Two events that contributed to the establishment of sociology were the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution. As explained by Giddens and Sutton (2010, p.11), Sociology was born from people attempting to make sense of these revolutions, how they came to occur and how they changed society.
Before the French Revolution, France’s populace was divided between three classes, the first estate (clergy) and second estate (nobility) that made up a minute section of the population and had many privileges, and the third estate that comprising of everyone else, mostly peasants with few rights and poor education (Schwartz, 2012, p.6). All members of society were subject to the monarchy, who’s right to rule was supported by the church.
However,
Before the French Revolution, France’s populace was divided between three classes, the first estate (clergy) and second estate (nobility) that made up a minute section of the population and had many privileges, and the third estate that comprising of everyone else, mostly peasants with few rights and poor education (Schwartz, 2012, p.6). All members of society were subject to the monarchy, who’s right to rule was supported by the church.
However,