Classical Sociological Theory Syllabi

Sociology 105a Classical Sociological Theory - Mark Traugott. This course will retrace the development of the sociological perspective in Western thought.

Sociology 206: The Development of Sociological Theory - Syllabus. Professor Edward A. Tiryakian, Duk University. 

Classical Sociological Theory - Professor Gershon Shafir. 

Classical Sociological Theory - Dr. Colm Kelly, Soci 3013. 

Course Syllabus, Sociology 335 - The Socio-Historical Roots of Sociology as a Discipline.

Sociological Theory - SOC 204. Michele Lamont, Harvard University, Fall 2003. 

Sociological Theory - SOC 8701. Robin Stryker, University of Minnesota, 2003. 

Contemporary & Modern Theory Syllabi 
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Contemporary Sociological Theory - Professor Dustin Kidd, Temple University. 

Contemporary Scholars Syllabus - A graduate introduction into selected chapters of contemporary sociological theory. Mathieu Deflem, University of South Carolina. 

Contemporary Sociological Theory - Instructor: Tom Mayer. University of Colorado. 

Modern Sociological Theory - This course surveys the writings of some of the major sociological theorists and schools of thought of the twentieth century. 

Contemporary Sociological Theory - Sociology 702, Rick Della Fave. North Carolina State.

Modern Sociological Theory Syllabus - Instructor: Jerri Bullard. 

Contemporary Sociological Theory - Designed to be both a wide-ranging and eclectic exploration of current theoretical perspectives. 

Modern Sociological Theory - Professor Ron Westrum. This is a course on the nature and history of sociological theory. 

Contemporary Sociological Theory - Professor Mustafa Emirbayer.

Contemporary Sociological Theory Syllabus - Professor Chris Hunter. Grinnell College. 

Seminar in Sociological Theory - Dr. Alessandro Bonanno. 

Contemporary Sociological Theory Soc 3123 - Course Syllabus. Dr. Robert S. Bausch.

Learning to Teach Theory 

Teaching Sociological Theory Through Organizational Cases - By Airsman L.A. Sociological Practice, 2002, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 129-144. Ingenta.

Sociology as a Moral Discourse: A case study of social theory teaching - By Rosie, A., Bufton S., and J. Hirst. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2001, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 217-226. Ingenta.

Teaching Theory for Sociology Students: Junior Notes - By Mathieu Deflem. In Perspectives 21(2), The ASA Theory Newsletter, 1999. 

Why Bother with Durkheim? Teaching Sociology in the 1990s - Parker D. The Sociological Review, 1997, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 122-146. Ingenta.

Toward a space of our own: Feminist research and teaching in the social sciences - By Gontarczyk-Wesola E. Women's Studies International Forum, 1995, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 67-71. Ingenta.

On Discovering and Teaching Sociology: A Memoir - By David Riesman. Annual Review of Sociology, Vol. 14. (1988), pp. 1-24. JSTOR.

The Teaching of Sociology in the United States in the Last Fifty Years- By L.L. Bernard. American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 50, No. 6. (1945), pp. 534-548. JSTOR.

Theory and Society - Renewal and Critique in Social Theory. Includes subscription-based online editions. Founding Editor: Alvin W. Gouldner. See also the JSTOR editions. Theory and Society plans to publish a special issue in 2006 on Jean-Paul Sartre in honor of the 2005 centenary of his birth. The special issue will be coedited by David Swartz and Vera Zolberg. The journal invites manuscript submissions that address in an original way aspects of Sartre's life and work that relate to his view of society in light of the specific cultural/social/political context in which he worked, and the role that writers, and intellectuals more generally, can play in modern societies. All submissions will undergo the normal review process. Contact: dswartz@bu.edu. 

Theory, Culture and Society - Available online via Ingenta. 

American Sociological Review - The home page of the ASA journal. Search for JSTOR issues of ASR.

American Journal of Sociology - Online from the University of Chicago Press, since 2000. Older issues from 2000 and before in JSTOR. 

Social Forces - Recent online editions at Project Muse. See also: Social Forces Homepage, including abstracts, at UNC-Chapell Hill. 

Social Problems - Homepage of the journal of SSSP. Online via Ingenta. 

Sociological Forum - Homepage of the journal of the ESS. Includes subscription-based online editions (via Table of Contents). 

Journal of the History of Ideas - Online at Project Muse. Examines the evolution of ideas and their influence on historical developments.

Journal of Mundane Behavior - The journal is devoted to the study of the "unmarked" and attempts to incorporate sociological and social theory written for the public eye.

Journal of World History - Devoted to historical analysis from a global point of view, the Journal of World History features a range of comparative and cross-cultural scholarship and encourages research on forces that work their influences across cultures and civilizations. 

Other JSTOR sociology journals online (5 year moving wall): Annual Review of Sociology / Contemporary Sociology / Journal of Health and Social Behavior / Social Psychology Quarterly

More Ingenta journals (recent issues): Acta Sociologica / British Journal of Sociology / Comparative Sociology / Journal of Social Issues / Journal of Sociology / Social Networks / Sociological Inquiry / Sociological Perspectives / Sociological Spectrum / Sociology / Symbolic Interaction / The American Sociologist / Journal of Historical Sociology / Sociological Quarterly / The Sociological Review

See also the full list of Ingenta Sociology Journals, and the Sociology Resources at Ingenta. 

The Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace: Theory - Sociological theory sources. 

Social Sciences Virtual Library - Keeps track of online information as part of The World-Wide Web Virtual Library. Sites are inspected and evaluated for their adequacy as information sources. 

The SocioWeb: Sociological Theory - Search for your favorite theory on the SocioWeb. 

The Dead Sociologists Index - An extensive collection of writings on and by classics. 

Sociologists, Dead and Very Much Alive - A long list of online materials on theorists.

WWW Virtual Library, Sociology, Sociological Theory and Theorists - Single and multiple theorists. 

Consult our Links page for more information on selected theorists.