SOC 3950 - Critical Social Theory

Goals: To introduce student to sociological theories and to develop a scholarly sensitivity that is guided and shaped by critical concepts, ideas, and theories. Students will learn that understanding social reality is controversial and complicated.

Content: In order to teach student a sociological way of “thinking” and a critical examination of social issues, the course draws on the works of past and present sociologists.
Taught: Annually, fall and spring terms.
Prerequisite: SOC 1110.