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This course provides a broad overview of sociological theories until Parsons' theory. It aims at giving students sociological ideas which will help to grasp various social phenomena in clearer or deeper level.
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After completing this course, you will be able to:
1). Understand basic ideas or concepts of sociology and to realize the problems sociological theories until Parsons attemped to solve.
2). Take a critical attitude to various phenomena which will occur in contemporary society.
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This course follows the policy of the Faculty of Social and Information Studies in aiming to cultivate those students:
1). who possess the comprehensive, interdisciplinary knowledge necessary for understanding in broad perspective and some field of specialized knowledge through which they seek deeper knowledge of society and humanity.
2). who can identify the issues of society relating to production, distribution, processing, accumulation, and utilization of information, and can scientifically analyze and investigate them.
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Major perspectives and concepts are presented, including the birth of sociology, modernization, community and society (Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft), Protestant ethics, Marxism and social classes, and sociological functionalism.
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Lectures and question-and-answer sessions.
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1st Week: Introduction: What is sociological theories
2nd Week: The Rise of Sociology
3rd Week: Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft
4th Week: Social Facts as Things
5th Week: Collective Consciousness and Ritual
6th Week: On Interpretative Sociology
7th Week: Society as Forms of Interaction: Simmel's Sociology
8th Week: From theory of social action to phenomelogical sociology
9th Week: The scope of Marxist theory of class struggle
10th Week: After Marxism: Class and Stratification
11th Week: The theories of Euro Marxism
12th Week: Empirical method of Chicago school
13th Week: Development of Parsons' sociology (1)
14th Week: Development of Parsons' sociology (2)
15th Week: Limits of Parsons' sociology
16th Week: Final examination
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Though students are not required to read some books in advance, related literatures are shown in every class for further study.
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Attendance of more than two-thirds of the classes is required. At the end of the course, each student is assigned a final grade as follows: Grade S (100-90%); A (89-80%); B (79-70%); C (69-60%); D (59- %). In the examination, each students can take in handouts from the lecturer, and the notebook of his/her own.
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This course is for 2nd year students.
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Questions are welcome anytime including during the class. Please ask questions without hesitation.
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Sociology; Modern Societies: Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft; mechanical solidarity and organic solidarity; general theory of action
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There is no textbook according to which this course will be given. Related literatures are shown in every class for further study.
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