Overview
Description
Analysis of critical perspectives in sociology with focus on theory of knowledge, idealism vs. materialism, levels of analysis, and domain assumptions of social scientific methodology.
Requirements
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Restrictions
Junior or Senior standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- identify the central concepts of critical sociology and the sociological imagination.
- demonstrate how critical sociological theories can address real world social problems.
- provide a critique of societal issues and suggest alternative forms of social organization to address pressing societal problems.