Saurabh SharmaAIR 23 · CSE 2023 · 149 wordsTheir whole copy
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Howard described history as past sociology and sociology as present history depicting the strong linkage between the two disciplines which can be found in works of early sociologists:
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- Durkhiem: study of historical data of suicide's rate in different society
- Marx: theory/work of "Historical Materialism" understanding evolution of human society through lens of dialects and conflict
- Weber in his analysis of Protestant Ethics and spirit of capitalism.
Schells describes that sociology emerged from history.
Indian sociologists also heavily relied on historical analysis to bring about a rich understanding of Indian society. e.g:
G.S. Ghurye's Indology, work such as 'Caste and Race in India'. Her student Irawati Karve also relied on epics such as Mahabharata and Ramayan.
L. Dumont: relying on P.N. Kane's writing.
T.N. Madan referring to "Rajatarangini" in his study of Kashmiri Pandits.
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With new methodologies like 'Content analysis' the gap between two disciplines is shrinking.