Sociology 475: Classical Sociological Theory for Honors (still open)
Looking for an honors only social science course? This one may be for you!
This course is a basic introduction to the writings of Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx, and Max Weber. We will have two goals in reading and discussing this material during the course of the quarter. The first, not surprisingly, is to understand the theoretical arguments that these authors are making — the logic of their arguments, the underlying assumptions, the internal contradictions and difficulties the arguments encounter, and the ways in which the authors (sometimes) support their theoretical arguments with data. The second goal of the class is to use these readings as examples of how to construct theoretical arguments in sociology. Many courses in the social sciences and humanities ask students to use texts as vehicles for criticism — that is, to summarize what particular authors say about a topic and to critique or defend the assertions of those authors. The focus in this course will be on using the readings to begin to learn how to make theoretically coherent arguments and to begin to support those arguments with empirical data (or at least specify how this could be done).
Social Science breadth, Honors only. Pre-reqs: Junior standing, one course in Sociology or permission of instructor.
This course is a basic introduction to the writings of Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx, and Max Weber. We will have two goals in reading and discussing this material during the course of the quarter. The first, not surprisingly, is to understand the theoretical arguments that these authors are making — the logic of their arguments, the underlying assumptions, the internal contradictions and difficulties the arguments encounter, and the ways in which the authors (sometimes) support their theoretical arguments with data. The second goal of the class is to use these readings as examples of how to construct theoretical arguments in sociology. Many courses in the social sciences and humanities ask students to use texts as vehicles for criticism — that is, to summarize what particular authors say about a topic and to critique or defend the assertions of those authors. The focus in this course will be on using the readings to begin to learn how to make theoretically coherent arguments and to begin to support those arguments with empirical data (or at least specify how this could be done).
Social Science breadth, Honors only. Pre-reqs: Junior standing, one course in Sociology or permission of instructor.
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