20th Century Sociological Theory

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) An in-depth examination of early to mid-20th century sociological ideas, this course provides an overview of thinkers in social theory, each of whom helped lay the foundations for subsequent social thought in Europe and North America. Theorists covered may include: Antonio Gramsci, Norbert Elias, C. W. Mills, Emma Goldman, Frantz Fanon, Talcott Parsons, Robert Merton, Erving Goffman, Edwin Sutherland, Howard Garfinkel, Harold Becker, George Herbert Mead, Herbert Blumer, Georg Lukacs, Theodor W. Adorno, Max Horkheimer, Herbert Marcuse, Ralf Dahrendorf, Ralph Miliband, and Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann. Students are encouraged to take SOC-2011(3) prior to taking SOC-2012(3). Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and SOC-2114. Requisite Courses: SOC-1100 (or SOC-1101) and SOC-2010 [prerequisite(s)].