SOC 301 Classical Social Theory

This course explores early modern efforts to understand social life.  The course will focus on works by Karl Marx, Max Weber, Emile Durkheim and Sigmund Freud.  Their descriptions of the causes and character of modern life, together with their proposals to addrress the challenges and opportunities of modernity will be the central concerns with which we will approach the work of these authors.  

Credits

3

Prerequisite

WRIT 101 or WRIT 201 and SOC 101, PS 106, or IS 109 or permission of the instructor