Specialistic and formalistic school of thought

   One group of German writer headed by German sociologist George Simmel and the other main advocated of these school are  Max Weber, Small, Van Wiese, Tonnies and Verkandth. Simmel and the follower are of the opinion that sociology is pure science or independent science. This school of thought  is concern with the study of social relationship as a pure science it has a limited scope. The follower of this school claim that sociology describes the form of social relation in this way these scholar narrow the scope of sociology with focusing only on analysis of social relationship. It only studies the form of social relationship but not their contents. So, they are criticize variously by other sociologist.
     Small said that sociology has only a limited field it does not undertake to study all the activities of society. Thus, according to the formalistic school sociology studies one specific aspect of social relationship. These scholar narrow the scope of sociology with focusing only on social relationship. Some critical remarks may be cited here:

1. The formalistic school of thought has unreasonably narrow the field of sociology. Sociology should study not only the general forms of social relationship but also there concrete context.
2. The concept of pure sociology or science is in practical, no sociologist has been able to develop pure sociology as far. No, science can be study in complete isolation from the other sciences. In fact today more infacies are leid on inter disciplinary approach.