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Classical sociological theory

Classical sociological theory is a major paper for BA Sociology fifth semester FYUGP students

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About This Course

This course aims to develop a comprehensive understanding and

critique of the theoretical contributions of the pioneers of Sociological

theory such as Auguste Comte, Herbert Spencer, Emile Durkheim, Karl

Marx and Max Weber. The course also introduces the perspectives of

Feminist Sociologists such as Harriet Martineau and Marianne Weber

along with the Black Sociology of W.E.B. Du Bois.

Module -1


FOUNDERS OF SOCIOLOGICAL THOUGHT 

Auguste Comte:

1

Methodology- Positivism


2

The law of three stages


3

Hierarchy of Sciences


 Herbert Spencer:

4

Evolutionary Doctrine


5 Organismic Analogy


6.Social Darwinism