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SOC 3701 is also offered in Spring 2023
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SOC 3701 is also offered in Spring 2022
SOC 3701 is also offered in Fall 2021
SOC 3701 is also offered in Summer 2021
Spring 2025 | SOC 3701 Section 001: Social Theory (51158)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 4 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025Mon, Wed 09:05AM - 11:00AMUMTC, West Bank
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (0 of 80 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 sociology majors. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?garbes+SOC3701+Spring2025
- Class Description:
- This course provides an introductory overview of foundational theoretical frameworks that sociologists use to explain structure, agency, change, and the social self. For each foundational theory, we will review how the theory developed, how it has been extended or amended in the contemporary context, and the ways that these theories can serve as a guide for scientific explanation of human behavior and social systems.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?
- Grading:
- Students will be graded via- weekly canvas posts- in class activities- two essays throughout the course of the semester.
- Exam Format:
- There will be two essays throughout the semester, no final exam
- Workload:
- 80 pages of reading per week.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51158/1253
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 27 October 2023
Spring 2025 | SOC 3701 Section 002: Social Theory (53107)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 4 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025Off CampusVirtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (0 of 80 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 sociology majors. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?edgell+SOC3701+Spring2025
- Class Description:
- This course is designed to provide an overview of the major theoretical traditions in the discipline of sociology. Sociological theory is like an evolving conversation about core questions regarding the nature of society and the individual's role within it. These questions include: Are individuals rational calculators of costs and benefits, or communicators who create and inhabit symbolic universes? Is the social order shaped mostly by the economic system and how it organizes resources (e.g. capitalism), by ideas and ideologies, or by technological advances in the context of globalization? How do we understand the nature, sources, and consequences of inequalities rooted in race, gender and sexuality, and social class? As more diverse voices have joined the ongoing conversation, theory has expanded to grapple in new ways with problems of power, difference, inequality, and injustice. In this class, we will learn how sociological theory has developed over the 20th and early 21st centuries and explore how and why it is useful in understanding the world we live in today.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Sociology majors and others interested in developing an understanding of the social order in which we live, with a focus on complex systems and structures and how they evolve. Sociology is about "understanding lives in historical context" (C. Wright Mills). How does the contemporary social, political, economic, and cultural context shape your life, and how will it affect your choices and possibilities over the course of your life?
- Learning Objectives:
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Comprehend sociological texts and understand the nature of sociological argumentation
- Understand the history of sociological theory as it has developed over the last 150 years, and how that history shapes the nature of sociological inquiry today
- Be able to understand and apply sociological concepts and theories to better understand the contemporary social context in which you live
- Be able to apply concepts learned in the class to be a more critical consumer of mass media-based news and information about the social world
- Grading:
- 30% Reports/Papers
10% Class Participation
60% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: 4 mini-exams (short answer/essay/multiple choice) - Exam Format:
- short answer and short essay
- Class Format:
- 60% Lecture
40% Discussion - Workload:
- 35-50 Pages Reading Per Week
10-12 Pages Writing Per Term
4 Exam(s) - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/53107/1253
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 12 April 2022
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