SOCIOLOGICAL THINKERS-1 (SEMESTER-5) MAX WEBER- Ideal Types

 Max Weber, known as one of the founding fathers of sociology, contributed to sociology in enormous ways. He is best known for his thesis of “protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism”, bureaucracy, ideal type, social action, interpretive sociology etc. His primary focus was on the subjective meanings that human actors attach to their actions. He bridges the gap between objectivity and subjectivity and opens new vistas for sociology. He lies somewhere between positivist and anti positivist because his theories are more along the lines of Idealism, whereas the methodology he used his scientific.

 

SOCIOLOGICAL THINKERS-1 (SEMESTER-5) LEVI STRAUSS- Myths

Claude Levi Strauss promulgated as ‘father of modern anthropology’, pioneered structuralism, which he developed through linguistics, and contributed to sociology in enormous ways.  Amongst one of his most salient work is his study of Myths, in which he applied structuralism, and refuted the predominant homology between myth and ritual, through examples of rites and myths from North American tribes. In addition, he attempts to establish a dialectic relation between myth and ritual.

RESEARCH METHODS-1 (SEMESTER-5) QUALITY AND QUANTITY IN SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH- Alan Bryman

The development of sociology is traced back in the nineteenth century when industrialization resulted in massive social changes and society was characterized by exploitation. Accompanying these social changes were intellectual changes during which science started to enjoy a higher reputation than ever before.

RESEARCH METHODS-1 (SEMESTER-5) FACT VALUE AND OBJECTIVITY

The word fact derives from the Latin factum. A fact is something that has really occurred or is actually the case. The usual test for a statement of fact is its verifiability, that is, whether it can be proven to correspond to experience. Scientific facts are verified by repeatable experiments.