| Sociology
Theory & Practicum Capstone 6.
Course Outline & Review Notes List |
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Fall 2014
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Reviews
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Assignments: All Readings are found
in the Chapter Review Notes
Soci 4200: Classic Sociological Theory & Capstone
Fall, 2012 TTh 3:20 PM
- 4:35 PM Smiddy
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Assignments: Zeitlin, Irving.
Classic Sociological
Theory.
Assignments: Ritzer, George.
Modern Sociological Theory,
5th ed. McGraw Hill, 2000
Rea, Louis M. & Richard A. Parker. 1997. Designing
& Conducting Survey Research: A Comprehensive Guide.
2nd Ed. Jossey Bass, A Wiley Imprint, San Francisco. |
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Notes are taken down after each exam & replaced w/ the next series
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| 1. Aug 20 |
R & P 1
R & P 2
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Overview
Designing Questionnaires |
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Overivew of Course |
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| 2. Aug 27 |
Lec 1
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Theory, Research, & Methods |
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Reading 1a: Babbie.
1995. The Practice of Social Research. Prologue: The
Importance of Social Research |
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Reading 1b: Babbie.
1995. The Practice of Social Research. Chpt 2: Theory
& Research. |
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Research Design: Review: Topic, Thesis, Types of Analysis,
Literature Review |
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Draft Proposal |
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An Overview of the Methods of the Social Sciencese |
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| 3. Sept 3 |
Lec 2
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Montesquieu 1689-1755: Hobbes, 1712-1778; Rousseau:
1712 - 1778 |
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Reading 2a: Rosen & Wolff.
1999. Political Thought. Chpt 0104: Montesquieu.
Fear & Peace. |
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Reading 2b: Rosen & Wolff.
1999. Political Thought. Chpt 0348: Montesquieu.
The Ideal Constitution. |
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Reading 2c: Kimmel.
2007. Classical Sociological Theory. Chpt 1.1: Hobbes:
Selections from the Leviathan. |
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Reading 2d: Castell.
1963. An Introduction to Modern Phil. Chpt 5.3: Rousseau.
The Social Contract & the General Will. |
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Research Objectives / Questions |
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| 4. Sept 10 |
Lec 3
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The Enlightenment circa 1689 - 1789 |
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Reading 3: Garner.
2007. Social Theory: Continuity & Confrontation.
Chpt 1.2: The Enlightenment & the Conservative Reaction.
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| 5. Sept 17 |
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Wollstonecraft, 1759-1797 |
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Reading 4a: Wollstonecraft.
1792, 1996. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Chpt 1:
The Rights & involved Duties of Mankind Considered. |
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Reading 4b: Wollstonecraft.
1792, 1996. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Chpt 2:
The Prevailing Opinion of a Sexual Character Discussed. |
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Reading 4c: Wollstonecraft.
1792, 1996. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Chpt 8:
Some Instances of the Folly Which the Ignorance of Women Generates, w/
Concluding Reflections on the Moral Improvement That a Revolution in Female
Manners Might Naturally Be Expected to Produce. |
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DRAFT PROPOSAL DUE |
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| 6. Sept 4 |
Lec 5
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Romanticism: Kant, Burke & Hegel;
Bonald & Maistre |
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Reading 5a: Russell.
1945. A History of Modern Philosophy. Chpt 18: The Romantic
Movement. |
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Reading 5b: Kemp.
1964. The Philosophy of Kant. Kant. Introduction. |
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Reading 5c: Kemp.
1964. The Philosophy of Kant. Kant. Chpt 3: Practical
Philosphy. |
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Reading 5d: Castell.
1963. An Introduction of Modern Philosophy. Burke. Chpt
5.4: Princioples of Conservatism. |
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Reading 5e: Orynski:
1960. Hegel. Chpt 2: Consciousness. |
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Reading 5f: Curtis.
1962. The Great Political Theories. De Maistre. Chpt
023: Considerations on France. |
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| 7. Oct 1 |
Lec 6
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Saint Simon & Augute Comte |
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Reading 6: Ritzer.
1996. Classical Sociological Theory. Chpt 3: Comte. |
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Oct 8
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BREAK! Smell the flowers ,
Pass Go, Collect $200! |
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| 8. Oct 15 |
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Alexis de Tocqueville 1805-1859 |
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Reading 7a: Tocqueville.
Democracy in America. Vol 1 Pt 2. Chpt 7: The Majority
in the US is All Powerul & the Consequences of That. |
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Reading 7b: Tocqueville.
