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SOC 212
Sociology and Social Theory
SOC 212 SP
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Spring 97 Availability (Last Updated on Thu Apr 17 05:00:17 EDT 1997
)
Section Limit Enrollment Available
01 22 0 22
This course will critically examine the writings of the
major social theorists whose views have influenced modern
society, including sociological thought. Beginning with the
classic writings of Marx, Freud, Durkheim, and Weber, the
course will then consider subsequent, including
contemporary, theories of class, race, gender, sexuality,
the capitalist world-system and post-colonialism, as well as
theories of post-modernity.
MAJOR READINGS
Selected texts from the writings of Max
Weber, Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx, and Sigmund Freud,
including; for examples:
Selections from Charles Lemert, SOCIAL THEORY: THE CLASSIC
AND MULTICULTURAL READINGS
Weber, PROTESTANT ETHIC AND SPIRIT OF CAPITALISM
Marx, CAPITAL, Vol. I.
DuBois, SOULS OF BLACK FOLK
Durkheim, SUICIDE
Cooper, VOICE FROM THE SOUTH
Freud, OUTLINE OF PSYCHO-ANALYSIS
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Writing assignments, plus
regular attendance at and participation in reading groups.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
This course is
limited to Sociology majors.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS SOC
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Lemert, C
- Times: .T.T... 7:00PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 2, So: 0, Fr: 0
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
About the Photo:
Simone de Beauvoir
Reference:
De Beauvoir, Simone. SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR ET LE
COURS DU MONDE, Paris: Editions Klincksieck, 1978
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