It examines work in such areas as relational sociology; rational-choice theory and ethnomethodology; dramaturgical analysis; (neo-) functionalism; constructivist structuralism; structuration theory; ...

but you do not have specialist knowledge of sociology. The key learning goals are to develop your critical use and comprehension of social theory, while gaining a grounding in methodologies and ...

Classical Sociological Theory, GSOC5101 Andrew Arato, Hirshon Professor of Political and Social Theory ... This will involve systematic, probing, and critical examination of five major theorists: Adam ...

In this article, Philip Cohen (2025) discusses some of the uncertainties many academics may be feeling at the moment. The author provides some tips for scholars grappling with this uncertainty and ...

The Graduate Certificate in Critical Theory offers students a background in the philosophical foundations of critical theory. Drawing on disciplines such as philosophy, psychoanalysis, Marxism, ...

His work has been published in Sociological Theory, Comparative Studies in Society and History, Political Power and Social Theory, History of the Human Sciences, Critical Sociology, and Thesis Eleven.

Dr. Best has also pursued studies of analytical methods such as critical theory, critique of political economy, and dialectics. She has recently published a book on these themes titled, The Automatic ...

and critical thinking. Graduate students must take four core courses in Classical Social Theory, Contemporary Social Theory, Historical Sociology, and Logic of Inquiry, and can choose from a range of ...

The Sociology (B.S.) promotes critical thinking, data literacy, an appreciation and understanding of diversity, a complex understanding of human behavior, and an awareness of how big ideas (social ...

Whether you study sociology, social work, or human services, you will develop an appreciation of yourself and the world around you as well as the knowledge and skills to serve diverse populations ...

Heribert Adam is professor emeritus of political sociology at Simon Fraser University. He is originally from Germany, and received his PhD from the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory with Th.W.