Sociological Theory table

Classical Sociology (Europe) (1800s)Early American Sociology (Early 1900s)Modern Sociology 1940s-1970sContemporary 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 TheoryMulticultural Theories                             Feminist Theory                             Postmodern Theory