Syllabus
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Course Code: M-SOCC-002 Course Name: Sociological Theory-I |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Sociological Theories: Nature and Types; Theory Construction; Sociological Perspectives; Sociological Imagination. |
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| 2 | Positivism and Antipositivism: Positivism: - Comte –Law of Three Stages Durkheim – Social Fact, Social Solidarity Antipositivism: - Max Weber – Social Action, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Pareto, Vilfredo – Logical and Non-Logical Action, Circulation of Elites. |
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| 3 | Structural-Functionalism: Malinowski – Individualistic Functionalism Radcliffe Brown – Societal Functionalism Parsons – Voluntaristic Action, Pattern Variables Merton –Functional Paradigm, Reference Groups |
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| 4 | Conflict Theories: Karl Marx – Historical-Dialectical Materialism, Modes of Production; Class Struggle Dahrendorf – Class and Class Conflict in Industrial Societies Simmel, Georg – Conflict Propositions Lewis A, Coser – Functions of Conflict. |
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