Paper I Classical Sociological Theory
Unit I: Karl Marx in the context of Western
Modernity
Philosophical Ideas: Human
Nature, Human Potential and the Place of 'Work',
Economic Concept: Critique of Capitalism,
Political Ideas: MaterialistOrigins of state, Historical stages of the state, The state and civil society
Unit II: Emile Durkheim in the context of
Western Modernity
• Methodological Contributions: The
legacy of Comtean Positivism, Society as
sui generis, Characteristics of a Social fact,
Observation of social facts, Rules of
Sociological Method o The Division of Labour:Definition of Division of labour,
• Study of anomie and suicide,
shift from psychological to sociological explanations,,
social Integration and suicide, forms of
Suicide,
• Theory of Religion , Sacred and
profane,, Elementary Forms of religious life,
• Legacy of Durkheim/Durkheim today
Unit III: Max Weber in the context of Western
Modernity
• Methodological Contributions:
Theory of knowledge in the social sciences,
Natural Science vs. social science debate,
Verstehen, the Ideal Type
• Theory of Social Action:rationalisation, bureaucratisation, The Iron Cage,
disenchantment, action and rationality,
interpretive theory of Social action, four
o Dialogue with Marx:Religion and the economy, Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of capitalism, the case of Calvinism, Capitalism in China and India
Unit IV: George Simmel in the context ofWestern Modernity
Georg Simmel Dialectical Thinking
• Three levels of Social Reality:
psychological components, Social components
and cultural/historical components, Fashion
• Individual consciousness, Forms
and types of Social interaction, Study of Social
Structure and objective culture- Case study
of secrecy.
• The Philosophy of Money: Money
and value, Reification and rationalisation,
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