SOC 340 - Sociological Theory

3 credit(s)
This course is organized around a set of issues that is crucial to understanding the role of sociological theory in research. These issues include the cultural context in which ideas develop (sociology of knowledge), the nature and limits of scientific knowledge (epistemology), and the themes of social order and social change implied by the different perspectives. The theories and perspectives examined in this context include structural functionalism, conflict theory, critical theory, symbolic interactionism, phenomenology, ethnomethodology, and some of the new directions and developments in sociological theory.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 110.

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