please revise the sentence into 2 sentences.make sure it's still the same meaning.

when we discuss the emergence of sociology, it is vital to consider the social upheavals which were taking place prior to, and during sociology's foundation. 

please revise your sentence 2 to flow with our agreed-upon sentence 1. then write down sentence 1 (above) and 2(your revised attempt) of the essay ( remember, we are answering the following essay question)

question : unlike structural functionalism, symbolic interactionism argues that people aren't programmed  to follow 'norms', instead they actively create their sense of 'self' , through intaraction with others .