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Course ID: SOC  735
Effective Date: 03/01/2024
Title: Classical Theory
Career: Graduate
Credit Hours: 3.00
Description: This course focuses on some of the classical sociological theories that have provided the framework for sociological work and will examine the perspectives of influential theorists whose ideas have shaped and are still shaping the discipline of sociology. The course is designed to motivate students to systematically read and comprehend primary texts written by influential social thinkers and explore the social world of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and the ramifications of these explanations for today's social world. Ultimately, students will be able to understand some of the fundamental arguments and theoretical texts in sociology by identifying each theory regarding its concepts, logic, analytical assumptions, and implications and developing a comparative understanding of classical theoretical frameworks.

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