Classical Sociological Theory

1. The Rise of Classical Sociological Thought , 2. Auguste Comte and Positivism , 3. Karl Marx Materialism, Alienation, and Class Struggle , 4. Émile Durkheim Social Facts, Solidarity, and Religion , 5. Max Weber – Authority, Rationalization, and Capitalism , 6. Georg Simmel Forms of Interaction and the Individual in Society , 7. Marginalized and Overlooked Voices in Classical Sociology , 8. Theoretical Traditions Emerging from the Classics , 9. The Legacy of Classical Theory in Contemporary Sociology , 10. Neo-Classical Thinkers and the Continuation of the Classical Tradition , 11. The Crisis and Critique of Classical Theory in the 20th Century.