SOCI 351 - Classical Sociological Theory- GS

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Saint Norbert College

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Classical sociological theory (1830-1925) was an intellectual response to the traumatic birth of modern society. The nation state, industrial capitalism and modern individualism all raised difficult questions for the inheritors of the Western tradition. What is the nature of industrial society What has caused it to develop as it has Above all, what is the fate of humankind in the advanced, bureaucratic and industrial states We shall approach these questions by way of critical reading of Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim and Max Weber, accompanied by selections on and from Hegel, the "Utopians," the utilitarians andthe social Darwinists. Fall and Spring semesters.

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10.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.snc.edu

Phone Number:

(920) 337-3181

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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