Fathers of Sociology
The Fathers of Sociology Sociology was established in the 1800’s. ... (Britannica) Sociology was shaped by the ideas developed by three men: Max Weber, Karl Marx, and Emile Durkheim, whose key insights continue to have value today. ... Through this confrontation, Weber helped create methodology and a body of literature dealing with the sociology of religion, political parties, and the economy, as well as studies of formal organizations, small-group behavior, and the philosophy of history. ... (Britannica) Emile Durkheim believed that sociology could be the applied side of biology and that the sociologists could be the “physicians of society”.