Write a notes on the 20th century development of sociology (10 marks)
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Sociology experienced a rapid development in the 20th century, most notably in France, Germany, the United States and England. Recently famous sociologist like P. A. Sorokin, Talcott parsons, R. K. Merton, R. M. MacIver, M. Ginsberg, Kingsley Davis, W. F. Ogburn, A. W. Green, Kimball Young, P. G. Murdock. W. I. H. Sprott, E. A. Ross, Wilbert Moore, Karl Manheim and a host of others have further enriched the subject by their social investigations and writings. Today, sociology is firmly established as a discipline. The developments of the 20th century provided a great stimulus for the study of social sciences in general, and sociology in particular. All major universities in the world, now offer instruction in this subject. Even in the U. S. S. R. sociology is a legitimate discipline now. "It is not yet in many respects, mature science and the student will find in it therefore, more divergent points of view and rather less systematic agreement than in such other sciences as physics, astronomy and biology". (Robert Bierstedt)