A comparative study of civil society in sociological theories.

Abstract

In the present research, it has been attempted to focus on the conceptual evolution of civil society in a sociological perspective alongside studying conceptual history of civil society. This article is developed based on the question of the meaning civil society and the obligation of its consistency in the modern world. In this regard, the explanation and illustration of the concept of civil society, with emphasis on the views and thoughts of sociologists such as Karl Marx, Antonio Gramsci, Jurgen Habermas, Pierre Bourdieu, and Robert David Putnam, have been addressed. The research method is descriptive and data collection method is librarian.