Week Topic Reading Assignment 1 Introduction to Social Ritzer: Chapter 1 Quiz 1 Theory Blumer, H. (1954). Is “What Personal with Social Information Theory?” Card 2 Karl Marx Ritzer: Chapter 2 Quiz 2, Discussion Karl Marx Preface and – Board & "Opposition of The Materialist Concept and Idealist Outlook" The Analysis German Ideology 3 Structural Functionalism Ritzer: Chapters 3 & 7 (Section Quiz 3, on Structural Functionalism Discussion only) Board & Concept Emile Durkheim Preface I – Analysis and II The Rules of – (pp. Sociological Method Talcott Parsons - "The Place of Sociological Theory" in The Social System C. Wright Mills - "The 4 Conflict Theory Quiz 4, Promise", The Sociological Discussion (pp. 3-24) Imagination Board & C. Wright - "On Politics" Concept The Sociological Imagination Analysis (pp. 177-194) Connell, Raewyn. (2007). Southern Theory Chapter 1 5 Max Weber Ritzer: Chapter 4 Quiz 5, Discussion Max Weber as a – “Science Board & Vocation” in From Max Weber: Essays In Sociology
Week Topic Reading Assignment 1 Introduction to Social Theory Ritzer: Chapter 1 Blumer, H. (1954). “What Is with Social Theory?” Quiz 1 Personal Information Card 2 Karl Marx Ritzer: Chapter 2 Karl Marx – Preface and "Opposition of The Materialist and Idealist Outlook" The German Ideology Quiz 2, Discussion Board & Concept Analysis 3 Structural Functionalism Ritzer: Chapters 3 & 7 (Section on Structural Functionalism only) Emile Durkheim – Preface I and II – The Rules of Sociological Method (pp. Talcott Parsons - "The Place of Sociological Theory" in The Social System Quiz 3, Discussion Board & Concept Analysis 4 Conflict Theory C. Wright Mills - "The Promise", The Sociological Imagination (pp. 3-24) C. Wright - "On Politics" The Sociological Imagination (pp. 177-194) Connell, Raewyn. (2007). Southern Theory Chapter 1 Quiz 4, Discussion Board & Concept Analysis 5 Max Weber Ritzer: Chapter 4 Max Weber – “Science as a Vocation” in From Max Weber: Essays In Sociology Quiz 5, Discussion Board &