Syllabus
INTRODUCTION
1. Introduction to sociological theory SOCIOLOGICAL CLASSICS
2. Emil Durkheim
3. Karl Marx
4. Max Weber MODERN SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES
5. Symbolic interactionism
6. Structural functionalism
7. Agency-structure integration: Anthony Giddens and Pierre Bourdieu
8. Postmodernism and theories of (late)modernity, feminist theory
9. Good imagination and bad writing - how to work with sociologial theory: C.S. Mills & S. Andreski
Annotation
The course is an introduction to the sociological theory and offers a closer analysis of the main sociological concepts (both classic and contemporary). In a form of a lecture, the course offers a comprehensive overview of the most influential theories and theoreticians. Individual lectures are devoted to particular issues in sociological theory.
The course is recommended for the students, who already graduated from the course Introduction to Sociology.