SOC 476

CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY

3 credits.

Norm and norm emergence, Preference formation, Ideology, Bounded Rationality, Rational Choice, Prospect Theory, Framing processes, Models of Collective Behaviors, Symbolic Interactionism, Communicative Action, Game Theory, Processes of Social Influence.

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025

Sources

Course catalogue ↗2026-2027