SOC 320 - Sociological Theory

Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3

Prerequisite: SOC 151 or SOC 161; at least 9 credits in SOC, or permission of the instructor
A detailed survey of the historical development of sociological theory from the mid-19th century to the present. Treats the classical theorists Marx, Durkheim, and Weber and such contemporary theoretical schools as functionalism, Marxian, and Weberian conflict theory, cultural materialism, social evolutionism, rational choice theory, symbolic interaction, ethnomethodology, sociobiology, structuralism, and postmodernism. Students are encouraged to take this course in the second semester of their sophomore year or during their junior year.