4. Sociological Thinkers:
(a) Karl Marx- Historical materialism, mode of production, alienation, class struggle.
(b) Emile Durkheim- Division of labour, social fact, suicide, religion and society.
(c) Max Weber- Social action, ideal types, authority, bureaucracy, protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism.
(d) Talcolt Parsons- Social system, pattern variables.
(e) Robert K. Merton- Latent and manifest functions, conformity and deviance, reference groups.
(f) Mead – Self and identity.
Social thought by Abrahim and Morgan
Main currents of sociological through by Raymond Aron (Relevant Chapters)
Sociological theory by Francis Abrahim
The structure of sociological theory by J. Turner (Relevant Chapters)
Masters of Sociological Thought by Lewis Coser
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