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Which view among the following is the oldest ?

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MH SET 2023 Paper 2 Computer Science and Applications Question Paper (26-Mar-2023)
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Cyclical view of social change

Theories of social change can be arranged historically. The earliest ideas came from ancient civilisations that observed the recurring rhythms of nature, such as seasons, birth and death, and projected them on to society.

The cyclical view, that societies rise, flourish, decay and return to an earlier state, is found in the Hindu doctrine of the four yugas, in Greek thinkers such as Plato and Polybius, and in Ibn Khaldun; it was later revived by Spengler, Toynbee and Sorokin. It is the oldest of the four perspectives.

The linear view of progress belongs to the Enlightenment and thinkers like Condorcet and Comte; the evolutionary model was developed in the nineteenth century by Spencer, Morgan and Tylor; the dialectical model of change through contradiction comes from Hegel and Marx. All of these are modern compared with cyclical thought.

Cyclical view of social change option is correct.

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