SOC 320 - Sociological Theory

Institution:

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

Subject:

Sociology

Description:

A detailed survey of the historical development of sociological theory from the mid-19th century to the present. Treats the classical theorists Marx, Durkheim, and Weber and such contemporary theoretical schools as functionalism, Marxian, and Weberian conflict theory, cultural materialism, social evolutionism, rational choice theory, symbolic interaction, ethnomethodology, sociobiology, structuralism, and postmodernism. Students are encouraged to take this course in the second semester of their sophomore year or during their junior year.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.iup.edu

Phone Number:

(724) 357-2100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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