Courses of Study 2013-2014 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
Courses of Study 2013-2014 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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SOC 6700 - [Classical Theory Seminar]


Spring. 4 credits.

Next offered 2014-2015.

R. Swedberg.

This course is primarily intended for graduate students who lack a background in the classics as well as for those who are only familiar with elementary works such as The Protestant Ethic, Suicide, and The Communist Manifesto. The readings and the discussion will primarily be concentrated to Weber’s Economy and Society, Durkheim’s Elementary Forms of Religious Life, and Marx’s Capital. Works by Georg Simmel are also part of the reading list. The purpose of the course is to make the student familiar with the concepts, ideas, and ways of reasoning that characterize the classics. The main idea is to lay a solid foundation for future work in sociology. Each class will be in the form of a seminar discussion. The requirements include active class participation and a research paper on some aspect of the classics. Each class will be introduced by one or several students, who will suggest topics for discussion. The exact way that this will be done depends on the participants and their number.



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