Sociology and Social Theory
SOC 212
Fall 2012
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| Certificates: Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory |
Through close reading, discussion, and active interpretation, the course will critically examine the basic writings of classical and contemporary social theorists who have influenced the practice of sociology. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS SOC |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: SOC151 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CSCT)(IDEA-MN)(IDEA)(SOC)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
C. Wright Mills, THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION (NY: Oxford Univ. Press, 1959)
David McLellan, ed., KARL MARX: SELECTED WRITINGS (Oxford Univ. Press, 1987)
Robert C. Tucker, ed., THE MARX-ENGELS READER, SECOND EDITION (NY: W.W. Norton & Co., 1972/1978)
Anthony Giddens, EMILE DURKHEIM: SELECTED WRITINGS (Cambridge Unive. Press, 1972)
Max Weber, THE PROTESTANT ETHIC AND THE SPIRIT OF CAPITALISM (Routledge, 1993-1996)
Max Weber, ECONOMY AND SOCIETY, VOL. I, ed. by Guenther Roth and Claus Wittich (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1978)
Immanuel Wallerstein, WORLD-SYSTEMS ANALYSIS: AN INTRODUCTION (Durham & London: Duke Univ. Press, 2006)
Michel Foucault, POWER/KNOWLEDGE: SELECTED INTERVIEWS & OTHER WRITINGS 1972-1977 (NY: Pantheon Books, 1972/1977)
David Harvey, SPACES OF GLOBAL CAPITALISM (London: Verso, 2006)
Erik Olin Wright, ENVISIONING REAL UTOPIAS (London: Verso, 2010)
Barbara J. Risman, GENDER VERTIGO: AMERICAN FAMILIES IN TRANSITION (Yale U. Press, 1998)
Nancy Fraser, JUSTICE INTERRUPTS: CRITICAL REFLECTIONS ON THE 'POSTSOCIALIST' CONDITION (Routledge, 1997)
Melvin L. Oliver and Thomas M. Shapiro, BLACK WEALTH/WHITE WEALTH: A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON RACIAL INEQUALITY (Routledge, 1997)
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two take-home essays of 8-10 pages each. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Pre-requisite is SOC 151 |
| Instructor(s): Dupuy,Alex Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: ALLB103; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 25 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 12 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 5 | FR: X |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 3 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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