BRIDGING SOCIETY AND CULTURE: CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL TRADITION, SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY, AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES

AUTHOR – GANESH SHRIRANG SATARKAR, M.A. SOCIOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF HARYANA, INDIA

BEST CITATION – GANESH SHRIRANG SATARKAR, BRIDGING SOCIETY AND CULTURE: CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL TRADITION, SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY, AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (12) OF 2025, PG. 997-1001, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344

Abstract

The disciplines of sociology and anthropology share a common intellectual ancestry in their quest to understand human societies, cultural systems, and the nature of social order. This article provides a comprehensive exploration of the Classical Sociological Tradition, Sociological Theory, and Anthropological Theories, highlighting their development, schools of thought, and major theorists. From the classical contributions of Auguste Comte, Karl Marx, Émile Durkheim, and Max Weber to the anthropological insights of Bronisław Malinowski, Alfred Radcliffe-Brown, and Claude Lévi-Strauss, the paper examines the theoretical frameworks that shaped modern social science. Through the lens of positivism, functionalism, conflict theory, interactionism, and structuralism, it analyzes how these theories collectively advance our understanding of human society and cultural systems.

Keywords: Classical Sociological Tradition, Sociological Theory, Anthropological Theory, Positivism, Functionalism, Conflict Theory, Interactionism, Structuralism, Culture, Society