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Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim and Max Weber have been named among the “founding fathers” of sociology. Critically discuss the contributions of any two of these theorists to the development of sociology as a discipline.

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The study of sociology emerged during the period of the industrial revolution which took place in Europe in the 1800s. Sociologists such as Karl Marx (1818- 1883) and Emile Durkheim ( 1858 – 1917) whom are referred to as “founding fathers” (which may be defined as an individual who initiates an organization or interest group) have both contributed to the development of sociology as a discipline through their work and theories developed. As “founding fathers” they both had their own perception of the function of society. Karl Marx was a conflict theorist who believed that society was in constant turmoil as there was inequality among us. He is very critical of capitalism and believes it is unjust and discriminatory- benefitting the middle class and depriving the working class. On the other hand Emile Durkheim was considered the most influential functionalist who viewed society in a scientific way. He believed that members of society were in agreement with one another; they all had the same aspiration and stance, which means that relationship in society are controlled in terms of policies.