Development of sociology

 Isa Pedersen

Mr. Roddy

IHSS

11 October 2020

Development of sociology 


            Harriet Martineau was the first woman ever to be a sociologist. In her life time she was an author, a novelist, a journalist, and a sociologist. She has accomplished many things, her most famous accomplishment being her book, Theory and Practice of Society in America. Not only was Harriet Martineau very successful, but she was also hard of hearing, and had many heart issues. This of course made her life harder, but she did not fail to affect society. She was one of the first people to say it was ok to doubt your religion. Not only did she believe this, but she also doubted her religion. She came to America for health reasons, and there is where she experienced slavery. She wrote many books about slavery and atheism. 


            Emile Durkheim was the first person to combine sociology with empirical science. He lived in France his entire life, bringing sociology to French schools. Not only was Emile Durkheim an empirical sociologist but he was also an anthropologist. He has many interesting findings in that field of work as well. One of the things that he is well known for, is his study of what promotes suicide. He found that the pressures of social norms was a leading factor in suicides around the world. 












Work Cited

Lewis, Jone Johnson. “Harriet Martineau: Popularized Philosophy, Economics, Sociology.” ThoughtCo, www.thoughtco.com/harriet-martineau-biography-3530871. 

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Harriet Martineau.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 23 June 2020, www.britannica.com/biography/Harriet-Martineau. 

Peyre, Henri M. “Fame and the Effect of the Dreyfus Affair.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 11 Apr. 2020, www.britannica.com/biography/Emile-Durkheim/Fame-and-the-effect-of-the-Dreyfus-affair. 

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