Herbert Spencer's Theories

To understand and comprehend the variety of sociological patterns that would otherwise occur in the area of sociology, we shall first recognize, identify and diagnose the number of theories and their founding that Herbert Spencer, a renowned sociologist, philosopher, biologist and a political theorist, has put forth in the realm of sociological patterns and how each facet of his theory caters to the changing patterns, occurring in the society.

With undertaking this paper, we shall be able to make justification and draw relevant conclusions in the context of the kind of societal patterns and give out a more applicative note to reach a consensus with the prevalent conditions occurring in the society and the theories that have been mentioned by Spencer.

Theory of Society: in views of Spencer

Although the kind and magnitude of popularity received and formally accepted by different people in the area of sociology, it grew less prominently and led to fewer people following his coined school of thought. According to Spencer, society prevailed as a 'free' platform, where people and the heads of authority paved way to reach a unanimous understanding of any level of expertise and addressing an aspect or facet prevalent in the society with their own understanding and comprehension of events. This means that Spencer has considered freedom a vital and an important ingredient, which could develop and contribute a prosperous society (Barrett & Durrell, pp.39).

Although Auguste` Comte, another renowned sociologist alongside Spencer, has made eminent contribution in order to describe the kind of problems and situations occurring in society at length, Spencer has given his own model, his own viewpoint, his own idea of how a society may develop and excel with flying colors in the near future that is yet to come.

Spencer's Evolutionary Theory

Our next piece of consideration undertaken as the work of Spencer implies the evolutionary theory, which suggests and implies that the society is an epitome of life; all humans that live as part of the society, where good or bad, primitive or modern, literate or illiterate or even rich or poor, can and will only be able to survive in a society or vicinity, if the society has been founded on the principles of peace and harmony. This is however amongst the prime and the most common drivers that people running their country and sitting at the presidential level of power and authority. Because countries and nations around the world tend to succumb to the added pressures of globalization, peace and harmony have now become a distant memory, dwindling heads of authority and the people running the Presidency of each country into barely a murmur (Béland, pp.145).

Spencer has made a wise contribution towards the development and understanding of the kind of work that should be done in order to develop, incorporate and maintain these two important, broad and crucial values, directly proportional to the long-term, sustainable survival of human beings living in a country. Although many countries have contributed, struggled and survived long and ...