Democracy in America. Vol 1 Pt 2. Chpt 8: What Moderates
the Tyranny of the Majority in the US. |
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| 9. Oct 22 |
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Harriet Martineau, 1802 - 1876;
Harriet Taylor, 1807 - 1858 & John
Stuart Mill, 1806 - 1873 |
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Reading 8a: Yates.
1985. Martineau: On Women. Chpt 2: On Women's Equal
Rights. |
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Reading 8b: Yates.
1985. Martineau: On Women. Chpt 3: On Women's Education. |
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Reading 8c: JS MIll.
1967. Utilitarianism, On Liberty, Essay on Bentham. Chpt 3:
On Liberty. |
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| 10. Oct 29 |
Lec 9
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Karl Marx: His Philosophical Orientation;
His Relation to Hegel & Feuerbach ( -1883) |
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Reading 9: Campbell.
1981. Seven Theories of Human Society. Chpt 6: Marx:
A Conflict Theory |
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Reading 9b: Turner.
1995. The Emergence of Sociological Theory. Chpt 7: The
Sociology of Karl Marx. |
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| Fri, Nov 4 |
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LITERATURE REVIEW
DUE |
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| 11. Nov 5 |
Lec 10
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Marx's Historical Sociology; Marx & Engels on the
Origin of Patriarchy |
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Reading 10a: Castell.
1963. An Introduction to Modern Philosophy. Chpt 6.3:
Hegel. An Idealistic Interpretation of History. |
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Reading 10b: Castell.
1963. An Introduction to Modern Philosophy. Chpt 6.4:
Engels. An Economic Interpretation of History. |
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Reading 10c: Engles.
1977. The Origin of the Family, Private Property, & the State.
Chpt 9: Barbarism & Civilization. |
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Reading 10d: Sokoloff.
1980. Between Love & Money. Chpt 4: Early Marxist
Feminism: Theories of the Home. |
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| 12. Nov 12 |
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Max Weber & Weber's Methodology, 1864 - 1920 |
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Reading 11: Farganis.
2000. Readings in Social Theory. Chpt 4: Weber:
The Iron Cage. |
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Reading 11b: Collins.
1972. The Discovery of Society. Chpt 6: Max Weber: The
Disenchantment of the World. |
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| 13. Nov 19 |
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Emile Durkheim 1858-1917 |
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Reading 12: Ashley &
Orenstein. 2005. Sociological Theory: Classical Statements.
Chpt 4: Durkheim. |
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Wed, Nov 23
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Turkey Day Break Begins! |
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| 14. Nov 26 |
Lec 13
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Michels 1876-1936 |
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Reading 13: Smelser &
Warner. Sociological Theory. Historical & Formal.
1976. Chpts 13: Michels' Thoery of Organizational Structure. |
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| 15. Dec 3 |
Lec 14
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William James 1842-1910 |
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Reading 14: Ginger.
1961. American Social Thought. Chpt 1: James. |
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| Fri, Dec 7 |
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TERM PAPER
DUE
A late paper earns an incomplete for the course |
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Last Day of Classes : ) |
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Finals Week Begins |
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Grades Posted. Break
Begins! Congratulations Winter Grads!
"Show me the
MONEY!"
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Spring 2015
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Overivew of Course |
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Lec 15
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Later Sociological Theory |
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Reading 15: Ritzer.
1996. Classical Sociological Theory. Chpt 2: Later Years of Sociological
Theory. |
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Structural Functionalism, Neofunctionalism, & Conflict Theory |
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Reading 16a: Cuzzort &
King. Social Thought Into the Twenty First Century. Chpt 5:
The Unanticipated Consequences of Human Acitons; The Functional Analysis
of Merton. |
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Reading 16b: Gouldner.
1970. The Coming Crisis of Western Sociology. Chpt 4:
What Happened in Sociology: An Historical Model of Structural Development. |
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Developing Survey Questions |
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Lec 17
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Mannheim 1893-1947 |
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Reading 17: Farganis.
2000. Readings in Social Theory. Chpt 9: Mannheim:
Sociology of Knowledge & the Role of Intellectuals. |
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Conceptualize |
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Dewey 1859-1952 |
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Reading 18: Russell.
1945. A History of Modern Philosophy. Chpt 30: Dewey. |
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Research Instrument: survey, interview, etc. |
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Neo-Marxism |
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Reading 19: Ritzer.
