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HP LaserJet 1100,,,,,,0(9 Z6Times New Roman Regular<Xi)R/ Y,:i+00U :'S!..     _<&%X<X    &o%%<&8<<XXdd8{%&oSOC301:TheoryandSociety  FallSemester2003!ProfessorSchneider    2:003:15pm_TTh_,_Faner_Ԁ2525#&o%{#n%&o 0     CourseDescription :Thiscourseintroducesyoutosociologicaltheoryandtheorizing.Theoriesprovideuswith  explanationsofhowthesocialworldworks.Inmethodsandstatisticsclasses,youlearntheskillsnecessarytotest   whethertheseexplanationsarecorrect.Inthiscourse,theorizingitselfistreatedasaskillthatcanbebrokendown P  intostepsthatcanbepracticed.Theillustrationsoftheorizingaredrawnprimarilyfromthesociologicalclassics  h (Marx,Weber,_Durkheim_ԀandMead),thoughtheirconnectionwithcontemporarytheoriesisstressed.The  0 orientationofthecoursefitsparticularlywellwithSOC308(Statistics),andIrecommendyoutakebothinthe    samesemester,ifpossible. p       N.B.:SOC301isnolongerrequiredofminorsinSociology.Instead,minorsaresimplyaskedtotake15hoursof P  sociology,includingSOC108,anythree300levelcourses,andanotherelectiveatanylevel.Becauseof   bureaucraticsnags,thischangeinprogramwasnotreflectedinthecurrentcatalogue.Ifyouareaminorandwant   todropthecourse,Iwillwriteyouanotereleasingyoufromthecurrentrequirement. X      CourseObjectives :Studentswhocompletethiscourseshouldbeableto(a)explainhowasociologicaltheoryis 8 constructed;(b)constructtheoriesthemselves;and(c)describespecifictheoriesofMarx,Weber,_Durkheim_Ԁin  complexdetail. x     CourseRequirements :twoexams,eachcoveringhalfofthecourse,thatwilltestforobjective(c)above,plus X exercisesthatwilltestforobjectives(a)and(b).Theexamswillbeclosedbook,inclassessayexamsontwoor   threequestionsthatIchoosefromalistofeighttotenIwillprovideyouwithbeforetheexam.Theyarenot  cumulative.Theexercises,mostrequiringworkwithDoingSociology,willhelpyouunderstandhowtheoriesare ` constructed.Thesegradedexercisesaretobekeptinaportfolio. (x     Attendancepolicy :Withminorsnolongerrequiredtotakethecourse,Iamrelaxingmypreviousattendance  policy.Attendanceisnolongerrequired,butsincethematerialyoumustmasterisconceptuallysophisticated,itis  stronglyadvisedyouattendregularly.Experienceindicatesthatstudentswhodont,andwhodontapply H themselvesearnestly,riskfailure. `     Grading :thefirstandsecondexamseachcounts32%.Theremaining36%ofyourgradewillbedeterminedby   performanceontheexercises.Youraverageontheexamsmustbepassingforyoutopassthecourseyoucannot h! be"saved"byagoodgradeonyourexercises.Ifyouscorea Donthefirstexamandan Fonthesecond, 0 " youllfailthecourseregardlessofyourgradeontheexercises.  H#     N.B.:Yourexercisesmustbeturnedinatthebeginningoftheclassinwhichtheyaredue.Pleasebringtwo "% copieswithyoutoclass:giveonetomeandkeeptheotherforreferencewhenwediscusstheexercise.Iwillnot P#& accept any lateexercises.Ifyouareunabletoattendclassyoushouldemailmetheexercisebeforethestartof $h' class.(Thismeansthatifyouleaveanexercisetobedonethenightbeforeclass,andthengetsick,youreoutof $0 ( luck.) % )   Foryourconvenience,theduedatesfortheexercisesare:(1)828;(2)92;(3)99;(4)911;(5)923; p&!* (6)1014;(7)1023;(8)114;(9)1118.Pleasenotethesedatesinyourcalendartoavoiddifficulties. 