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Sociology 436.001 Syllabus Spring 2014 1

Texas A&M University – Commerce

Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice

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Sociology 436.001: Sociological Theory

Spring 2015

Professor: Dr. Yvonne Villanueva-Russell

Class Time: MWF 10:00AM – 10:50AM in SS 212

Office Social Sciences 307

Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays: 8AM-9AM; 1PM-2:45PM

Fridays: 8AM-9AM

& also by appointment

Phone: (903) 886-5320

Email: [email protected]

eCollege Course Website: http://online.tamuc.org

COURSE INFORMATION

Required Textbook:

1) Kivisto, Peter. 2013. Social Theory: Roots and Branches (fifth edition. New York:

Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780199937127

2) Several Xeroxed readings. These will be accessible through the eCollege website

Recommended Textbook

1) Ritzer, George. 2010. Contemporary Sociological Theory and Its Classical Roots.

(third edition). New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 9780073404387

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Catalog Description:

This course examines the nature of theory and reviews major sociological theories,

especially structural-functionalism, conflict theory, exchange theory and

interactionism. Special attention is given to leading figures representing the above

schools of thought. Prerequisite: Sociology 1301 or its equivalent.

mailto:[email protected]

http://online.tamuc.org/


Student Learning Outcomes

1) Demonstrate comprehension of the major concepts in both classical and

contemporary sociological theorists as demonstrated on objective quizzes

2) Demonstrate the ability to apply theories to contemporary phenomena through

written papers.

3) Demonstrate the ability to critique theory in written papers.

4) Demonstrate the ability to compare concepts between theorists.

Course Format:

This course will revolve around numerous readings and active discussion in class

of these selections, as well as lecture to supplement and provide background

information on each theorist or theoretical paradigm. We will spend the bulk of time

wading through and struggling to understand the writings through primary readings

composed by the actual theorists, themselves. But, we will supplement this with

discussions as to the relevance of these ideas, and investigate the socio-cultural

circumstances surrounding these writers and their ideas.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

TESTS AND GRADING PROCEDURES

Your grade in this course will be made up of several elements: online quizzes,

written papers, a midterm & final exam and attendance/participation points. A

description of each of these course requirements is below:

A. Online quizzes: 6 @ 20 points each

This assignment is designed to measure student learning outcome # 1:

Demonstrate comprehension of the major concepts in both classical and

contemporary sociological theorists as demonstrated on objective quizzes

Over the course of the semester, there will be a total of 8 online quizzes

administered through the eCollege website (Students will complete 6 of these for a

grade in the course.)

These quizzes will test students’ knowledge using object, multiple-choice questions

covering definitions and concepts from individual theorists discussed over the

semester. These quizzes will be timed, with online access restricted to certain days

and times in the semester. Specific details will be given in class about this.

Each quiz will be worth 20 points. Makeup quizzes CANNOT be taken. Additional

quizzes may NOT count as extra credit. Students may not re-take a quiz. Students

may use their class notes and books during the online quiz.

A list of available quizzes, and the dates they will be accessible through the

eCollege website is below:


Topic Dates quiz available Time allowed

to complete

quiz

Emile

Durkheim

February 2-6 20 minutes

Karl Marx February 23-25 20 minutes

Max Weber March 23-25 20 minutes

Critical

Theory

March 1-3 20 minutes

Georg Simmel March 8-10 20 minutes

Symbolic

Interactionism

April 20-22 20 minutes

Exchange

Theory

April 24-27 20 minutes

Feminist

Theory

May 1-4 20 minutes

Quizzes are open book & open notes, but will be timed. You will not be able to take

and do well on the quiz without having read and studied the material first. Make sure

that you are fully prepared and have done all the readings prior to logging on to

attempt the quiz. Should you run out of time, no additional minutes will be granted to

you, and you will have to accept the grade based on your work completed. If you find

yourself continually referring to your notes or book during a quiz, this is an indication

that you did not study nor comprehend the material well enough. You will need to be

more diligent in your preparation before the next quiz.

SIX of your quiz grades will be used to calculate your final grade. If you complete

more than six quizzes, only the highest scores will be recorded.

If you lose Internet connectivity during the exam, log back in immediately and

continue on with the exam. Save your answers often (every 5-10 minutes). If you

experience any issues while taking the exam, you must contact the eCollege Helpdesk

immediately so that your issue is documented with a helpdesk ticket number.