2008. Modern Sociological Theory. Chpt 4: Neo Marxism. |
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Operationalization |
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SURVEY
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Chpt 24
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Peirce 1839-1914
Social Psych & Pragmatism |
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Chpt 19
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Pareto 1848-1923 |
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Chpt 20
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Mosca 1858-1941 |
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Lec 20
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Systems Theory |
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Reading 20: Collins.
1995. Theoretical Sociology. Chpt 2: Systems Theory. |
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Lec 20
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George Herbert Mead, 1863 - 1931 |
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Reading 21: Zeitlin. 2001.
Ideology & the Development of Sociological Theory. Chpt 27:
Mead. |
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Make-up slips for the prior 4 weeks must be turned in before or during
the exam period. They will not be accepted after that time |
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MIDTERM EXAM: Chapter 15-18, 21, 22
DUE Make Up & Excuse Forms for
the period prior to this exam must be turned in before the exam period.
They will not be accepted after that time. The first missed exam
is dropped, that is one exam, or other course assignment, may be dropped. |
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MIDTERM EXAM: Chapter
7, 8, 10 A missed exam is not averaged in.
The Midterm Grade is the same as the Final Exam Grade. DUE |
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Break! Smell the flowers
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Lec 22
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Symbolic Interactionism |
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Reading 22a: Charon.
1995. Symbolic Interactionism. Chpt 3: Symbolic Interactionism
as a Perspective. |
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Reading 22b: Charon.
1995. Symbolic Interactionism. Chpt 6: The Nature of
the Self. |
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Refine Senior Thesis & Presentation |
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Lec 23
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Ethnomethodology |
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Reading 23a: Francis &
Hester. 2004. An Invitation to Ethnomethodology. Chpt
1: Social Interaction, Langugae & Society. |
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Reading 23b: Berger &
Luckmann. 1966. The Social Construction of Reality. Chpt
1: The Foundations of Knowledge in Everyday Life. |
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Reading 23: Wallace &
Wolf. 1995. Contemporary Sociological Theory. Chpt 5:
Phenomenology. |
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Lec 24
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Exchange, Network, & Rational Choice Theories |
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Reading 24a: Kivisto.
2003. Social Theory: Roots & Branches. Chpt 11:
Exchange Theory & Rational Choice Theory. |
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Reading 24b: Turner.
1991. The Structure of Sociological Theory. Chpt 27:
Network Analysis. |
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Reporting Methods in the Research Paper |
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Lec 25
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Feminist Theory |
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Reading 25a: Losco &Williams.
Poltical Theory. 2003. Chpt 24: 'Now a New Kingdom of
Femininity Is Begun/... The Political Theory of Christine de Pizan's 'The
Book of the City of Ladies.' |
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Reading 25b:Garner. 2007.
Social Theory: Continuity & Confrontation. Chpt 7.33:
Smith. Power & Perspective on Society. |
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Micro / Macro Integration; Agency / Structure Integration |
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Reading 26: Giddens.
1979. Central Problems in Social Theory. Chpt 2: Agency,
Structure. |
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PRESENTATIONS BEGIN DUE |
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| 14. May |
Lec 27
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Theories of Modernity |
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Reading: Entreves.
1997. Habermas & the Unfinished Project of Modernity. Chpt
1: Modernity: An Unfishinshed Project by Habermas. |
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Structuralism, Post-Structuralism, & Postmodern Theory |
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Reading 28: Giddens.
1987. Social Theory & Modern Sociology. Chpt 4: Structuralism,
Post Structuralism & the Production of Culture. |
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Lec 29
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The Future & Sociological Theory |
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Reading 29: Van Doren.
1991. A History of Knowledge. Chpt 15: The Next 100 Years. |
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FINAL TERM PAPER DUE
A late paper earns an incomplete for the course. Docked 10 pts
/ 2 days |
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Make-up slips for the prior 4 weeks must be turned in before or during
the exam period. They will not be accepted after that time |
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LAST EXAM Chapters 23, 25 - 27
DUE Make Up & Excuse Forms for the period prior to
this exam must be turned in before the exam period & they will not
be accepted later. The first missed exam is dropped, that is one
exam, or other course assignment, may be dropped. If you have already
dropped an exam, a missed exam is penalized, unless excused, & may
only be made up at the time of the next exam. If it is not made up at the
next exam, it earns a zero. |
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FINAL EXAM Chapter 12 & 13
A missed exam is not averaged in. The Final Exam Grade becomes
the same as the Midterm Grade.
If both exams were missed, an incomplete is given & an exam must
be made up next term. |
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Finals End:? Break Begins! Congratulations Grads! "Show
me the MONEY!" ; ) |
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