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Spring 2013 | SOC 3701 Section 001: Social Theory (46047)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 4 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013Mon, Wed 08:15AM - 09:55AMUMTC, West BankHanson Hall 1-103
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Traditions of social theory that have been basic to sociological knowledge. How they have expanded in contemporary theory. Their applications in selected areas of empirical research.
- Class Description:
- Social theories are attempts to understand, explain and map the complicated, and confusing `social world.? Theories provide potential answers to difficult questions including: What holds communities together? What leads to social change? What is the relationship between the individual and society? What is power and how does it work? Are we living in a modern or post-modern world, what does that even mean, and why should we care? Theory can make the ordinary strange and also make the bizarre rather ordinary. In this class we will work through texts by a handful of the classic and contemporary social theorists: Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Smith, Bourdieu, Foucault, among others. In doing so we will work on building our abilities to read theory, critically evaluate the texts, and also apply the ideas to the world around us.
- Grading:
- 15% Midterm Exam
25% Final Exam
20% Reports/Papers
20% Special Projects
10% Class Participation
10% Other Evaluation - Workload:
- 20-40 Pages Reading Per Week
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
1 Special Project(s)
Other Workload: The readings will not be long. However, the majority of the readings are difficult. Students will also be expected to be active in the online discussion during the course of the semester. - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/46047/1133
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 3 November 2012
Spring 2013 | SOC 3701 Section 002: Social Theory (46048)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 4 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013Mon, Wed 10:10AM - 11:50AMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 250
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Traditions of social theory that have been basic to sociological knowledge. How they have expanded in contemporary theory. Their applications in selected areas of empirical research.
- Class Description:
- Social theories help us understand society and how it works in new and helpful ways. In this class, we cover the development of social theory from the classical and founding works of Marx, Durkheim and Weber, through more contemporary ideas such as feminism, rational choice, racism, and post-modernity. Throughout this class, we have three goals: to learn to read and understand key theoretical work in sociology; to use this work to better understand the social world; and to develop our own capacity to talk and write about the world using ideas from theory.
- Grading:
- 20% Midterm Exam
20% Final Exam
40% Reports/Papers
18% Quizzes
2% In-class Presentations - Exam Format:
- The tests are designed to evaluate your mastery of the concepts and ideas covered by the readings, lectures and discussions. The questions will be mostly short-answer and essay. The first three tests are worth 150 points each. The fourth is 200.
- Class Format:
- 77% Lecture
10% Film/Video
10% Discussion
3% Student Presentations - Workload:
- 40 Pages Reading Per Week
14 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
2 Paper(s)
1 Presentation(s)
9 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Workload may change depending upon the degree of teaching assistant support available - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/46048/1133
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 7 March 2012
Spring 2013 | SOC 3701 Section A94: Social Theory (56886)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 4 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Term Based Dist EducTelecom
- Class Attributes:
- College of Continuing EducationDelivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- ODL Open Enrl Reg Acad Session01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013CCE-Independent and Dist Lrng
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Traditions of social theory that have been basic to sociological knowledge. How they have expanded in contemporary theory. Their applications in selected areas of empirical research.
- Class Notes:
- After 11:59 PM Friday of the first week of the term, registration is closed and requires instructor permission.
- Class Description:
- This is a fully online section offered through Online and Distance Learning (ODL), College of Continuing Education. VIsit "CIass URL" for ODL policies, including fee and financial aid restrictions. This course provides an introductory, yet thorough, background in classical and contemporary social theory in a Web-based format. We will draw upon in-depth readings of important theoretical works to gain a better understanding of how key theoretical developments in sociology can help us better understand the world we live in today. In addition to reading original theory, the other building blocks of the course include weekly quizzes, discussions, reading journals, and two exams. By the end of the semester, you should be able to read, interpret, evaluate, and apply key theoretical ideas to life in contemporary society. Put simply, the purpose of this course is to develop a basic but critical understanding of the Big Ideas in social theory and why we should care about them.
- Grading:
- 10% Class Participation Other Grading Information: See attached syllabus
- Class Format:
- 100% Web Based
- Workload:
- Other Workload: See attached syllabus
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/56886/1133
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 15 January 2013
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