2019-2020 Graduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 28, 2024  
2019-2020 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SOCI 560 - Advanced Sociological Theory


Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0

The purpose of this course is to expose students to the major theorists and theoretical orientations of the “Mid Twentieth Century” period. A major theme in the course will be the role played by ideology in the development of theory; and the assumptions underlying the various theoretical positions to be studied. Primary reading sources will be critically evaluated. The directions in which theory is moving today will be examined.