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Fall 2019  |  SOC 3701 Section 001: Social Theory (19897)

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
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019
Mon, Wed 09:05AM - 10:45AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 255
Enrollment Status:
Open (75 of 78 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This course provides an introductory overview of major social theories ranging from the foundational sociological theories of Marx, Weber and Durkheim to contemporary theories of postmodernism and globalization. We will examine a range of theories with particular attention to their treatments of core sociological questions and concerns. prereq: 1001 recommended; soc majors/minors must register A-F
Class Notes:
15 seats reserved for Soc majors through 4/26/19. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?broad001+SOC3701+Fall2019
Class Description:
Social theories help us understand society and how it works. 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.
Who Should Take This Class?:
Sociology majors and all those with an interest in the subject matter
Learning Objectives:
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:
25% Midterm Exam
25% Final Exam
20% Attendance (in-class sign-up on group discussion sheets)(one point per class)
20% Written Homework (100 to 150 word response to the designated reading question for that class period, submitted by website after class) (one point per submission for 20 submissions)
10% In-class Presentations (two at 5 points each)
Other Grading Information: The class will break up into 10 groups and each group will make two presentations about the readings.
Exam Format:
The questions will include multiple-choice, short-answer and essay.
Class Format:
70% Lecture
10% Film/Video
15% Discussion
5% Student Presentations
Workload:
40 Pages Reading Per Week
10 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
2 Presentation(s) (2 minutes per student for each presentation)
20 Homework Assignment(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/19897/1199
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
9 April 2018

Fall 2019  |  SOC 3701 Section 002: Social Theory (16886)

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
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019
Mon, Wed 12:20PM - 02:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 5
Enrollment Status:
Open (77 of 78 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This course provides an introductory overview of major social theories ranging from the foundational sociological theories of Marx, Weber and Durkheim to contemporary theories of postmodernism and globalization. We will examine a range of theories with particular attention to their treatments of core sociological questions and concerns. prereq: 1001 recommended; soc majors/minors must register A-F
Class Notes:
15 seats reserved for Soc majors through 4/26/19. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?hull+SOC3701+Fall2019
Class Description:
This course provides an introductory overview of major social theories ranging from the foundational sociological theories of Marx, Weber and Durkheim to current theories of postmodernism and globalization. We will examine a range of theories with particular attention to their treatments of core sociological questions and concerns, including: What holds human societies together? How do societies reproduce themselves? What are the key sources of social conflict, and how are they resolved or contained? What are the significant features of modernity, and what are the implications of modernity for social life? How are social identities created, sustained or transformed, and to what effect? Where is society headed in the future? The goals of the course are to deepen students' understanding of the significance of such questions and to provide a preliminary survey of theories that have tackled these questions from the late 19th century to the present. For present and future sociology majors, the course provides an indispensable background for subsequent work in the discipline. For all others, it provides an invitation to think about some of the most vital questions that confront us all as reflective and self-aware members of our communities and our world. The course design is premised on the idea that the best way to learn and understand social theory is by seeing its connection to contemporary issues and concerns. Therefore, the primary theory readings in this course are paired with writings that illustrate the relevance of these theories to contemporary concerns or that directly apply the theories to current issues and questions.
Grading:
35% Exam 1
35% Exam 2
30% In-class writings
Exam Format:
multiple choice, short answer and essay
Class Format:
60% Lecture
10% Film/Video
20% Discussion
10% Small Group Activities
Workload:
100 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/16886/1199
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
4 September 2018

Fall 2019  |  SOC 3701 Section 003: Social Theory (20897)

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
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019
Wed 05:00PM - 08:20PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 415
Enrollment Status:
Open (43 of 48 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This course provides an introductory overview of major social theories ranging from the foundational sociological theories of Marx, Weber and Durkheim to contemporary theories of postmodernism and globalization. We will examine a range of theories with particular attention to their treatments of core sociological questions and concerns. prereq: 1001 recommended; soc majors/minors must register A-F
Class Notes:
10 seats reserved for Soc majors through 4/26/19. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?tgowan+SOC3701+Fall2019
Class Description:
Social theory helps us to make sense from chaos, revealing core logics of development, change, meaning and domination which structure the bewildering, messiness of human experience. This class works closely with texts by a handful of great theorists who have created particularly illuminating, even world-changing ways of seeing. Reading extracts from Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Gramsci, De Beauvoir, Fanon, Patricia Hill Collins, Dorothy Smith, Debord, Foucault, and Baudrillard we will concentrate on readings around notions of power: economic, racist, colonial, patriarchal, bureaucratic, and discursive. You should improve your ability to think, read, and LIVE critically, able to better recognize and evaluate assumptions underlying "common sense" statements about how societies work. I believe that theoretical competence comes when you learn to enjoy intellectual creativity and risk-taking, and so we will spend considerable class time using debate and role-playing to loosen up those Minnesota inhibitions. Reading will not be extensive in terms of number of pages, but I will expect you to wrestle energetically before class with texts that can sometimes be both dense and abstract. Most of the required reading reports and other assignments will be self published by students on the class blog, which will enrich the depth and scope of class debate.
Who Should Take This Class?:
Anyone interested in social theory and up for grappling with these texts. Artists, scientists, cultural studies students, senior students - all are very welcome.
Learning Objectives:
To understand the theoretical roots of primary scholarly traditions and debates shaping contemporary social sciences and humanities. To gain confidence and skill in reading and expressing abstract thought.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 40% exams, quizzes. 40% Official Blog Entries. 20% class citizenship and blog citizenship. Each absence after three will decrease your grade by .2. E.g. 3.3 > 3.1 (B+ > B)
Exam Format:
Quotation identification and analysis. Comparison of theories and/or application to historical & contemporary phenomena.
Class Format:
50% Lecture
40% Discussion
10% Small Group Activities
Workload:
Other Workload: 15-30 pages of (difficult) reading per week, 25-30 pages of writing per semester.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/20897/1199
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
4 May 2019

Fall 2019  |  SOC 3701 Section 301: Social Theory (35286)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
College of Continuing Education
Online Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019
Off Campus
Virtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
Enrollment Status:
Open (29 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This course provides an introductory overview of major social theories ranging from the foundational sociological theories of Marx, Weber and Durkheim to contemporary theories of postmodernism and globalization. We will examine a range of theories with particular attention to their treatments of core sociological questions and concerns. prereq: 1001 recommended; soc majors/minors must register A-F
Class Notes:
For course syllabus and details, see https://ccaps.umn.edu/oes-courses/social-theory .
Class Description:
This course provides an introductory overview of major social theories ranging from the foundational sociological theories of Marx, Weber, and Durkheim to contemporary theories of change, action, identities, and the social self. We will work to understand the social and historical environments in which these theories have developed and focus on how theoretical inquiry can serve as a guide for scientific explanation of human behavior. Some of the questions explored will include: What holds societies together? How do societies reproduce themselves? How does social change take place? How are social identities created, maintained, and transformed? What are features of modern social life and where is society headed in the future?
Who Should Take This Class?:
This course is recommended for students who are comfortable independently reading advanced academic texts, as we will be engaging deeply with original theoretical writing dating back to the 1700s through our online class discussions and reading journals. The readings can take a significant amount of time, as students are expected to cite their sources and deconstruct passages throughout the semester. A sample text that illustrates the level of reading required can be accessed here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1844/manuscripts/labour.htm
Exam Format:
Short answer; essays
Workload:
Other Workload: book essay
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/35286/1199
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
2 August 2019

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