Considerations regarding exam issues will be made by the instructor on an individual

basis based on the documentation.

Policy for Reporting Problems with eCollege Should students encounter eCollege-based problems while taking an online quiz, the

following procedure MUST be followed.

• Students must report the problem to the help desk. You may reach the helpdesk at

[email protected] or 1-866-656-5511



• Students MUST file their problem with the helpdesk and obtain a helpdesk ticket

number

• Once a helpdesk ticket number is in your possession, students should Email me to

advise me of the problem and to provide me with the helpdesk ticket number

• At that time, I will call the helpdesk to confirm your problem and follow up with you

PLEASE NOTE: Personal computer/access problems are not a legitimate excuse for

filing a ticket with the helpdesk. I strongly encourage you to check for

compatibility of your browser BEFORE the course begins and to take the eCollege

tutorial offered for students who may require some extra assistance in navigating

the eCollege platform. ONLY eCollege-based problems are legitimate.

Makeup Quizzes

Makeup quizzes will NOT be given, and the instructor will not extend the due date of

this assignment.

B. Papers: 2@ 50 points + 1 @ 100 points

This assignment is designed to measure student learning outcomes # 2, #3 & #4:.

Demonstrate the ability to apply theories to contemporary phenomena

through written papers.

Demonstrate the ability to critique theory in written papers.

Demonstrate the ability to compare concepts between theorists.

Students will submit hardcopies of papers at the beginning of the hour on the

day due. Late papers will result in a 10% late penalty. Papers will not be accepted

beyond one week of the original due date.

FIRST HALF OF THE COURSE

Students will learn the skill of applying and critiquing theory through 3 shorter

paper assignments, of which students will complete any TWO. Hard copies of the

following assignments should be turned in according to the due dates outlined in the

chart, below

Instructions for each assignment will be handed out and discussed in class prior

to the due date. A rubric will be used to assess assignments and award points to each

paper.


Students will complete TWO of the following written assignments:

Paper topic Based on which

theorist/theory?

Due Date Points

Critique of “Altruism and

Fatalism: The

Characteristics of

Palestinian Suicide

Terrorists” by Pedahzur,

Perliger and Weinberg**

Emile Durkheim February 11 50

points

Letter from Charlotte

Perkins Gilman to Karl Marx

paper

Charlotte Perkins

Gilman

Karl Marx

March 2 50

points

Comparing Mills to Weber

and Marx

C. Wright Mills

Karl Marx

Max Weber

March 27 50

points

**= Electronic version of this paper is available on the eCollege website.

SECOND PAPER

The second paper will ask students to implement the skills of synthesis, critique,

application & comparison learned in the first half of the semester in a more rigorous

way. Students will read a peer-reviewed article which applies the work of our theorists

to a contemporary real-world example. The student will then summarize the major

contributions of this paradigm of thinking and compare it to a journal article that is

based upon the application of these ideas. Hard copies of the paper should be

submitted according to the due dates posted, below

You will select any ONE of the following articles to base your second paper on:

Article Based on which

theorist/theory

Due

Date

Points

“The Placekicker in Professional

Football: Simmel’s Stranger

Revisited” by Fontana & Frey**

Georg Simmel April 13 100

points

“A Language of Their Own: An

Interactionist Approach to Human-

Horse Communication” by Brandt**

George Herbert

Mead

April 24 100

points

“’Am I Not a Woman?’ The

Rhetoric of Breast Cancer Stories

in African American Women’s

Popular Periodicals” by Ryan**

Patricia Hill

Collins

May 6 100

points

** = Electronic version of the article available on the eCollege website


***IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT ALL WRITTEN WORK:

a. Students will complete a total of THREE papers this semester

b. An extra paper cannot be used as extra credit. Papers cannot be re-done or

re-graded.

c. Students are expected to integrate as many relevant sociological concepts as

possible, making sure to define them before using them in their papers.

d. Students must cite in-text using APA, ASA or another style they are familiar

with

e. Late assignments will receive a 10% deduction in points

f. No written assignment will be accepted beyond one week of the original due

date.

g. Any written work in this class is subject to turnitin review. Turnitin.com is a

website that checks for plagiarism and generates an originality report that

notes which parts of a paper appear unattributed to other student papers,

internet sources or articles and books. Please make sure that you cite

wherever appropriate. If you need help or advice on how to do this, please

contact your professor. See document sharing for guidelines on how to cite.

