<P> Social cycle theories are among the earliest social theories in sociology . Unlike the theory of social evolutionism , which views the evolution of society and human history as progressing in some new , unique direction ( s ) , sociological cycle theory argues that events and stages of society and history are generally repeating themselves in cycles . Such a theory does not necessarily imply that there can not be any social progress . In the early theory of Sima Qian and the more recent theories of long - term ( `` secular '' ) political - demographic cycles as well as in the Varnic theory of P.R. Sarkar an explicit accounting is made of social progress . </P>
<P> Social cycle theories are among the earliest social theories in sociology . Unlike the theory of social evolutionism , which views the evolution of society and human history as progressing in some new , unique direction ( s ) , sociological cycle theory argues that events and stages of society and history are generally repeating themselves in cycles . Such a theory does not necessarily imply that there can not be any social progress . In the early theory of Sima Qian and the more recent theories of long - term ( `` secular '' ) political - demographic cycles as well as in the Varnic theory of P.R. Sarkar an explicit accounting is made of social progress . </P>
who gave the cycle theory of social change
who gave the cycle theory of social change
Sima Qian
Sima Qian