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This is an introduction to classical sociological theories. To read the classics (especially Marx, Durkheim, Weber) is not only of historical or specialist interest. This is because sociology is one of the few academic disciplines in which the classics do not age. Instead, the classics have founded enduring research programs that continue to be formative today. Accordingly, one speaks of “Marxist”, “Weberian”; or “Durkheimian” sociology.
The classics share the interest to describe and explain the historical transformation of traditional into modern societies, and to explore its political, social, and cultural implications. But they differed fundamentally in their strategies of concept formation, empirical analysis, and their normative-political visions.
This is an introduction to classical sociological theories. To read the classics (especially Marx, Durkheim, Weber) is not only of historical or specialist interest. This is because sociology is one of the few academic disciplines in which the classics do not age. Instead, the classics have founded enduring research programs that continue to be formative today. Accordingly, one speaks of “Marxist”, “Weberian”; or “Durkheimian” sociology.
The classics share the interest to describe and explain the historical transformation of traditional into modern societies, and to explore its political, social, and cultural implications. But they differed fundamentally in their strategies of concept formation, empirical analysis, and their normative-political visions.
The goal of this course is to compare and critically evaluate these different programs, which continue to frame sociological research today.
Literature:
excerpts from classical works of sociology (all available on ILIAS). If a text is German in the original, both the German original and an English translation will be made available.
Each week`s meeting will be divided in two parts: the first half is lecture; but the second half is an in-depth discussion of the text of the week (ideally, introduced by a student presenter`s brief synopsis of the text of the week and structured by discussion questions suggested by the student presenter---these questions may be questions of understanding, of critique, or of exploring the wider implications of the respective reading).
Prerequisites:
none
The goal of this course is to compare and critically evaluate these different programs, which continue to frame sociological research today.
Literature:
excerpts from classical works of sociology (all available on ILIAS). If a text is German in the original, both the German original and an English translation will be made available.
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from August 15th 2019, onwards via ILIAS |
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