136-251/351 Theoretical Foundations of Sociology

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Students completing this subject should have:

• developed an understanding of the central ideas of key thinkers in the social-theoretical tradition, among Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Simmel and Freud;

• developed an understanding of some central issues and themes about society such as power, culture, structure and self through a critical engagement of the work of these thinkers.

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This subject is primarily concerned with a critical assessment of central social theorists through an examination of predominantly primary literature.

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