Vilfredo Pareto
Vilfredo Pareto Vilfredo Pareto (1848–1923) was an Italian sociologist, economist, and philosopher who made groundbreaking contributions to both sociology and […]
Vilfredo Pareto Vilfredo Pareto (1848–1923) was an Italian sociologist, economist, and philosopher who made groundbreaking contributions to both sociology and […]
CLASS, STATUS AND PARTY Weber’s theory of social class , status group and power is central to his writhing
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BUREAURACY Max Weber has discussed in detail the concept of bureaucracy. He has discussed this concept in the context
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RATIONALITY AND RATIONALISATION Weber’s concept of rationality and rationalisation are central to his theoretical, conceptual and methodological writings. He
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SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION Max Weber developed his sociology of religion in his book entitled, “Protestant Ethic and the Spirit
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LIFE AND WORKS OF MAX WEBER MAX WEBER (1864-1920) The German sociologist and political economist, Max Weber
ALIENATION Marx wrote the Economic and philosophic Manuscript, in 1844 Max’s discussion of alienation in “Estranged Labour “one of
HISTORICAL MATERIALISM Larson explains Marx “ matter is not a product of mind: on the contrary, mind is simply
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DIALECTICAL MATERIALISM Dialectical Method Like that of Hegel Marxist methodology is also known as dialectical. Distinguishing it from
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LIFE AND WORKS OF KARL MARX KARL HEINRICH MARX (1818-188) Karl Marx, A German sociologist, philosopher and “father of
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THE ELEMENTARY FORMS OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE The Elementary Forms of the Religions Life,is most important, fourth major sociological
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Suicide Durkheim’s book suicide (1897) is cited as a monumental landmark of the synthesis of conceptual theory and empirical
Theory of Division of Labour The second part of Durkheim’s book De la division du trivial social deals with
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STATICS AND DYNAMIC SOCIOLOGY For Comte, the difference between the periods of harmony and social stability compared to those
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Hierarchy of The Sciences August Comte has given another important theory is Hierarchy of The Sciences. It is connected
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Positivism August Comte is the father of Positivism According to positivisms, “if sociology is to study and acquire knowledge of
Parsons view On Social Stratification Functionalist theories of stratification must be viewed and judged in the perspective of functionalist theories
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Functionalism – Talcott Parsons Functional analysis is not new; it has a natural and the social sciences. It borrowed
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Social Control-Talcott Parsons Talcott parson discussed about “Social Control” in his book “Social System” (1951)The theory of social control
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Theory of social Action The Structure of Social Action Parsons launched a most ambitious scheme to provide a “general theory
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SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY ON EMPIRICAL RESEARCH Merton analysed the relations of sociological theory and empirical research in his major work Social
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SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND ANOMIE Merton’s remarkable work is “Social Structure and Anomie.” It first published in 1938 in an
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Middle Range Theory-RK Merton Broadly there are two view-points or methodology for formulating sociological theory: (I) Macro-approach, and (ii) Micro-approach.
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Robert King Merton (1910-2003) Life and Works of Robert King Merton Important Sociological Works Functionalism Functional Method in Sociology Postulates
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