Students who plagiarize will receive a zero on the assignment in question.

h. Please consult the handouts “How to Cite” and “How to Apply a Theory” found

on eCollege for important tips on how to succeed on written assignments in

this class.

C. Final Exam: 60 points

This assignment is designed to measure student learning outcome #3: Demonstrate the ability to apply theories to contemporary phenomena through

written papers.

The final exam will be a take-home paper consisting of three total questions, worth

60 points. Students will be asked to select a contemporary phenomenon of their

choosing and then apply several (contemporary theoretical) perspectives to explain

this. Additional instructions and the grading rubric will be provided in class and posted

on eCollege.

Students will submit an electronic copy of this assignment to the dropbox on

eCollege by Monday, May 11th no later than 12:30PM. Students must submit the final

document in .doc format (google docs, mac files, & links to dropbox files will not be

accepted).

***IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT ALL WRITTEN WORK:

a. An extra paper cannot be used as extra credit. Papers cannot be re-done or

re-graded.

b. Students are expected to integrate as many relevant sociological concepts as

possible, making sure to define them before using them in their papers.


c. Students must cite in-text using APA, ASA or another style they are familiar

with

d. All written work should be submitted to the dropbox on eCollege by the due

date

e. Late assignments will receive a 10% deduction in points

f. No written assignment will be accepted beyond one week of the original due

date.

g. All written work must be submitted as a WORD (.doc) or (.rtf) attachment to

the dropbox on eCollege. Do not email assignments to your professor, and

make sure assignments are .doc or .rtf files.

h. Any written work in this class is subject to turnitin review (including posts on

discussion boards). Turnitin.com is a website that checks for plagiarism and

generates an originality report that notes which parts of a paper appear

unattributed to other student papers, internet sources or articles and books.

Please make sure that you cite wherever appropriate. If you need help or

advice on how to do this, please contact your professor. See document sharing

for guidelines on how to cite. Students who plagiarize will receive a zero on

the assignment in question.

D. Attendance & Participation: 25 points

Regular class attendance is crucial for a comprehensive understanding of the

material covered during the semester. Therefore, attendance will be taken and recorded

regularly. It is your responsibility to have an understanding of course material whether

you were present in class or not.

Occasions may arise which make it necessary for a student to miss class, but

absences on test dates will not be excused without significant extraneous circumstances.

Documentation must be presented for any unexcused absence to be changed to an excused

one. Because attendance is so important to this course it will figure into the calculation of

your final grade. Attendance will constitute 25 points of your final grade (see grading

procedures for more information).

Habitual tardiness or premature exit from the class will constitute an unexcused

absence. If you arrive late, it is your responsibility to make sure that you sign the

attendance sheet. Do not bother trying to sign in a friend as if they were present when

they were not—I check signature for consistency, and there will be serious repercussions

if I discover this practice occurring.


Grading Procedures

Grades for individual tests will be assigned according to the following scale:

Individual Tests and Papers

A 90 – 100%

B 80 – 89%

C 70 – 79%

D 60 – 69%

F 59% and below

With 6 quizzes, 4 papers, attendance points & a final exam, there are a total of

505 points attainable in the class.

Attendance & participation 25 points

6 quizzes @ 20 points each 120 points

Papers 1 @ 100 points each 100 points

Papers 2 @ 50 points each 100 points

Final exam 60 points

Total Points 405 points

Final grades will be determined using the following scale:

364 points - 405 points = A

324 points - 363 points = B

283 points - 323 points = C

243 points – 282 points = D

242 points and below = F

COURSE AND UNIVERSITY PROCEDURES/POLICIES

I. Course-Specific Policies

Late Work:

Notice of exams and due dates for papers are given tentatively at this time, and

will be confirmed in class. Unless a genuine emergency has arisen, all students are

expected to turn in assignments on or before the deadlines assigned. Even if you are

absent due to school-related business, you will need to make arrangements to have your

work completed and handed-in before your departure. Late assignments will receive a

10% reduction in points for that assignment. No assignment will be accepted after one

week of the original assignment’s due date.


