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The spectrum of contemporary sociological theory is very broad. But if one takes a bird’s eye view of theoretical developments in the three decades that have passed since the end of World War II, there will be hardly any doubt as to the dominant orientations of that period. They are: Marxism and functionalism.
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Sztompka, P. (1979). Marxism, Functionalism and Systems-Approach. In: Wiatr, J.J. (eds) Polish Essays in the Methodology of the Social Sciences. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9353-2_7
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