Basic paradigms of theoretical sociology

The monograph is devoted to the study of the main theoretical approaches to the knowledge of social reality. It presents the author's position on a number of controversial issues of social and scientific knowledge. The monograph consists of three chapters. The first chapter analyzes the main stages in the development of science: classical, non-classical and post-non-classical. The second chapter examines the concept of "paradigm", offers the author's definition of this concept. The third chapter describes the stages and content of the main paradigms of theoretical sociology. Of particular interest may be the classification of the paradigms of theoretical sociology proposed by the author, the identification and characteristics of the post-nonclassical paradigm in sociology. The monograph is intended for students, teachers and graduate students of social and humanitarian faculties. It can also be useful to readers who independently study theoretical and methodological problems of the social sciences.