SOC 153 - Sociological Theory

Prerequisite: grade of C or better in Tier One and Tier Two courses (SOC 1 or SOC 1S, SOC 3 or SOC 3S, SOC 125, and SOC 130W/SOC 130WS); open only to Sociology majors and Sociology minors
Survey of classical and contemporary sociological theoretical perspectives developed after the “classical” period. Theories covered may include: micro-sociological perspectives of phenomenology and symbolic interactionism, social behaviorism, structural-functionalism, neo-Marxian perspectives and critical theory, accounts of modernity and post-modernity, feminist theory, systems theories, and others

Units: 4

Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring