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| Two different processes happened to take place at roughly the same time in Europe during the latter half of the eighteenth century. Which of the following processe(s) is/are referred to here? 1.Formation of nation-states as the principal form of political organisation. 2.Beginnings of the modern science of geography. |
Only 1 Only 2 Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Only 1 |
| Beginning of Science of statistics is the correct answer and not science of geography. Demography is a field that is of special importance to sociology – in fact, the emergence of sociology and its successful establishment as an academic discipline owed a lot to demography. Two different processes happened to take place at roughly the same time in Europe during the latter half of the eighteenth century – the formation of nation-states as the principal form of political organisation, and the beginnings of the modern science of statistics. The modern state had begun to expand its role and functions. It had, for instance, begun to take an active interest in the development of early forms of public health management, policing and maintenance of law and order, economic policies relating to agriculture and industry, taxation and revenue generation and the governance of cities |
