Modernity

Sociology Term Essay Q4. What does sociology contribute to an analysis of the culture of modernity ? To understand what sociology brings to a study of our modern culture we must understand how humanity has got to where it is today .We must ask why the way that humans live day to day has changed so dramatically over the past couple of hundred years .We get some of the answers from sociologists who observed and questioned …

…r has been given to the development of massive arms trade and the pressure this put on the leaders of nations. Such an horrific event would never have taken place in pre-modern times. Sociologists have made us look at how we live in this ever-changing world and not to just accept it. Bibliography 1.A Sociology of Ireland by Hilary Tovey and Perry Share, 2000 2.Introductory Sociology by Tony Bilton et al 1996 3.Sociological Theory by George Ritzer.