This document provides an introduction to sociology. It discusses how sociology emerged in the 19th century as scientists began using scientific methods to study human social life and societies. Key factors in the development of sociology included the Industrial Revolution, which led to urbanization, and new ideas of democracy and individual rights. Auguste Comte is identified as proposing the idea of applying the scientific method to study social worlds, referred to as positivism, and is credited as the "founder of sociology" for coining the term in 1838.
This document provides an introduction to sociology. It discusses how sociology emerged in the 19th century as scientists began using scientific methods to study human social life and societies. Key factors in the development of sociology included the Industrial Revolution, which led to urbanization, and new ideas of democracy and individual rights. Auguste Comte is identified as proposing the idea of applying the scientific method to study social worlds, referred to as positivism, and is credited as the "founder of sociology" for coining the term in 1838.
This document provides an introduction to sociology. It discusses how sociology emerged in the 19th century as scientists began using scientific methods to study human social life and societies. Key factors in the development of sociology included the Industrial Revolution, which led to urbanization, and new ideas of democracy and individual rights. Auguste Comte is identified as proposing the idea of applying the scientific method to study social worlds, referred to as positivism, and is credited as the "founder of sociology" for coining the term in 1838.
This document provides an introduction to sociology. It discusses how sociology emerged in the 19th century as scientists began using scientific methods to study human social life and societies. Key factors in the development of sociology included the Industrial Revolution, which led to urbanization, and new ideas of democracy and individual rights. Auguste Comte is identified as proposing the idea of applying the scientific method to study social worlds, referred to as positivism, and is credited as the "founder of sociology" for coining the term in 1838.
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INTRODUCTION OF
SOCIOLOGY LECTURER : DR. FAIZA ANWAR SUBJECT: SOCOIOLOGY CREDIT BY : MUBASHIR ALI INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
• The word sociology is composed of two words;
Socious means “Society” and Ology means “Study”. • We can also define sociology as ‘Systematic Study of Society’. • The study of social problems. • The scientific study of human social life,group and societies. INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
• There was no sociology as a distinct discipline before the advent
od 19th century . • As a distinct discipline it emerged about the middle of the 19th century. • When Europeans social observers (scientist) began to use scientific methods to test their ideas. FACTORS
Industrial Revolution • By the mid of 19th century Europe was changing from agriculture to factory production. • There was emergency of new occupations as well as new aventures of employment away from land. • Masses of people migrated to cities in search of Jobs. FACTORS
• In the countryside to nature of agricultural society . There was no
occupation that could be alternation of agriculture. • Hence people got pushed to look for new places. • The cities greeted them with horrible working conditions low pay ,and long working hours dangerous work ,fuel, smoke and much noise for survival of life , families , had to permit their children to work in bad conditions. FACTORS
• People in cities develop new ideas of democracy and political
rights. • They did not want to remain tied to their rulers. • Therefore, ideas about individual liberty , individual rights to life , liberty, which actually laid foundation of future political revolution. FACTORS
Stimulate Development of Sociology
• The development of sociology was imperialism. • Europeans conqueror successfully menu parts of word . • They were exposed to radically different cultures started by these contrasting ways of life . • They began to ask question why cultures different. FACTORS
Success of Natural Sources
• People moved to ask question fundamentals aspects of their social world. • They started using scientific method ( systematic ,observation ,objectivity ) to study of human behavior. AUGUSTE COMTE
• The Ideas of applying scientific method to social world known as
(positivism) was apparently first proposed by A.C. ( 1798-1857 ). • He was French . • He migrated from a small town to Paris. The changes he himself experienced combined with these France underwent in revolution, led Comte to become interested in two interrelated issues . AUGUSTE COMTE
Social Order and Social Change
• What holds the society together ( why is there a social order)? • Once society is set then what causes it to change . • He advocated for building new societies on their foundation of science and industry rather than on religion and landowner-serf relationship. FATHER OF SOCIOLOGY
• This will be a new science and Comte
named it sociology (1838) the study of society. • Comte is credited with being “Founder of Sociology”. FATHER OF SOCIOLOGY Credit by; Mubashir Ali
