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• Theory and Knowledge, Process of Theorizing, scientific theory
• Role of Social Forces in the Development of Sociological Theory
• Intellectual factors involved in the development of sociological theory ( Enlightenment, Conservative reaction)
• Herbert Spancer: Social Evolution, Society, Major Paradigms in Sociology, Evolutionary perspective,
• Structure functionalism, conflict perspective, symbolic interactionist perspective
• August Comte, Positivism, social static and dynamic, Law of three stages
• Emile Durkheim, Social facts, Division of Labor,
• Emile Durkheim: suicide and social currents, Religion
• Max Weber, methodology, Verstehen, Ideal types,
• social action, Class status and party, structures of authority, rationalization, religion and rise of capitalism
• Karl Marx, Marx’ position in the development of sociological theory, The Dialectic
• Human potential: Powers and needs, consciousness, sociability , Alienation: Components, distortion and emancipation
• Structure of capitalist society: commodities, capital, private property, DOL, Cultural aspects of capitalist society
• Geroge Simmel: Primary concern, Association: Form and types
• George Simmel: Tragedy of culture, Presentations
• George Simmel: Philosophy of money+ Presentations