Grades of Incomplete:

I do not assign grades of incomplete in this course. All coursework must be

handed in to me by Friday, May 8th. Your grade will assigned based on the points you

have earned from all completed work at that time. It is your responsibility to finish

assignments prior to their due dates or to make alternate arrangements for their

completion. Do not assume I can or will extend due dates or course requirements for

your individual needs or preferences.

I do not drop students from my courses. If you feel Sociology 436 is not the

course for you, please take the necessary steps to remove yourself from this class.

Simply not attending in hopes that I will remedy the situation for you will not occur.

You are responsible for the consequences stemming from either coming to class, or not

coming to class.

A Note about Final Grades:

Final grades are assigned on the 90, 80, 70% scale noted above. These percentages

and their corresponding grades are firm. That is, if your final average is a 68% you

have earned a “D.” Let me spare you the conversation that inevitably follows: No, I

cannot and will not round your grade up to a 70% or a “C.” Students often protest this

act, saying they were “only 2 points shy of a passing grade.” This is not exactly

correct. In truth, they were 2 percentage points away from the next grade, amounting

to being 9.5 raw points off. This is the equivalent of an entire grade difference on a

major test. Percentage points and raw points are two very different things. In short,

I do NOT round up to determine your final grade.

Extra Credit and Curving:

From this syllabus it is very clear as to the number of assignments and the possible

points to be attained in the course. From day one, you begin earning a grade in this

class, so remember that when you decide to skip class, choose not to do the readings,

or fail to take detailed lecture notes. Do not rely on a friend to take notes for you, or

for your instructor to explain what the readings are about a second time after class, as

it is your responsibility to read, listen and comprehend the material presented. If you

do not understand a concept or issue, please ask me to clarify, or stay after class for

further elaboration. The exams will reflect a balance of in-class lecture and

discussion, as well as outside readings. So, it is important for you to be consistently

diligent in your efforts throughout the semester.

I have never and will never curve the grades of a class to conform to an artificial

bell curve or other objective or subjective standard, so requests to do so will fall on

deaf ears. That means that it is the students’ responsibility to prepare for the exams,

to make sure that they have acquired all information possible through attending

lectures and doing the readings, and that they perform to the best of their abilities on


the exams. I will assist the class by means of lectures, discussions, study guides and

reviews, but I do not intend to manipulate your test score, drop a test score or inflate

your test scores so that it will be more to your liking. An improvement of grades will

come from your studying efforts, and not from your instructor’s generosity in grade, so

please do not expect or ask for more, or extra points in this course.

Academic Dishonesty:

Academic honesty is fundamental to the activities and principles of a university.

All members of the academic community must work to provide an environment in which

each student has the opportunity to be evaluated fairly on the basis of his/her own

performance. University regulations regarding academic dishonesty will be strictly

enforced.

The first infraction of plagiarism will be accompanied by a stern warning

and the opportunity to re-do the assignment with a late penalty point reduction.

The second infraction of plagiarism will result in a zero on that assignment without

the opportunity to re-do the assignment. Please see the handouts “How to Cite”

and “How to Apply a Theory” on the eCollege website for helpful tips to perform

well on written assignments in this course.

ALL instances of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Department Head

and this may decide upon punishment independent of this professor’s actions. In short,

cheating, plagiarizing and engaging in unethical student behavior carries a high price

for such short term rewards—don’t do it!

II. University Policies

ADA Statement

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that

provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among

other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a

learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities.

If you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact:

Office of Student Disability Resources and Services

Texas A&M University-Commerce

Gee Library

Room 132

Phone (903) 886-5150 or (903) 886-5835

Fax (903) 468-8148

[email protected]



Statement on Student Behavior

All students enrolled at the University shall follow the tenets of common

decency and acceptable behavior conducive to a positive learning environment. (See

Code of Student Conduct from Student Guide Handbook). The Student Handbook states: “All students enrolled at the University shall

follow the tenets of common decency and acceptable behavior conducive to a positive

learning environment.” (See Student’s Guide Handbook, Policies and Procedures,

Conduct, for more information) It is your prerogative to come to class but by doing so,

you are making the commitment to be alert, attentive and courteous. Gossiping, phone

calls and newspaper reading can all wait for 50 minutes and will not be tolerated while

class lecture and discussion are occurring. If you cannot employ enough willpower to

control your behavior during class, please stay home and do not distract more serious

students from learning in our class. All cellular telephones, beepers and electronic

devices should be turned off or set on silent mode before entering the classroom.

