TY - BOOK AU - Paramjith S Judge TI - Foundations Of Classical Sociological Theory SN - 978-81-317-6941-6 U1 - 301.01 PY - 2012/// CY - New Delhi PB - Pearson Education KW - SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES KW - FUNCTIONALISM(SOCIAL SCIENCES) N2 - Summary: Foundations of Classical Sociological Theory: Functionalism, Conflict and Action provides an extensive analysis of classical sociological theory by giving readers an introduction to the life and ideas of all the eminent thinkers. The book begins by giving an overview of the emergence of sociology as a discipline in the background of socio-economic development that characterized Europe in 18th century. The first part of the book examines how the theorists viewed society as an organism; the second part takes cognizance of the conflict theory and third part deals with the emergence of action theory. ER -