SOC 8790 is also offered in Spring 2024
SOC 8790 is also offered in Fall 2021
Fall 2021 | SOC 8790 Section 001: Advanced Topics in Sociological Theory -- Transactional Perspectives on Power & Emotion (33548)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 12 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F only
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1114
- Enrollment Status:
Open (7 of 12 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Sample topics: theories of conflict, theories of purposive action, Marxist theory, and structure-agency debate.
- Class Notes:
- 8 seats reserved for SOC graduate students. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?walkerml+SOC8790+Fall2021
- Class Description:
- This course will cover general social psychological perspectives of social life with a focus on power and emotion.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Graduate students with an interest in the sociology of emotion and micro-interactional arguments about power.
- Learning Objectives:
- Students should (1) be able to evaluate contemporary social psychological theories and (2) be able to discuss the relationship between power, emotion, and social psychological theories.
- Exam Format:
- There will be a single paper due at the end of the semester. Students will be given forty-eight hours to respond to 2 of 4 or 5 questions covering general and specific social psychological concerns. Students will choose a question from the "general" section and one from the "specific" section. The answers cannot be longer than 15pages double-spaced, 1" margins in Times New Roman font.
- Class Format:
- During seminar, a student will lead the evaluation of the week's reading. We will then discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the reading.
- Workload:
- Texts: The Managed Heart" by Arlie Hochschild, "Black Skin White Masks" by Frantz Fanon, "Contemporary Social Psychological Theories" edited by Peter Burke, "Behavior in Public Places" by Erving Goffman, "Symbolic Interactionism" by Sheldon Stryker, "The Souls of Black Folk" by Du Bois, and any articles will be provided on the course Canvas page.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33548/1219
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 10 April 2021
ClassInfo Links - Fall 2021 Sociology Classes