Contemporary Sociological Theories

Paper Code: 
SOC 321
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  1. To deal with theoretical concerns and methodological concerns of 20th century
  2. To focus on the perspectives on Evolution, Rational choice and Modernity as well as the Feminist theories.
  3. To examine analytical utility of theoretical perspectives

 

12.00
  • Structural Functional Perspective:Talcott Parsons, Robert Merton
  • Neo-Functionalism: Jeffrey C. Alexander

 

12.00
  • Modernity and its Consequences: Anthony Giddens
  • The Risk Society: Ulrich Beck

New Means of Consumption: George Ritzer

12.00
  • Structuration Theory: Anthony Giddens
  • Habitus and Field: Pierre Bourdieu

 

12.00
  • Poststructuralism: Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault
  • Post Modern Theory: Fredric Jameson, Jean Baudillard
12.00
  • Critical Sociology: Adorno, Edward Said
  •  Network Society: Mannuel Castells

 

 

Essential Readings: 

Books Recommended

Core Readings

  • Taylor, Dianna. 2012. Michael Foucault: Key Concepts. Jaipur: Rawat Publications
  • Ritzer, George. 2010(8th edition). Sociological Theory. New Delhi: Tata-McGraw Hill.
  • Delaney, Tim, 2008: Contemporary Social Theory, New Delhi: Pearson Education

 

Supplementary Readings

  • Zeitlin, Irving. 1998 (Indian Edition). Rethinking Sociology: A Critique of Contemporary Theory. Jaipur: Rawat.
  • Coser, Lewis A. 1979. Masters of Sociological Thought. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
  • Nisbet 1966 – The Sociological Tradition Heinemann Educational Books LTD., London.
  • Mayer, M. The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Translated by Talcott Parsons, London, 1930.
  • Abraham and Morgan, 1985. Sociological Thought. Delhi: McMillan India Ltd.
  • Turner, Jonathan H., 1995:  The Structure of Sociological Theory, Jaipur: Rawat Publication
  • Wallace, Ruth A & Alison Wolf, 2006: New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India
  • Giddens, Anthony, 1983: Central Problems in Social Theory: Action, Structure and Contradiction in Social Analysis, London: Macmillan

 

Journals

  • American Sociological Review, Sage Publications
  • Contemporary Sociology, Sage Publications

 

Academic Session: 
2021-22
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