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How does Karl Marx account for the 'industrialisation' of society? Sociology has been classified as the last in a long line of emerging scientific disciplines which people have developed and explored in order to make sense of their world. Early theories such as the positivist approach of Comte, the functionalist views and the conflict perspectives of Karl Marx have offered a view of why human beings behave as they do and how they fit together in society. In the eighteenth and nineteenth century European societies experienced major changes due to the industrial revolution. These changes included a radical change in the economy, and many changes to aspects of society. Although it can be argued that these changes were important for society, these changes led to mass confusion. People begun to feel insecure about the future of social order and thus many early sociologists felt compelled to explain and understand these changes. One...

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