SY203 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: List Of Industrial Disasters, Auguste Comte, Dreyfus Affair
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1. the development of sociological theory emerged due to drastically changing social conditions in both the 18th and 19th century europe, which karl polyani called the great transformation . The political changes occurring in france after the revolution of the 18th century created a new system of rights and freedoms as well as a new modern state of individuals. In england the development of capitalism led to the work of karl marx and max weber who studied the impact it has on social life. The french revolution in 1789, had a massive impact on individual rights and freedoms, altering the political and social foundations that had been in place. The work of george hegel and his response to the revolution helped to led to the development of an autonomous social theory distinct from philosophy . He was the first to conceptualize different stages of society as distinct social forms which follow a precise pattern of development.
