EVOLUTIONARY MODEL OF SOCIAL CHANGE: A CRITIQUE
Journal: SCHOLARLY RESEARCH JOURNAL FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES (Vol.9, No. 69)Publication Date: 2022-03-01
Authors : Riyaz Ahmad Naik; Fayaz Ahmad Parray;
Page : 16359-16363
Keywords : _Evolutionists; diffusion; endogenous; exogenous; mechanical and organic solidarity_;
Abstract
Anthony Giddens, one of the forerunner among the anti-evolutionists in sociology today, has made a special point of criticizing evolutionary theories for their lack of any concept of human agency, which for Giddens completely invalidates any social theory. Theories of social evolution have incited two kinds of critiques; one radical, and the other moderate. Radical critics of the theory of social evolution raise methodological issues with the theory of social evolution. They argue that social change cannot be understood through evolutionary theory, therefore the latter is not needed. Moderate criticism differs from radical criticism because it seeks to separate the concept of evolution from that of progress. According to this position, the idea of social progress must be rejected, but the evolutionary approach should be preserved. This article will look into the conceptual terrain of evolutionism and pattern of ebb and flow in it.
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