Question

Trace the origin and development of sociology as a distinct academic discipline.
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Answer 1

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Sociology as a science of society originated with August Comte in the nineteenth century. Sociology as a separate discipline originated with Comte in the middle of nineteenth century. Since then a galaxy of thinkers and scholars have contributed for the development of sociology.

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Answer 2

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=>Sociology as a scholarly discipline emerged, primarily out of Enlightenment thought, as a positivist science of society shortly after the French Revolution.◆

=> It emerged in the early 19th century in response to the challenges of modernity. Increased tech. advances resulted in the increasing exposure of people to cultures and societies different from their own.◆