SOC 2118 Sociological Theory: Mid-20th Century
3 units
Sociology
Faculty of Social Sciences
Main theoretical currents in sociology between the end of the 1st World War and the 1950s-60s. Evolutions of these theories with regard to the social and historical transformations. The institutionalization, reconstruction of sociology in Europe, and the rise to prominence of American sociology, from the Chicago School to the birth of structural-functionalism. The relations between these theories, including the tensions, conflicts and exclusions resulting from this hegemony. Criticism of this hegemony by rival schools of thought (e.g. the Frankfurt School and the Atlanta School)
Components:
Lecture
Previously Offered Terms:
Winter
French Equivalent:
Organized
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4.24
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Clear Expectations
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4.10
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Learned a Lot
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Fair Assessments
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