Question

Discuss a detailed note on french revolutiin and its imapact on sociology

Answer 1

Sociology is not an old discipline. Its roots were not much deeper in the soil of time. But it doesn’t mean the people in past not understand and not try to study the society but there is not any discipline to study society. Sociology emerged in 19th century as a discipline.

Sociology as a discipline not emerged surprisingly or immediately. There are many factors behind its emergence. Some intellectuals, some social, various movements are all the factors behind the emergence of sociology.

“The conditions which gave rise to sociology were both intellectuals and social”- Thomas Bottomore.

Now we put light on how French revolution causes the emergence of sociology. Is really French revolution responsible for the emergence of sociology? So now we try to find out .So we have to look back in 18thcentury and understand what French revolution is?

The French revolution erupted in 1789, marked as a turning point in history of human struggle for freedom and equality, it put an end to the feudal system and ushered in a new order of society. Now examine the some major aspect of this revolution.

The French society was divided into feudal estates. The structure of feudal French society comprises of three estates. Estates are defined on a system of stratification found in feudal European societies.

Ø The first estates comprises of clergy, which was stratified into higher clergy, such as, the cardinals, the archbishop, the bishop and the abbots.

Ø The second estates comprises of nobility. There are of two types noble of the sword and noble of the robe.

Ø The third estate comprises of the rest of the society and includes peasants, the merchants, the artisans, and other.

The king in order to maintain the good will of the other two estates, the clergy and the nobility, continued to exploit the poor.

As compared to the peasant, the condition of the middle classes, also known as the bourgeoisie comprising the merchant, bankers, lawyers, manufacturers, etc. was much better


POLITICAL ASPECTS OF FRENCH REVOLUTION

As happened in all absolute monarchies, the theory of divine right of king was followed in France to. For about two-hundred years the king of the bourbon dynasty ruled France. Under the rule of the king the ordinary people had no personal rights. They only served the king and his nobles in various capacities.


THE ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF FRENCH REVOLUTION

Louis XVI, a very weak and infective king, inherited the ruin of a bankrupt government. his wife queen Marie Antoinette, known for her expensive habits, is famous for her reply, which she gave to poor, hungry people of France who came and asking for bread. She told the people that, ‘if you don’t have bread eat cakes’.


INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT IN FRANCE

Some of the major philosopher, whose idea influences the French people, was rationalists who believed that all true things could be proved by reason. Some of these thinkers were Montesquieu, Locke, and Voltaire. And Rousseau.

In France there was a parliamentary body called the estate-general in which all the three estates were represented but which had met last in 1614.in 1778 that the king Louis XVI was forced to impose a tax on everyone irrespective of his or her social status.

On July 14th 1789 took place one of the most important events of the French revolution it was the storming of the bastille, an ancient royal prison that stood as a symbol of oppression. On this date the mobs of Paris led by some middle class leaders broke open this prison and set its inmate free. This day is celebrated as Independence Day in France.


The long series of revolution started by French revolution in 1789and continued through the 19th century. The sudden change in Europe by French revolution was a turning point in the history of thinking about society. That’s why French revolution is largely responsible for the development of sociology.

According to peter berger “Sociology is one of the intellectual product of French revolution”

This revolution takes many changes in the society some were positive in nature while some had negative effects on society.

The negative effects of social change brought by French revolution displays in a form of internal rift. Similarly other revolution like industrial revolution came with many problems such as labor capital dispute, problem of housing, increase number of people in urban area.

The French revolution had lasted for ten years. And was considered as one of the most impactful revolution for freedom and equality and was the first ideological revolution of its kind.

It had a great impact on society because it changes the whole system and structure of society. 

here is the complete note on sociology and on French revolution

Answer 2

The French revolution was a period of time in France when the people overthrew the monarchy and took control of the government. The French Revolution lasted 10 years from 1789 to 1799. It began on July 14, 1789 when revolutionaries stormed a prison called the Bastille.

IMPACTS OF FRENCH REVOLUTION ON SOCIOLOGY:
Auguste Comte (1798–1857), widely considered the “father of sociology,” became interested in studying society because of the changes that took place as a result of the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution. During theFrench Revolution, which began in 1789,France's class system changed dramatically.