Classical Sociological Theory

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course provides an introduction to the foundational thinkers in social and economic theory, each of whom helped lay the foundations for all subsequent social thought. Students undertake an in-depth examination of classical sociological ideas from theorists such as August Comte, Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Max Weber, Harriet Martineau, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Georg Simmel. This course is required of all majors and honours students and it is a prerequisite for SOC-2011(3) 20th Century Sociological Theory and SOC-2012(3) Contemporary Sociological Theory. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and SOC-2114. Requisite Courses: SOC-1100 or SOC-1101 OLOGY [prerequisite(s)].