8'"+     Assignedtexts :MarkSchneider,TheTheoryPrimer(photocopyavailableat710Bookstore)andRodneyStark, ($- DoingSociology:AGlobalPerspective(FourthEdition,Wadsworth,2002).Thelatterbookwillbethebasisfor )$. themajorityoftheexercises.Itisgreatfuntoworkwith,andwillallowyoutoactuallydosometheorizingand X*%/ theorytesting.Itincludesstatisticalsoftware,asetofdatabases,andasetofexercises.Thesearenotthe  +p&0 exercisesIamassigningyou.Minewillbeinadditiontotheonesinthebook,whichIexpectyoutocompleteon +8'1 yourown.MorethanhalfofmyexerciseswillrefertotheonesinDoingSociologyanddependuponyourbeing  veryfamiliarwithit.Additionalorrecommendedreadingswillbeavailableonline,mostlyfromthewebsiteDead x SociologistsSociety,whichisworthexploringonyourown.OtherreadingsrequireyoutousetheLibrarys @ _JSTOR_Ԁfacilityforelectroniccopiesofjournalarticles.Thereadingloadforthecourseisquitelight,butyouare X expectedtobecomethoroughlyfamiliarwiththetextandtodevotesignificanttimetoyourexercises.       N.B.:WhileIunderstandthatstudentsaresometimesstrappedforcash,youmustpurchaseDoingSociology,or `  findacopytoshare,immediately.DoingSociologyrequiresyoutohaveaccesstoaWindowsOScomputer ( x (version95orhigher).(Sorry,butitdoesntworkonMacs.)Iexpecttohavethesoftwareinstalledoncomputers  @ inthe_Faner_ԀComputerLearningCenterforthosewhodonthaveappropriatecomputers.        CourseWebsite :Thiscoursewillhavea_WebCT_Ԁwebsite.ItwillhavelinkstosomereadingsandIllputsomeof H   theexercisesonit.Youneedtologonandestablisha_WebCT_Ԁaccountbythesecondweekofclass.Hereshowto `  doit: (  !Ӹn  1.Goto http://mccoy.lib.siu.edu:8900 % " %"% # %#% $ %$7% % %%U% & %&s% ' %'% ( %(% ) %)% * %*% + %+  _    2.Clickon Create_myWebCT_ . n    ?+` ` hp x X?3.Followthesimplestepstocreateyourusernameandpasswordthatallowsyoutoaccessallyour_WebCT_ -  coursesites.   3a. Makeanoteoftheusernameandpasswordyouvechosen! Youllalwaysneedittoreturnto [ _WebCT_. j   ?+ ` hp x ` X?Now,tologintoSOC301:    4.Click Continue atthebottomofthepage. W   5.Click Addcourse . f 0  0` (#(#  6.Underthelefthandcolumn:Categories,click LiberalArts .Courseswillbelistedtotheright.Gotothe % secondpageofcoursesbyclickingon nextpage..` (#` (# ?+ ` hp x X?  7.ClickonSOC301ontherighthandcourselisting. S   9%` ` hp x X98.EnterasyourUserNameyourfirstinitialandlastnameallconnectedinlowercase,e.g._mschneider_.For b yourPassword,reenteryourUserName. ThisistheonlytimeyouwillusethisUserNameand ! Password . Forallfutureaccessyouwillusethe_myWebCT_ԀIDandPasswordthatyou  createdinstep3 .ClickContinue. O   ?+ ` hp x ` ` X?  9.Clickon Returnto_myWebCT_ . ^    9%` ` hp x X910.YoushouldnowseeSOC301onthelefthandsideofyour_myWebCT_Ԁpage.Youcanclicktheretoenter ! thecoursefacility. "  K#   ?+ ` hp x ` ` X?Stepsforloggingon_myWebCT_Ԁinthefuture:  Z$   1.Gotohttp://mccoy.lib.siu.edu:8900.  %   2.Clickon Logonto_myWebCT_ . !& 0  0` (#(#  3.Typeinyour_myWebCT_ԀUsername( not yourfirstinitialandlastname,unlessyousetitthatway).G"'` (#` (# 0  0` (#(#  4.Typeinyour_myWebCT_ԀPassword( not yourfirstinitialandlastname,unlessyousetitthatway).#V(` (#` (#   5.Onyourlefthandside,youwillseetheSOC301.Clickonittoenter. #) n!Ӹ Noteonceagain :!ӸnԀWhenyousignupforyourgeneral_WebCT_Ԁaccount,youneedtoremembertheIDandpassword L% + youselectforyourself.Ifyoudontrememberit,youcantgetbackintothefacilityandIcanthelpyouwiththe &d!, problem(youllhavetogotoITintheLibrary).ButyouonlyhavetologinforSOC301once.Thenceforward, &#"- youllhaveautomaticaccessthroughyour_WebCT_Ԁaccount. '". n!