had been raised and discussed by the forerunners
starting from the ancient Greek and Roman
philosophers' and Hebrew prophets' times.
Sociology as an academic science was thus born in 19th
century (its formal establishment year being 1837) in
Great Britain and Western Europe, especially in France
and Germany, and it greatly advanced through out 19th^
and 20th centuries.
The development of sociology and its current contexts
have to be grasped in the contexts of the major changes
that have created the modern world (Giddens, 1986).
Further, sociology originated in 18th century philosophy,
political economy and cultural history (Swingwood,
1991)
The major conditions, societal changes, upheavals and
social ferments that gave rise to the emergence and
development of sociology as an academic science
include the Industrial Revolution which began in Great
Britain, the French Political Revolution of 1789, the
Enlightenment and advances in natural sciences and