Robert Keel, Instructor

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• What is Sociological Theory?
• Emile Durkheim: Anomie and Social Solidarity
• Karl Marx: Alienation and Capitalism
• Max Weber: Rationalization

Part 2: Classic and Contemporary Grand Theories

• Georg Simmel: The Growing Tragedy of Culture
• Thorstein Veblen: Increasing Control of Business over Industry
• George Herbert Mead: Social Behaviorism
• W. E. B. DuBois (use Gateway ID and password to access)
• Structural-Functionalism: Parsons and Merton
• Conflict Theory: Dahrendorf
• General Systems Theory: Luhmann
• Neo-Marxism
• The Civilizing Process
• The Juggernaut of Modernity
• The Colonization of the Lifeworld

Part 3: Contemporary Theories of Everyday Life and Integrative Theories

• Symbolic Interactionism (early development)
• Dramaturgy and Erving Goffman
• Ethnomethodology and Conversational Analysis
• Exchange Theory
• Rational Choice Theory
• Integrated Exchange Theory
• Structuration Theory
• Habitus and Field

Part 4: Feminist Theories, Postmodern Theory and Globalization Theory

• Contemporary Feminist Theories
• Postmodern Grand Theories
• Globalization Theory

The information contained in these lecture notes derives from a wide variety of sources, yet the assigned text: Ritzer's, "Contemporary Sociological Theory and its Classical Roots," 2nd edition, 2007; 3rd edition 2010; and 4th edition 2013 are the primary source. For further documentation and/or sources on specific information contained in these notes, please contact Mr. Keel. Back to the top

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