Foundations of Theory.

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Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). 3 credits. Prerequisite: SOCY 101 . An introduction to classical theoretical traditions that have guided sociological work. Classical theorists whose writings have shaped the discipline will be studied, including Karl Marx, Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, Georg Simmel, W.E.B. Du Bois and Charlotte Perkins Gilman. This course also traces the historical development of the discipline of sociology during the 19th and early 20th centuries.