Statement on Nondiscrimination

A&M-Commerce will comply in the classroom, and in online courses, with all federal

and state laws prohibiting discrimination and related retaliation on the basis of race, color,

religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic information or veteran

status. Further, an environment free from discrimination on the basis of sexual

orientation, gender identity, or gender expression will be maintained.

TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS

Course handouts, instruction assignments, PowerPoint lectures will be posted on

eCollege as a supplement. In order to access eCollege, student will need the following:

Ability to open Adobe Acrobat files (.pdf), PowerPoint files (.ppt) and Word files (.doc)

Our campus is optimized to work in a Microsoft Windows environment. This means our

courses work best if you are using a Windows operating system (XP or newer) and a recent

version of Microsoft Internet Explorer (6.0, 7.0, or 8.0).

Your courses will also work with Macintosh OS X along with a recent version of Safari 2.0

or better. Along with Internet Explorer and Safari, eCollege also supports the Firefox

browser (3.0) on both Windows and Mac operating systems.

It is strongly recommended that you perform a “Browser Test” prior to the start of your

course. To launch a browser test, login to eCollege, click on the ‘myCourses’ tab, and then

select the “Browser Test” link under Support Services.


For those of you who are not familiar with eCollege, I suggest you take the tutorial

offered online. Should you have any questions, feel free to contact the folks in

Technology Services.

ACCESS AND NAVIGATION

eCollege technical concerns: Please contact the eCollege HelpDesk, available 24

hours a day, seven days a week, by sending an email directly to

[email protected]. You may also reach the HelpDesk by calling 1-866-656-

5511, or through online chat by clicking on the “Live Support” tab within your eCollege

course.

COMMUNICATION AND SUPPORT

Interaction with Instructor Statement:

I expect each of you to be active and thoughtful participants within our classroom

and learning community. You are to expect the same of me. This includes completing

our readings related to course topics, individual written assignments, and completion of

exams.

Email [[email protected]] is the best way to reach me, as I check it daily.

You can expect to receive a reply to any inquiry within 24 hours (M-F). It is advisable

to include the course number and your full name in any electronic correspondence with

me.

In case of emergency, you may leave word for me through the Sociology & Criminal

Justice Department office, & your message will be forwarded to me: 903-886-5332.

Check your MyLeo email account regularly for announcements about our class!!!

COURSE OUTLINE / CALENDAR

Test dates and written assignments are scheduled tentatively at this time. They

may be changed but advanced notice will be given in class. You are expected to read the

assigned material prior to its discussion in class.

Date Topic Reading Assignment/Notes (W Jan 21 Introductory Remarks

(F) Jan 23 Early origins of Sociology &

Sociological Theory:

Movie: Modern Times

(M) Jan 26 August Comte None – see notes on

Positivism on eCollege

(W) Jan 28 Emile Durkheim, the man [Recommended Reading:

Ritzer, pp. 13-19]



Date Topic Reading Assignment

(F) Jan 30 Durkheim and empirical

sociology

“What is a Social Fact?”

p. 44

(M) Feb 2 Durkheim and modernity “On Mechanical and

Organic Solidarity” p. 39

(W) Feb 4 Durkheim and Social Forces “Anomic Suicide” p. 50

(F) Feb 6 Durkheim’s connections to the

Structural-Functional

Paradigm

Recommended Reading:

Ritzer, pp. 64-79

(M) Feb 9 Structural-Functional Theory

and Talcott Parsons

“The Subsystems of

Society” p. 205

Durkheim Quiz Due

(complete by

11:59PM)

(W) Feb 11 Structural Functionalism:

Robert Merton

“The Unanticipated

Consequences of Social

Action” p. 197

Paper 1: Durkheim

Critique Paper Due

(F) Feb 13 Karl Marx, the man Recommended Reading:

Ritzer, pp. 19-27

(M) Feb 16 Unpacking Marx’s essential

elements

“The General Formula for

Capital” p. 35 AND

“Commodities” p. 23

(W) Feb 18 Early Marx “Alienated Labor” p. 3

(F) Feb 20 Marx and his outline for the

future

“Manifesto of the

Communist Party” p. 15

(M) Feb 23 Marx: domain assumptions “The German Ideology” p.

