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SOC 213
Contemporary Social Theory
SOC 213 FA
Not Currently Offered
This course will critically examine writings of the classic
sources of contemporary social theory: Simone de Beauvoir,
Martin Luther King, Reinhold Niebuhr, Erving Goffman, C.
Wright Mills, Alvin Gouldner, Claude Levi-Strauss, Talcott
Parsons.
MAJOR READINGS
Simone de Beauvoir, SECOND SEX
C. Wright Mills, SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION
Claude Levi-Strauss, TRISTES TROPIQUES
Alvin Gouldner, COMING CRISIS IN WESTERN SOCIOLOGY
and selections from other authors.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
A major research paper and
several shorter essays. Class attendance and participation
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Unless
preregistered students attend the first class meeting or
communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first
class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE:
Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the
Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS SOC
Prerequisites:
SOC 151
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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