Dr. Andrew Austin Office
Phone: 465-2359
Democracy and Justice
Studies Community
Sciences: 465-2355
University of
Wisconsin-Green Bay Office
Hours: TTH 3:30-4:30; WF 1:00-2:00
E-mail: austina@uwgb.edu Office:
MAC Hall 326A
Course e-mail: c9718-fa12@uwgb.edu Web
page: http://www.uwgb.edu/austina
SOCIAL
THEORY (SOCIO 307) Fall 2012
SCHEDULE OF READINGS,
EXAMS, AND ASSIGNMENTS
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Dates |
Topics |
Readings, Assignments, Exams |
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Sept. 4-6 |
Categories of Knowledge |
Durkheim, Division of Labor |
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Sept. 11-13 |
Functionalism: Comte and Spencer |
Ò |
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Sept. 18-20 |
Functionalism: Durkheim and Parsons |
Ò |
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Sept. 25-27 |
Functionalism: Merton and Luhmann |
Proposal Sept. 28. 4:30
PM |
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Oct. 2-4 |
Historical Materialism: Hegel, Feuerbach, Marx |
Marx, Capital |
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Oct. 9-11 |
Historical Materialism: Marx and Engels |
Ò |
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Oct. 16-18 |
Historical Materialism: Engels and Feminism |
Ò |
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Oct. 23-25 |
Overflow. |
Midterm Exam October 25 |
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Oct. 30-Nov. 1 |
The Protestant Ethic: Weber |
Weber, Protestant
Ethic |
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Nov. 6-8 |
The Spirit of Capitalism: Foucault |
Ò |
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Nov.13-15 |
Social Psychology: Cooley, Dewey, James |
Mead, Mind,
Self, Society |
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Nov. 20-22 |
Social Psychology: Mead and Blumer |
No class Thursday.
Thanksgiving recess. |
Ò |
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Nov. 27-29 |
Critical Theory: Adorno, Horkheimer, Marcuse |
Paper due Nov. 30. 4:30
PM |
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Dec. 4-6 |
Critical Theory: Habermas |
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Dec. 11 & 13 |
Overflow, evaluations,
and final exam |
Final Dec. 13,
10:30-12:30 pm |
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