Course Details

Contemporary Social Theory

 

SOCY1-DC7201
Credit: The Paul McGhee Division

This course offers an examination of 20th century theory in the social sciences, focusing on contributions from symbolic interactionism, neo-Marxism, structuralism, cultural materialism, feminism, social constructionism, and postmodernism. Students evaluate the contribution of these theories to the meaning, analysis, and interpretation of social and cultural institutions, ideologies, and behavior.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: Introduction to Sociology or Cultural Anthropology

 

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