Theory and Society

Catalog description

This course exposes students to major classical and modern social theorists from the Enlightenment to the present. The course pays particular attention to theories seeking to follow models of the natural sciences and those seeking a more critical and interpretive understanding of modern society. Topics also include examining how sociological theory relates to other modern currents, such as conservatism, socialism, existentialism, anti-colonialism, feminism, post-modernism. 001358