11

(W) Feb 25 Marxian connections to other

authors: Charlotte Perkins

Gilman

“The Dependence of

Women” p. 151

Marx Quiz

(complete by

11:59PM on

Wednesday)

(F) Feb 27 Marxian connections to other

authors: C. Wright Mills

“Culture and Politics” p.

221

(M) March

2

The Power Elite today “Why We Fight” Paper 2: Letter to

Marx Paper Due

(W) March

4

Mills on class Excerpt from “White

Collar” on eCollege

(F) March

6

Max Weber, the man Recommended Reading:

Ritzer, pp. 27-41 AND

“Objectivity in the Social

Sciences” p. 68



(M) March

9

Weber on social class “Class, Status and Party”

p. 98

(W) March

11

Weber on capitalism “The Spirit of

Capitalism” p. 74

(F) March

13

Weber on organizations “Bureaucracy” p. 85

March 16-

20

SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK

(M) March

23

Weber on types of social

action

“The Sociology of

Charismatic Authority” p.

91

(W) March

25

Weber wrap-up; domain

assumptions; critique

Weber Quiz

(complete by

11:59PM on

Wednesday)

(F) March

27

Critical Theory Recommended Reading:

Ritzer, pp. 103-111 & 121-

124 AND “One-

Dimensional Man” p. 439

Paper 3: Mills,

Weber and Marx

paper Due

(M) March

30

Critical Theory: Habermas No Reading

(W) April 1 Critical Theory wrap-up

“Lovely Hula Hands” on

eCollege

(F) April 3 Georg Simmel, the man Recommended Reading:

Ritzer, pp. 43-51

Take Critical

Theory QUIZ

(complete by

11:59PM on Friday)

(M) April 6 Simmel on social types and

forms

“Fashion” p. 104 & “The

Stranger” p. 119

(W) April 8 Simmel wrap-up; domain

assumptions; critique

“Conflict as the Basis of

Group Formation” p. 125

(F) April

10

George Herbert Mead, the

man


Ritzer, pp 55-63

Simmel QUIZ

(complete by

11:59PM on Friday)

(M) April

13

Unpacking Mead’s essential

elements

“The Fusion of the ‘I’ and

the ‘Me’” p. 190

Simmel PAPER due

(complete one

paper in second

half of course)

(W) April

15

Illustrating Symbolic

Interactionism

In-class exercise



(F) April 17 The Symbolic Interaction

paradigm: Herbert Blumer

“Society as Symbolic

Interaction” p. 250

(M) April

20

The extension of Symbolic

Interactionism into

Dramaturgy: Erving Goffman

“Performances” p. 257


Ritzer, pp. 136-143

(W) April

22

Exchange Theory Recommended Reading :

Ritzer, 149-156 AND

“Formulation of Exchange

Theory” p. 320

Symbolic

Interactionism

QUIZ (complete by

11:;59PM on

Wednesday)

(F) April

24

Exchange Theory wrap up; “Power Dependence

Relations” p. 291

Symbolic

Interactionism

PAPER Due

(complete one

paper in second

half of course)

(M) April

27

Feminist Theory -

Introduction

No Reading Exchange Theory

QUIZ (complete by

11:59PM on

Monday)

(W) April

29

Feminist Theory: Dorothy

Smith

“Sociology from Women’s

Experiences” p. 360


Ritzer, p. 207-213

(F) May 1 Patricia Hill Collins and Black

Feminist Thought

“Towards an Afrocentric

Feminist Epistemology” p.

350


Ritzer, p. 204-207

(M) May 4 What do the Beastie Boys

have to do with

Postmodernism?

“On Living in a Liquid

Modern World” p. 514


Ritzer, 215-225 & see

box on pp. 248

Feminist Theory

QUIZ (complete by

11:59PM on

Wednesday) 1 of 3

quizzes to complete

(W) May 6 Postmodernism and

“discipline:” Michel Foucault

“Panopticism” p. 508

Feminist Theory

PAPER Due

(complete one

paper in second

half of course)

(F) May 8 No class- professor out of

town for a conference

No class- professor out

of town for a conference

No class- professor

out of town for a

conference


Date Topic Reading Assignment (M) May 11 FINAL EXAM

Submit to dropbox on

eCollege by 12:30PM

FINAL EXAM

Submit to dropbox on

eCollege by 12:30PM

FINAL EXAM

Submit to dropbox

on eCollege by

12:30PM

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