Classical Sociological Tradition

Paper Code: 
SOC122
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

On completion of this course, the students will be able to;

CO6:Outline the development of Sociology as an academic discipline and the theoretical ideas of classical social thinkers

CO7:.Explain the historical, socio-economic and intellectual forces in the rise of sociological theory and interpret the various classical theories.

CO8:Critically evaluate the sociological relevance of the theories given by classical thinkers.

CO9:Develop theoretical insights for interpreting social scenario.

CO10: Critically analyze the process of circulation of elites

Lecture and Classroom discussions(Tool-Power Point Presentations), Class discussions through presentations and case studies

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation

 

12.00
  • Historical causes of the emergence of Sociology
  • Social Forces in the development of Sociology

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Karl Marx
  • Dialectical Materialism
  • Theory of Class conflict

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Emile Durkheim
  • Division of Labour in society
  • Theory of Suicide

 

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Max Weber
  • Religion and Social Change
  • Authority and Bureaucracy

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Vilfredo Pareto
  • Logico- Experimental Method
  • Circulation of Elites

 

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Ritzer, George. 2011. (5th Edition). Sociological Theory.New Delhi: Tata-McGraw Hill.
  • Abraham and Morgan, 1985. Sociological Thought. Delhi: McMillan India Ltd.
  • Coser, Lewis A. 1979. Masters of Sociological Thought. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
  • Aron, Raymond. 1967 (1982 reprint). Main Currents in Sociological Thought

(2 Volumes). Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books.

  • Morrison, Ken. 1955. Marx, Durkheim, Weber: Formation of Modern Social Thought London: Sage.

 

 

References: 
  • Barnes, H.E. 1959. Introduction to the History of Sociology: Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
  • Zeitlin, Irving. 1998 (Indian Edition). Rethinking Sociology: A Critique of Contemporary Theory. Jaipur: Rawat.
  • Jones, Bradbury, Boutllier,2011. Introducing Social Theory.Polity Press: Cambridge
  • Parsons Talcott 1937-1949. The Structure of Social Action, Vol. I & II. McGraw Hill, New York.Sage Publications: New Delhi
  • Nisbet 1966 – The Sociological Tradition. London: Heinemann Educational Books LTD.
  • Giddens, Anthony 1997: Capitalism & Modern Social Theory – An Analysis of writing of Marx, Durkheim and Weber, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

 

e-RESOURCES:

 

JOURNALS:

  • Sociological Theory, Sage Publications
  • American Sociological Review, Sage Publications

 

 

Academic Session: 
2023-24
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