Ӹ  )i$0  ContactInformation :     OfficeHours: Tuesday h 811am  0  0p(#(#Phone:    4537627#&o%n#n%&oxp(#p(#      `  Wednesday h 14:30pm0   p Email:    masch@siu.edu#&o%nj.#n%&o@(#(#    `  Thursday h 811am X   CourseSchedule: Thereadingistobedone before theclassforwhichitisassignedandtheexercisesmustbe  handedinatthe beginningoftheclasswhentheyaredue .Again,theexercisesthatIassignarenotthesameas `  theexercisesinDoingSociology.YouwillneedtocompletespecificexercisesinDoingSociologyinorderto ( x completemostoftheexercisesIassign,butyouarefreetoworkaheadthroughDoingSociologysimplyforthe  @ funofit.Anasterisk*belowdesignatesrecommendedreadings.      0   Aug.19T:0` (#(#Syllabushandedout.Readitcarefully.Prof.SchneiderisattheASAmeetingsinAtlanta.Class H   properwillbeginonThursday.` ` (#` (# ЀAug.21Th: ` Read: TheTheoryPrimer:Preface&Chapter1      `  !ӸnADEFINITIONOFTHEORY h     `  THEORYANDEXPLANATION 'w    Aug.26T: ` Read: TheTheoryPrimer,Chapter1      `  THEORIZINGASAPROCESS d Ѐ   ` Exercise1assigned 2   Aug._28Th_: ` read: TheTheoryPrimer,Chapter1 `   ` 3 hp x X3THEORIES,CAUSALNARRATIVES,ANDDESCRIPTIVENARRATIVES o   ` ?+ ` hp x X?   `  THEORIESANDPARADIGMS .    `  CONCLUDINGREMARKSn!Ӹ       ` Exercise1dueinclass ,Exercise2assigned $t   Sept.2T: ` read: TheTheoryPrimer,Interlude  !Ӹn   `  THECONTEXTOFCLASSICALTHEORYn!Ӹ |      ` Exercise2dueinclass  S! Sept._4Th_: ` read: TheTheoryPrimer,Chapter2 # !Ӹn   `  CAPITALISMASAPROBLEM [ $    `  n!Ӹ0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#0 (# (# *Marx,!ӸnPrefaceandEstrangedLaborfromEconomicAndPhilosophicMss.n!Ӹ!2&(#(#    `  At!ӸnԀhttp://www2.pfeiffer.edu/~lridener/DSS/Marx/MARXMANU.HTML "' n!Ӹ   ` Exercise3assigned :$)    `   Sept.9T: ` read: TheTheoryPrimer,Chapter2 %!+ !Ӹn   `  CREATINGATHEORYTOEXPLAINTHECHANGE &!, n!Ӹ?+ ` hp x X?   `  *Marx,BourgeoisandProletarianfromTheCommunistManifesto (i#.    `  Athttp://www2.pfeiffer.edu/~lridener/DSS/Marx/COMMMAN.HTML (1$/      `  Exercise3dueinclass ,Exercise4assigned q*%1   Sept._11Th_: ` read: TheTheoryPrimer,Chapter2 ,Q'3    `  !ӸnEVALUATINGMARXSTHEORY  ?+ ` hp x X?   `  APPENDIX:THEDIALECTICn!Ӹ o      ` Exercise4dueinclass  F     Sept.16T: ` read: TheTheoryPrimer,Chapter3  !Ӹn   `  THEPARADIGMOFHISTORICALMATERIALISM N     `  THELEGACYOFMARX  ]      `    TheConflictParadigm      `     h ATheoryofGenderRelationsn!Ӹ       ` 3 hp x X3*Marx,1859Prefaceto!ӸnAContributiontotheCritiqueofPoliticalEconomyn!Ӹ  b    ` ?+ ` hp x X?   `  At!Ӹnwww.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1850/polecon/preface.htmn!Ӹ  *     `  Sept._18Th_: ` read: TheTheoryPrimer,Chapter3 j  !Ӹn   `    TheParadigmofCulturalMaterialism 2     `     h ExplainingSacredCows A     `  CONCLUDINGREMARKSn!Ӹ      `  *Harris, TheCulturalEcologyofIndiasSacredCattle 7    `  (!ӸnCurrentAnthropology,Vol.33,No.1February1966)n!Ӹ O    `  At4.! O  5  O  http://www.lib.siu.edu/cgibin/encore2/site_searchsIou  6_Iou  7IԀEnter_JSTOR_       `  Examquestionsannounced W    `      Sept.23T: ` ATheoryofObedience 7    ` Stanley_Milgram_,Obedience(filmtowatchinclass       ` Exercise5assignedanddueinclass  ?   Sept._25Th_: ` ATheoryofObedience,Continued.Exercise5discussed      Sept.30T: ` ReviewforExam _  Oct.2Th: ` FirsthalfExam ?" 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