In November, Kelly Underman, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology, took her students in SOC 356 Contemporary Sociology Theory, to Eastern State Penitentiary. The field trip was ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In this article I address how humanist sociology informs the teaching and practice of social research. Using the student social research ...

Sociologists study human behavior and the nearly infinite complexities of social relationships. Close study of sociologists will show you that they themselves tend to fall into the profession through ...

This course is divided in four parts. In the first part, we will discuss various definitions of "sociological theory" and reflect on approaches to studying theories, including the sociology of ...

This essay provides an analytical review of David Swartz's book on Bourdieu's political sociology. I argue that among its many virtues, the book presents Bourdieu's ideas in an accessible and ...

This seminar provides an introduction to American and European sociological theory for graduate students. It explores the most significant developments since WWII, using seminal theoretical work and ...