SOCI-202 Sociological Theory

Professor Wickham-Crowley

This course examines major theories of society exemplified in the work of sociological theorists. At the beginning of the course we will look at the historical reasons why sociology developed as a specific field of inquiry. We will give special emphasis to those classical theorists whose insights form the foundation of sociology: Marx, Weber, and Durkheim. In the latter part of the course we will survey and "map out" a variety of contemporary perspectives on society, including most of the following: symbolic interactionism and its variants, structural-functionalism, conflict and exchange theories, neo-Marxisms and critical theory, feminism, cultural theories, the sociology of knowledge, and post-modernism/post-structuralism. Prerequisite: SOCI-001 or permission of instructor. Fall.

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• 2006-2007 Fall and Spring
• 2007-2008 Fall and Spring
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• 2010-2011 Fall and Spring
• 2011-2012 Fall and Spring
• 2012-2013 Fall and Spring
• 2013-2014 Fall and Spring

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