Sociological Theory table

Classical Sociology (Europe)

(1800s)

Early American Sociology

(Early 1900s)

Modern Sociology

1940s-1970s

Contemporary Sociology

(Post 1960s)

Emile Durkheim (French) 1858-1917

Suicide – first important work of sociology

Focused on suicide as social issue rather than psychological

Social solidarity: …..

Mechanical solidarity:…..

Organic solidarity:…..

Division of labor:…..

Karl Marx

Max Weber

Harriet Martineau

W.E.B. DuBois

Jane Addams

Structural Functionalist Theory

Conflict Theory

Symbolic Interactionist Theory

Multicultural Theories

Feminist Theory

Postmodern Theory