Social Structures and Social Change

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

This course is the foundational social theory course. It focuses on explanations for the emergence and development of modern societies, with the arrival of capitalism, European colonialism, and scientific frameworks of thought, covering the early "classical" theorists who attempted to explain these changes and including under-studied early theorists of race, colonialism, and gender. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in SOCI 1002H.