Research Article

Dystopian Views of Classical Sociologists and Their Social Extensions

Volume: 10 Number: 1 May 31, 2024
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Dystopian Views of Classical Sociologists and Their Social Extensions

Abstract

Classical sociologists such as Marx, Comte, Durkheim, Weber have made significant contributions to the understanding of social life, institutions, norms and structures by studying society, social dynamics and the complexity of human behavior, providing profound insights and laying the foundation for modern sociological thought. While the theories of these sociologists have greatly enriched the understanding of social structures and the formation of predictions about future social order, their works also contain sharp warnings about utopian fictions of social trends and their potential dystopian consequences, but they often offer gloomy predictions of a dystopian future depicting an undesirable or chaotic society. While critically examining the dystopian elements in the works of classical sociologists, who portrayed the depressing picture of social life in different ways by emphasizing social inequality, the oppressive nature of capitalism, the alienation of the individual and the anomie of modern society, from a sociological perspective, this article discusses the theories based on dystopian thought and addresses their relevance to contemporary issues and their validity in today's society, and also assesses the validity of ideas and the consistency of predictions in the contemporary world where dystopian elements continue to manifest. It is therefore important to gain a deeper understanding of the sociological imagination and the continuing relevance of classical sociological thought by examining these dystopian perspectives of sociologists who emphasize their concern about the potential consequences of uncontrolled social developments.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Change, Underdevelopment and Modernisation Sociology, Sociology of Religion

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

May 31, 2024

Publication Date

May 31, 2024

Submission Date

March 18, 2024

Acceptance Date

May 25, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 10 Number: 1

APA
Darende, Ö. F. (2024). Dystopian Views of Classical Sociologists and Their Social Extensions. Current Research in Social Sciences, 10(1), 75-91. https://doi.org/10.30613/curesosc.1454933
AMA
1.Darende ÖF. Dystopian Views of Classical Sociologists and Their Social Extensions. Curr Res Soc Sci. 2024;10(1):75-91. doi:10.30613/curesosc.1454933
Chicago
Darende, Ömer Faruk. 2024. “Dystopian Views of Classical Sociologists and Their Social Extensions”. Current Research in Social Sciences 10 (1): 75-91. https://doi.org/10.30613/curesosc.1454933.
EndNote
Darende ÖF (May 1, 2024) Dystopian Views of Classical Sociologists and Their Social Extensions. Current Research in Social Sciences 10 1 75–91.
IEEE
[1]Ö. F. Darende, “Dystopian Views of Classical Sociologists and Their Social Extensions”, Curr Res Soc Sci, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 75–91, May 2024, doi: 10.30613/curesosc.1454933.
ISNAD
Darende, Ömer Faruk. “Dystopian Views of Classical Sociologists and Their Social Extensions”. Current Research in Social Sciences 10/1 (May 1, 2024): 75-91. https://doi.org/10.30613/curesosc.1454933.
JAMA
1.Darende ÖF. Dystopian Views of Classical Sociologists and Their Social Extensions. Curr Res Soc Sci. 2024;10:75–91.
MLA
Darende, Ömer Faruk. “Dystopian Views of Classical Sociologists and Their Social Extensions”. Current Research in Social Sciences, vol. 10, no. 1, May 2024, pp. 75-91, doi:10.30613/curesosc.1454933.
Vancouver
1.Ömer Faruk Darende. Dystopian Views of Classical Sociologists and Their Social Extensions. Curr Res Soc Sci. 2024 May 1;10(1):75-91. doi:10.30613/curesosc.1454933