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1. Head-Line:
Political Sociology
What does mean Political Sociology?
Four stages in the Development of political
Sociology.
Components of Political Sociology.
Theoretical Framework of Political Sociology.
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Nature and Scope Political sociology.
Welcome to this session:
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Asha Duzzaman
BSS(Hon’s),-- MSS(BRUR)
(Student)
(Department of Political Science)
(Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur)
Phone: 01767235501,
E-mail: ashad.brur05@gmail.com

2. What does mean Political Sociology?
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*Political sociology is the sociological
analysis of political phenomena ranging from
the State, to civil society, to the family.
*How social movements raises and change
political phenomena and the sources of social
power.
*How social inequality between groups (class,
race, gender, etc.) influences politics.

3. Nature and Scope Political sociology
Politics pervades the
entire society.
social classes.
Elitism.
The scope includes the
effect of social attitudes
on political participations.
Behavoralism.
Political socialization.

4. Four stages in the Development of political Sociology.
(i) Classical Period: (ii) The Great Debate:
(iii) The Strong Role of Elites in Society: (iv) The Contemporary Period:
(i) Classical Period:
Even in times very ancient, during the Greek and Roman times, man was considered to be a social and political
animal.
Likewise, the father of Political Science, Aristotle wrote in his work Politics that family was the root from which
the state had its origin.
In the medieval period, St. Augustine also argued that society was guided by the divine principles. Church, State
and Society were studied in an interrelated manner, but Church was held to be superior most divine institution.

5. (ii) The Great Debate:
One groups, made distinction between the state and society. They gave
primacy to society and general will of the people over the state.
second group of philosopher did not make and accept any distinction
between the state and society and advocated the supreme and total
control of the state over all aspects of life of the people. They gave
sharp focus on individual as basic unit.

6. (iii) The Strong Role of Elites in
Society:
In 17th century The feudal
lords became very powerful.
They began using the political
power in the state. Elite class
viewed government as a
closed, self-perpetuating
political organization
exercising the power of the
state over the people.

7. (iv) The Contemporary Period:
*The 20th century opened as the age of democracy and
development but came to develop a violent conflict between
democratic and dictatorship states.
*Human political behavior in society and group behavior.
*The end of Second World War highlighted the victory of
Democracy over Dictatorship.

8. Components of Political Sociology.
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1 *The sociopolitical formation of the modern state.
*Power relationships of Informal social groups
(families, Civil society, Pressure Groups,
bureaucracy, media, etc.)
*How public opinion, ideologies, personalities,
social movements, and trends outside of the formal
institutions of political power affect formal
politics.

9. Theoretical Framework of Political Sociology.
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Pluralism sees politics primarily as a contest among competing
interest groups. The distribution of political power is not determined
by economic interests but by multiple social divisions and political
agendas. This pluralistic democracy origin from class based society
from margins to elite. Unity in diversified social classes is pluralism.
For example, organized movements that express what might seem as
radical change in a society can often by portrayed as illegitimate.
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Elite theory is sometimes called a state-centered approach. It
explains what the state does by looking at constraints from
organizational structure, semi-autonomous state managers, and
interests that arise from the state as a unique, power-concentrating
organization. Next please!

10. Theoretical Framework of Political Sociology.
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Class analysis (which overlaps with Marxist Analysis-
Class struggle -Different societies varies from different
class conflict, Feudal society to Capitalist society:
Proletariat vs Bourgeoisie)