(Study Material) Sociology : Parson and Merton

Parson and Merton

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Early Sociology

• History and Development of Sociology in India -I
• Founding Fathers-II
• Founding Fathers – I
• History and Development of Sociology in India - II

Karl Marx

• Forces, Relations and Modes of Production
• Historical Materialism
• Class and Class Conflict
• Dialectics and Social Change

Emile Durkheim

• Collective Representations
• Comparative Method
• Sociology as Science
• Forms of Social Solidarity

Max Weber

• Power and Authority
• Religion and Economy
• Ideal Types
• Rationality

Comparative Analysis

• Division of Labour -`Durkheim and Marx
• Religion: Durkheim and Weber
• Methodology: Marx, Durkheim and Weber
• Capitalism: Weber and Marx

Malinowski and Radcliffe-Brown

• Concept of Function -Radcliffe-Brown
• Concept of Social Structure Radcliffe.Brown
• Magic, Science and Religion — Malinowski
• Concept of Culture and Function-Malinowski
• A Critique of Malinowski and Radcliffe-Brown

Parson and Merton

• Theory of Reference Group — Merton
• Manifest and Latent Function - Merton
• Functionalism and Social Change — Parsons
• The Concept of Social System- Parsons
• Critique of Parsons and Merton