Cultural Sociology: Classical and Contemporary Approaches

4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)

Lecture, one hour; discussion, two hours. Exploration of classical approaches to cultural dimension of social life—Weberian, Durkheimian, Parsonian, and critical—and living traditions they have spawned. Examination of contemporary efforts at constructing new cultural sociology. Theoretical focus, with consideration of case studies. S/U or letter grading.