SOC 352 - Social Theory

Institution:

University of Providence

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Description:

This introduction to the history of western thinking about the social or collective processes which humans have used in order to survive as a species begins with a brief review of the theories of human nature implicit within the Judeo-Christian theological and the Greek rationalist positions and then proceeds to a more detailed study primarily of the European thinkers who were responding to the early developments and consequences of science and capitalism The ongoing debates between the more rationalist-realist positions and the more phenomenological-idealist positions are explored. Prerequisite: SOC 101 Expected to be offered: Fall semesters, odd years 3 credits

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uprovidence.edu

Phone Number:

(406) 761-8210

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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