Which of the following statements related to the development of sociology is most accurate?
a. At the start of the Industrial Revolution in Europe, sociology as a scientific discipline had been firmly established.
b. Major historical events in the late 1700s and early 1800s forced thinkers to develop new understandings of both the social and natural worlds.
c. Questions about human nature and why societies change had largely been solved by the late 1700s.
d. The scientific study of human behavior dates back to the Middle Ages.
Answer: b. Major historical events in the late 1700s and early 1800s forced thinkers to develop new understandings of both the social and natural worlds.
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