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Undergraduate students of social and sociological theory.
Contents
1. IntroductionWHAT Is Sociological Theory?WHY Read Original Works?WHO Are Sociology's Core Theorists?HOW Can We Navigate Sociological Theory?DISCUSSION QUESTIONS2. Karl MarxA Biographical SketchIntellectual Influences and Core IdeasSignificant Others-Thorstein Veblen: The Leisure Class and Conspicuous ConsumptionMarx's Theoretical OrientationSignificant Others-Antonio Gramsci: Hegemony and the Ruling IdeasREADINGSIntroduction to The German IdeologyFrom The German Ideology (1845-1846)Introduction to Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844From Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844Introduction to The Communist ManifestoFrom The Communist Manifesto (1848)Introduction to CapitalFrom Capital (1867)Introduction to Friedrich Engels's The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the StateFrom The Origin of the Family,Private Property and the State (1884)DISCUSSION QUESTIONS3. Emile DurkheimA Biographical SketchIntellectual Influences and Core IdeasSignificant Others-Auguste Comte: The Father of "Social Physics"Significant Others-Herbert Spencer: Survival of the FittestDurkheim's Theoretical OrientationREADINGSIntroduction to The Division of Labor in SocietyFrom The Division of Labor in Society (1893)Introduction to The Rules of Sociological MethodFrom The Rules of Sociological Method (1895)Introduction to Suicide: A Study in SociologyFrom Suicide: A Study in Sociology (1897)Introduction to The Elementary Forms of Religious LifeFrom The Elementary Forms of Religious Life (1912)DISCUSSION QUESTIONS4. Max WeberA Biographical SketchIntellectual Influences and Core IdeasSignificant Others-Friedrich Nietzsche: Is God Dead?Significant Others-Robert Michels: The Iron Law of OligarchyWeber's Theoretical OrientationREADINGSIntroduction to The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of CapitalismFrom The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1904)Introduction to "The Social Psychology of the World Religions"From "The Social Psychology ofthe World Religions" (1915)Introduction to "The Distribution of Power Within the Political Community: Class, Status, Party""The Distribution of Power Within the Political Community: Class, Status, Party" (1925)Introduction to "The Types of Legitimate Domination"From "The Types of Legitimate Domination" (1925)Introduction to "Bureaucracy"From "Bureaucracy" (1925)DISCUSSION QUESTIONS5. Charlotte Perkins GilmanA Biographical SketchSignificant Others-Harriet Martineau: The First Woman SociologistIntellectual Influences and Core IdeasGilman's Theoretical OrientationREADINGSIntroduction to "The Yellow Wallpaper""The Yellow Wallpaper" (1892)"Why I Wrote 'The Yellow Wallpaper'"Introduction to Women and EconomicsFrom Women and Economics (1898)DISCUSSION QUESTIONS6. Georg SimmelA Biographical SketchIntellectual Influences and Core IdeasSignificant Others-Ferdinand Toennies: Gemeinschaft and GesellschaftSimmel's Theoretical OrientationREADINGSIntroduction to "Exchange"From "Exchange" (1907)Introduction to "Conflict"From "Conflict" (1908)Introduction to "Sociability"From "Sociability" (1910)Introduction to "The Stranger""The Stranger" (1908)Introduction to "Fashion"From "Fashion" (1904)Introduction to "The Metropolis and Mental Life""The Metropolis and Mental Life" (1903)DISCUSSION QUESTIONS7. W. E. B. Du BoisSignificant Others-Anna Julia Cooper: A Voice from the SouthA Biographical SketchIntellectual Influences and Core IdeasDu Bois's Theoretical OrientationREADINGSIntroduction to The Philadelphia NegroFrom The Philadelphia Negro (1899)Introduction to The Souls of Black FolkFrom The Souls of Black Folk (1903)Introduction to "The Souls of White Folk"From "The Souls of White Folk" (1920)DISCUSSION QUESTIONS8. George Herbert MeadA Biographical SketchIntellectual Influences and Core IdeasSignificant Others-Charles Horton Cooley: The "Looking-Glass Self"Significant Others-William James: Consciousness and the SelfMead's Theoretical OrientationREADINGSIntroduction to "Mind""Mind" (1934)Introduction to "Self""Self" (1934)Introduction to "Society""Society" (1934)DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
