| Description |
The classical theorists of the 19th and 20th century laid a foundation for Sociology. This course introduces students to the political history that surrounded European scholars--Marx, Weber, and Durkheim--and their American "descendants"--WEB DuBois, the "Chicago School" scholars of urbanism, and the symbolic interactionists. We ask what it was about urban life that convinced them society was in danger of complete fragmentation, and how these challenges informed their key ideas about the nature of the social order itself. In precepts, students will learn about how the classical theorists influenced social theory in our own time. |