Sociological theory and methodology
B Daly and R Wolfgramm
8 points
* 3 hours per week
* Second semester
* Peninsula
*
Prerequisites: First-year SCY sequence or equivalent
Objectives On completion of this subject students will have been challenged by hermeneutics and the problems of interpretation; the debate about modernity; the critical tradition in sociological theory; thinking theoretically and critically within the ambit of sociological investigation.
Synopsis The subject presents some of the key theoretical perspectives and related methodological issues in sociology. These theoretical perspectives are studied through the work of particular theorists. An examination, in preliminary terms, of hermeneutics critical theory, the postmodernist debate, theory and research, and feminist theory.
Assessment Two essays (2500 words each): 40% each
* Test (1 hour):
20%
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