ANTHR 304

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Foundations of Social Theory.

Anthropology College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Course Description

In this course, students will be able to explain and understand the theoretical and philosophical antecedents of modern social theory, including such pivotal thinkers as Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, and Sigmund Freud. Students will grasp how these thinkers are pivotal to the discipline of anthropology.

When Taught

Fall

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3

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3

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3

Fixed

0

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Expansive Epistemology

Learning Outcome

Activate and apply an expansive epistemology in analyzing social theory: cognitive, social, embodied, applied, and heart and mind collaborations

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Social Work

Learning Outcome

Identify the everyday social work of other’s mobilizations of social theory

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Apply Social Theory

Learning Outcome

Justify how you may draw upon social theory in your own research/explanations of social phenomena

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Critical Writing

Learning Outcome

Improve your critical thinking through writing