wen a man is a staunch believer, religion decides..metaphysical, the stage of great thinking and finally empirical wen a man has grown into a philosopher..

Herbert spencer (1820-1903)

He was an english philosopher, and sociologist. Who was born in derby, England..he is fondly called the english version of the great Aristotle. His impact in sociology was enormous..he is notable for his work "survival of the fittest" which he borrowed from the great biologist charles darwin. That is, social darwinism "theory of natural selection"..herbert spencer made use of this phrase to emphasize that the rich are rich becos they worked hard for it and that the poor av been poor becos they are lazy..so therefore the rich shud not render help to the poor becos it is wrong to do so. That the weak and unfit should be allowed to die out while the strong and vibrant will survive. Anoda of his contribution is the organismic theory he borrowed from biology..which believes an organism is constitutes an interrelated parts working together for the perfect functioning of the organism as a whole. And dat any part dat fails to perform its role will endanger the overall performance of the organism this he applied to the society, saying all structures in the society works together for the betterment of the society as a whole dat any dysfunction in any of the parts will threaten the performance of the society

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