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

 

Dates

Topics

Readings, Assignments, Exams

Sept. 4-6

Categories of Knowledge

Durkheim, Division of Labor

Sept. 11-13

Functionalism: Comte and Spencer

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Sept. 18-20

Functionalism: Durkheim and Parsons

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Sept. 25-27

Functionalism: Merton and Luhmann

Proposal Sept. 28. 4:30 PM

Oct. 2-4

Historical Materialism: Hegel, Feuerbach, Marx

Marx, Capital

Oct. 9-11

Historical Materialism: Marx and Engels

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Oct. 16-18

Historical Materialism: Engels and Feminism

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Oct. 23-25

Overflow.

Midterm Exam October 25

Oct. 30-Nov. 1

The Protestant Ethic: Weber

Weber, Protestant Ethic

Nov. 6-8

The Spirit of Capitalism: Foucault

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Nov.13-15

Social Psychology: Cooley, Dewey, James

Mead, Mind, Self, Society

Nov. 20-22

Social Psychology: Mead and Blumer

No class Thursday. Thanksgiving recess.

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Nov. 27-29

Critical Theory: Adorno, Horkheimer, Marcuse

Paper due Nov. 30. 4:30 PM

Dec. 4-6

Critical Theory: Habermas

 

Dec. 11 & 13

Overflow, evaluations, and final exam

Final Dec. 13, 10:30-12:30 pm