September 16
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From basis to superstructure and back
- Marx/Engels: The German Ideology. (Source: J. Farganis, Readings
in Social Theory. Chapter 1, pp. 43-47)
- Max Weber: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.
(Source: J. Farganis, Readings in Social Theory. Chapter 3, pp.
95-98)
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| September 18 |
Durkheim: The Elementary Forms of Religious Life
- Emile Durkheim, The Elementary Forms of Religious Life. (Source:
J. Farganis, Readings in Social Theory. Chapter 2, pp. 73-81)
- Robert Bellah, Civil religion in America. (Source: Alexander/Seidman,
Culture and Society. Contemporary Debates. Chapter22: 262-274
-- Reserve)
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September 20
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Objectivity and Individualism
- Max Weber: 'Objectivity' in social science and social policy.
(Source: J. Farganis, Readings in Social Theory. Chapter 3, pp.
109-115)
- Georg Simmel: The Stranger. (Farganis, Chapter 4, pp. 138-141)
- Durkheim, Individualism and the Intellectuals. (Farganis, Chapter
2, pp. 81-90)
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