SOCI 35000 - Classical Social Theory

Course Credit: 1
(ANTH, ARCH)
CLASSICAL SOCIAL THEORY An examination of classical social theories of the nature of society and of human behavior. Included are the works of Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Simmel, DuBois, and Mead, as well as early feminist theorists Wollstonecraft, Martineau, Perkins, and Addams. Over the course of the semester all students will use one or more of these classical social theorists to develop a theoretical perspective on a research question or topic that the students will examine in their Senior Independent Study thesis. Prerequisite(s): SOCI-10000; or permission of instructor Annually. [HSS]