SOC 3056 Contemporary Sociological Theory 3.0 Credits
This course examines the major theorists and concepts that comprise contemporary sociological theory from the mid-20th century to the present. It explores how diverse frameworks analyze social life, with attention to interaction, knowledge, structure, and power. Students engage key perspectives, including structuralism, post-structuralism, critical theory, feminism, and postcolonialism, using insights from canonical and emerging voices such as Goffman, Tilly, Foucault, Bourdieu, Garcia, Levitt, Glick Schiller, and Patterson. Through close reading of these texts and others, the course emphasizes the relevance of theory to contemporary issues such as inequality, identity, globalization, and institutions, while critically assessing competing frameworks and the role of theory in understanding social change.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: SOC 3055 [Min Grade: D]