Analyze the factors that contributed to the emergence of Sociology. (2013) Discuss the emergence of Sociology as an academic discipline. (2018) Thoughts and contemplation on societies have been an age-old phenomena, but, Sociology as a subject for scientific and rational analysis of society is only as old as the modern world that emerged with the various revolutions. Sociology, thus, is referred as the ‘child of revolutions’. The emergence of sociology can be broadly accredited to two contexts: Historical material context Intellectual ideas Historical material context: The era of Enlightenment in western Europe during the 17th to 18th century led to a flood of political, social, economic and scientific ideas by various philosophers of the time. Some of the leading philosophers of the time whose ideas went on to shape future events are as follows: Voltaire emphasized on religious tolerance, individual rights and freedom of expression. Montesquieu, in his book, ‘The spirit of law’,...
