Contemporary Social Theory

Undergraduate

Investigates influential contemporary approaches to understanding and explaining social life. Emphasis is placed on epistemology, ontology and normativity, and on critically evaluating and creatively using theory. Theories covered may include Symbolic Interactionism, Structural-Functionalism, Phenomenology, Structuralism, Neo-Marxism, Psychoanalysis, Feminism, Postmodernism, and Postcolonialism among others. (Prerequisite: SACR-2910, SACR-2900 (or equivalent), and semester 5 or higher standing.)