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SOC 3920 Social Theory

Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln , United States
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Bachelors
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Anthropology | Sociology
Area of study
Social Sciences
Course Language
English
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Program Overview

University Programs

The university offers various programs, including majors, minors, and degrees.


Majors

  • Business-Sociology (B.S.)
  • Sociology-Anthropology (B.A., B.S.)

Minors

  • Sociology-Anthropology

Departments/Programs

  • Sociology and Anthropology

Course Details

The course SOC 3920 Social Theory explores a broad overview of big ideas about humans, society, change, stability, and chaos that have influenced sociology and other social sciences in the 19th to early 21st centuries. Broad perspectives examined include: Marxism, Functionalism, Weberian rationalization, Symbolic Interactionism, Feminisms, Queer Theory, Critical Theory, Critical Race Theory, Rational Choice, Postmodernism and Poststructuralism, and theories of globalization. This course builds critical thinking, analysis, application, and writing skills essential to majors, minors, and students interested in critically examining society. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1110 Introduction to Sociology.
(Normally offered each fall semester.)


Introduction to Sociology

SOC 1110 Introduction to Sociology (4 hours) This course is an introduction to using the sociological perspective as a method of social inquiry. Students explore such basic concepts as culture, socialization, social structure, social interaction, and social change. They study and apply the theories and research methodologies used to investigate human social interaction. These concepts are applied to social topics such as race, class, gender, family, crime, population, environment, and others.
(Normally offered each semester.)


Archway Curriculum

  • Foundational Literacies: Scientific Investigations: Social Science
  • Integrative Core: UC Reflected Self Thread

Academic Policies and Procedures

The online version of the Nebraska Wesleyan University catalog supersedes any printed catalog or PDF version as the official catalog of NWU. NWU reserves the right to make changes in the regulations and offerings announced in this official online version, as circumstances require. It is expected that the only changes will be the correction of errors and the inclusion of new courses and programs approved during the academic year.


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