ANTHR 304
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Foundations of Social Theory.
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
Min
3
Fixed/Max
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Title
Expansive Epistemology
Learning Outcome
Activate and apply an expansive epistemology in analyzing social theory: cognitive, social, embodied, applied, and heart and mind collaborations
Title
Social Work
Learning Outcome
Identify the everyday social work of other’s mobilizations of social theory
Title
Apply Social Theory
Learning Outcome
Justify how you may draw upon social theory in your own research/explanations of social phenomena
Title
Critical Writing
Learning Outcome
Improve your critical thinking through writing