HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIOLOGY.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIOLOGY By WILBERT MASAMBA -be able to discuss factors that led to development of sociology -analyze the factors that influenced the development of s ociology. One must note that no one fact or can adequately explain the rise of sociology as a subject. It was a combination of cultural, economic and political changes that led to the de velopment of sociolo gy as a discipline . 1. The enlightenment period . Perhaps it was the most significant a nd direct influence on the emergence of the discipline of sociology is that of the intellectual revolution referred to as the enlightenment . This was established by a loosely connected collection of philosophe...