Sociological Theory

Sociological Theory traces the development of sociological theory from the classical to the modern period. It studies all the important thinkers chronologically to locate the continuity as well as the discontinuity of thoughts and themes. A concise formative background of every thinker is outlined. The introductory chapter tries to sketch the broad outlines of the classical sociological theories whereas the concluding chapter examines the thematic shifts and the inter-linkage between all the theories from the classical to contemporary period.