Session: January to April 2014

Syllabus (2
nd
Semester, Sociology)
Title of te !ourse: Sociological Tougt
Section" A, # $!
!ourse %nstructors: &r' Ayan (a)ra $ &r'*ttam '+',anda
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*nit 1: Auguste !omte (1./0"101.)
Biographical Sketch, Methodology, Law of Three Stages, Hierarchy of the Sciences,
Scientific Theory of Morality & Religion of Humanity
*nit 2: (erbert Spencer (1020"1/02) "
Biographical Sketch, Theory of Social Eolution, Theory of !rganic "nalogy, "nalysis
of the Eolution of Societies
*nit 2: 3mile &ur4eim (1010"1/1.)"
Biographical sketch, Rules of Sociological Method, #iision of La$our, Elementary
%orms of Religious Life, Theory of Suicide
*nit 4: +arl 5ar6 (1010"1002)
Biographical Sketch, Historical Materialism, Theory of &apitalism, Theory of "lienation,
Theory of &lass & &lass Struggle, Law of #ialectics
*nit 1: 5a6 7eber (1084"1/20) "
Biographical Sketch, Methodology, Social "ction, Theory of Religion, 'ower, "uthority
& Legitimacy
*nit 8: Talcott ,arson
#etails not mentioned
*nit.: Jean #audrillard (1/2/" 200.)
Biographical Sketch, Simulation Society, &onsumer Society
*nit0: Jean" 9rancois :yotard (1/28" 1//0)
Biographical Sketch, Metanarraties, Big Science to Little Science, (mpact of 'ost modern
Science
Selected ;eadings
"nthony )iddens *+,-+./ &apitalism and Modern Social Theory 0 "n analysis of the writings of
Mar1, #urkheim and 2e$er, &am$ridge 3niersity 'ress/
4emmeth "llan/ &ontemporary Social and Sociological Theory/ Sage 'u$lications
Lewis &oser/ Masters in Sociological Thought/ Rawat 'u$lications/
Reymond "ron/ Main &urrents in Sociological Thought, 5ol/ ( and ((, 'enguin/
Scott "ppelrouth/ Sociological Theory in &ontemporary Era/ Sage 'u$lications
Timasheff, 6icholas S/ Sociological Theory, 6ew7ork8 Random House/
S/L/#oshi/ Modernity, 'ostmodernity and 6eo9 Sociological Theories, Rawat 'u$lications