FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONCEPT SOCIAL TENSION IN THE SOCIOLOGICAL SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT
The analysis of formation and development of a concept social tension in a sociological scientific thought is presented in this article. At the beginning of work Platon's views of social tension the "Laws" reflected in his work, T. Hobbes and his theory of the public contract are analyzed. Among sociologists one of the first E. Durkheim, then R. Merton has addressed a research of social tension. Further the social tension within the theory of the conflict is given the analysis of a concept: K. Marx, R Darendorf L. Kozer's views are investigated. From the point of view of dysfunctional approach the social tension is analyzed by T. Parsons. Rather in detail the social tension within the concept of a relative deprivation of the American researcher T.R. Garr is considered