SOSA 3405

A variety of approaches constitute theory in contemporary sociology. Among them are those called interactionist, ethnomethodological, structuralist, critical, feminist, rational choice, and post-modernist. This course considers the contributions of these approaches to the enterprise of modern sociology. What are the main premises of particular sociological theories? What are their implications for the study and understanding of the social world? What are the issues that evoke debate between different schools of theory?