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Running head: SOCIOLOGY 1 Sociology Name Instructor Institution Course Date SOCIOLOGY 2 QUESTION 1 Industrial revolution directly influenced the works of classical sociological theorists such as Karl Max, Emile Durkheim, and Max Weber. These theories developed therein have influenced today’s sociological theories mostly amongst contemporary sociologists. The nineteenth century was marked by social chaos from political revolutions brought about by the French revolution of 1789. The French revolution was initially intended for the maintenance of order in society after the chaos that had reigned from political changes. A lot of changes arose due to industrial and agricultural revolution such as general population issues which influenced the expansion of cities and over population which thereby contributed to theories by the classical sociologists (Ritzer, 1996). Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) made sociology legitimate in France and ensured that it had attained dominance in enforcing force of discipline worldwide. However, Emile Durkheim was liberated in political sense, his thoughts and statements portray a conservative albeit intellectual approach. He argued that the disorder from the industrial revolution brought about changes in social platform that were deemed to arise from social changes that could only be countered by social reforms. Sociology he said was the backbone that facilitated an individual’s code of conduct, for instance, common shared beliefs that he termed ...
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