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Sociology
401: Sociological Theory |
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Calendar:
Spring Semester, 2008 |
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Textbooks |
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Delany,
Tim. 2004. Classical Social Theory, (CLST). |
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Delany,
Tim. 2004. Contemporary Social Theory, (CPST). |
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Kauzlarich,
David. 2004. Sociological Classics, (SC). |
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Date |
Topic |
Readings |
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01/15/08 |
Introduction |
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01/17/08 |
Primer
in Philosophy |
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01/22/08 |
Primer
in Science |
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01/24/08 |
Primer
in Theory Construction |
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01/29/08 |
Primer
in Theory Construction |
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01/31/08 |
Primer
in the Enlightenment |
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02/05/08 |
Applications
to Social Problems |
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02/07/08 |
Exam #1 |
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02/12/08 |
Term
Paper Preview |
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02/12/08 |
Group
Presentation Preview |
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02/12/08 |
Group
Response Preview |
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02/12/08 |
Primer in Classical Economics |
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02/14/08 |
Auguste
Comte (Groups 1, 2) |
CLST,
Ch. 2; SC, Ch. 1, 2. |
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02/19/08 |
Herbert
Spencer (Groups 2, 3) |
CLST,
Ch. 3; CPST, Ch. 2 |
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02/21/08 |
Emile
Durkheim (Groups 3, 4) |
CLST,
Ch. 5; SC, Ch. 6; Toennies. |
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02/26/08 |
Max
Weber (Groups 4, 5) |
CLST,
Ch. 7; SC, Ch. 5. |
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02/28/08 |
Exam #2 |
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03/04/08 |
Functionalism
(Groups 5, 6) |
CLST,
Ch. 12; CPST, Ch. 3; SC, Ch. 10; Davis & Moore. |
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03/06/08 |
Karl
Marx (Groups 6, 7) |
CLST,
Ch. 4; SC, Ch. 4. |
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03/11/08 |
Conflict
Theory (Groups 7, 8) |
CLST,
Ch. 6; CPST, Ch. 4, 12, 13. |
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03/13/08 |
Symbolic
Interactionism (Groups 8, 1) |
CLST,
Ch. 8, 9; CPST, Ch. 5; SC, Ch. 11-12. |
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Spring
Break |
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03/25/08 |
Social
Constructionism (Groups 1, 2) |
CLST,
Ch. 10, 11; Veblen |
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03/27/08 |
Rational
Choice (Groups 2, 3) |
CLST,
Ch. 13; CPST, Ch. 6; Rational Choice Theory. |
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04/01/08 |
Applications
to Social Problems |
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04/03/08 |
Exam #3 |
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04/08/08 |
Ethnomethodology
(Groups 3, 4) |
CPST,
Ch. 7; Garfinkel. |
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04/10/08 |
Phenomenology
(Groups 4, 5) |
CPST,
Ch. 8; SC, Ch. 3. |
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04/15/08 |
Feminist
Theory (Groups 5, 6) |
CPST,
Ch. 9; SC, Ch. 9. |
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04/17/08 |
Critical
Theory (Groups 6, 7) |
CPST,
Ch. 10; Wallerstein; Habermas. |
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04/22/08 |
Postmodernism
(Groups 7, 8) |
CPST,
Ch. 11; Postmoderism. |
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04/24/08 |
Women
Sociologists (Groups 8, 1) |
CLST,
Ch. 14; SC, Ch. 14. |
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04/29/08 |
Applying
Social Theory |
CPST,
Ch. 14. |
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05/01/08 |
Sociology
Shuffle; Term Papers Due |
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05/08/08 |
Exam
#4: 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. |
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