SOCIOL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Auguste Comte
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Nigeria: >7: emile durkheim - late 19th century classical sociologist studying in france, addresses the issue of suicide. Men commit suicide more often than women. Reason for this: social integration/bond/ties/relationship: origin of sociology: why sociology developed in the 19th century. Agricultural revolution (middle east) - humans begin controlling agriculture by developing things like the plow. Once agriculture was mastered, people were able to settle permanently in the same place, which started the development of neighborhoods/villages. Industrial revolution (europe) - humans develop machines, production rises, new sources of energy are needed. These revolutions destroyed the old ways of thinking and spread all over the world, caused changes in almost every aspect of life. Urbanization started as a result of demand for jobs in industrialized areas. Science developed rapidly after the industrial revolution, con icting with religion (galileo), changing society"s outlook on nearly everything, the power of the churches declined.
