-Topic-1- EVOLOUTION OF SOCIOLOGY
Though sociology is a recent addition to the scholarly world ,its roots
can be traced back to the writing of Plato and Aristotle.
Philosophers then were already speculating about their own societies comparing one with another and trying to understand the forces that shape
them . The term "Sociology , however , first appeaered in the 1830s in the
writing of a Frenchman , August Compte . As a result , Compte is often
referred to as the founder of modern Sociology . This is an unmerited
honour , however , since his writing were in an already established tradition
, and his own contributions were not that important.
The most famous 19th century sociology , and the most influential in his
own day , was an English scholar , Herbert Spencer . Spencer brought
Sociology to the attention of the world , and made numerous contribution to
the theoretical foundation of Sociology . One of the most important was his
suggeestion that societies are constantly changing to adopt to their
environment.
Following world war I , Sociology underwent a number of important
changes . The discipline became increasingly concerned with contemporary
societies . To a large extent these changers reflected in the desire of the
sociologists to make the discipline more scientific . The result was a greatly
increasing interest in field research , especially studies of local communities
and their problems - crime , poverty , divorce , juvenile delinquency , air
polleution , racism , the poplution , .birth control and so forth.
Since world war II, Sociology has grown substantially and has begun to
move
beyond
the
confines
of
the
academic
community.
Prior to the 1940s , sociologists were employed almost entirely by
universities and colleges . Recently , however , there has been a growing
demand
for
their
services
by
government,
organizations.
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industry
and
other
follow....
COMPREHENSION
1-What is meant by a recent addition to the scholarly world ?
2- With whom did Sociology originate?
3- what were Plato and Aristotle concerned with ?
4-
Herbert
Spencer
lived
in
the
19th
century (true
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/false
)