Question

Early sociological theorists often differed in their analyses of social behavior and social institutions. Nevertheless, Auguste Comte, Émile Durkheim, Karl Marx, and Max Weber strove to explain the new relationships that emerged as an outgrowth of the:

a. American Revolution
b. French Revolution
c. Russian Revolution
d. Industrial Revolution

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter D

Explanation: Sociology emerged in the first half of the 19th century, under the impact of the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution. The economic, political and cultural changes brought about by these events created the widespread impression that Europe was experiencing the dawn of a new society.