Monday, August 31, 2009

SCHEDULE AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

PHILOSOPHER WEEK

Monday, August 31, 2009

1. Lecture: Karl Marx
2. Big Questions: Hedonism and Epicurus


Tuesday, September 1, 2009

1. Lecture: Max Weber
2. Big Questions: Aristotle

Homework: Read Chapter 1 (handout) from Understanding Sociology. Complete reading guide for Friday.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

1. Lecture: Emile Durkheim
2. Big Questions: Emmanuel Kant

HW: Continue working on reading guide

Thursday, September 3, 2009

1. Lecture: Sigmund Freud
2. Big Questions: John Stuart Mill

HW: Reading guide due tomorrow. Anything late is ½ off!

Friday, September 4, 2009

1. Putting it all together: The Sociological Theories
2. Big Questions: Nietzsche

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

SCHEDULE AUGUST 26-28, 2009

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

1. Intro to Course/ Course objectives
2. Lecture: What is Sociology

Homework, Read “The Promise” by C. Wright Mills. Be prepared to take a quiz over the reading tomorrow

Thursday, August 27, 2009

1. Quiz, “The Promise”
2. Discuss the reading
3. Discussion: “The Big Questions”

Friday, August 28, 2009

1. Introduction to Clifford Geertz
2. Thick description and cultural interpretation

Homework: Thick description assignment. Due Monday.