University of Regina
Department of Sociology and Social Studies

Sociology 319 – Winter 2003

Contemporary Social Theory

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OFFICE HOURS -- Tuesday, April 15, 11-noon and Thursday, April 17, 10-11 a.m.

FINAL EXAMINATION -- MONDAY, APRIL 21, 9 A.M - 12 NOON. CL345

For the final examination, bring the readings by Coleman, Marcuse, Habermas, and Baudrillard.

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Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m., CL345

Texts:

Bryan S. Turner, editor, The Blackwell Companion to Social Theory, 2^nd edition

Some background materials for Sociology 319 for the Winter 2003 semester are provided on this web site. These materials are intended primarily for students in Sociology 319 at the University of Regina during the Winter semester of 2003. Others are free to use these materials, but please give appropriate credit if you do so. I apologize for any errors or misinterpretations. Remember that these are notes for classes and are not finished products.

This web page page will be updated periodically as we proceed through the semester. Please provide feedback to the class instructor Paul Gingrich concerning how to improve the presentation of the materials.

Class Syllabus

Class Notes

Baudrillard – April 7

Postmodernism – April 4

Habermas – April 2

Marcuse – March 28

Critical Theory – March 26

Critical Theory Introduction

Class and Patriarchy – March 19

Feminist Theory – March 12-17

Rational Choice Theory – March 3-10

Denzin on Sexuality and Gender – February 7

Erving Goffman – February 7

Georg Simmel – February 3

Introduction to Symbolic Interactionism – January 31

Giddens and Structuration Theory – January 29-31

Garfinkel and Ethnomethodology – January 27

Theories of Praxis – January 20-24

Parsons on Social Action – January 17

Weber on Social Action – January 13-15

Theories and Action and Praxis – January 13

Foundations of Social Theory – January 8-10

Introduction – January 6

Assignments for Winter 2003

Third Paper – Due April 21, 2003

Second Paper – Due March 24, 2003

First Paper – Due February 7, 2003

Readings

Parsons – The Unit Act

Mead – Mind, Self, and Society

Giddens – Dilemmas of the Self

Garfinkel – Features of Common Understandings

Examinations from previous semesters

Midterm – Winter 2000

Final – Winter 2000

If you have any comments or questions please contact:

Paul Gingrich, Professor
Department of Sociology and Social Studies
University of Regina, CL217
(306) 585-4196
paul.gingrich@uregina.ca

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