Development of Sociology

Course info:

Sociology 310

Spring 2015

Mon/Wed 4:00-5:20 p.m.

221 McKenzie Hall

Instructor info:

Professor Val Burris

718 PLC

Office hours: email for appointment

vburris@uoregon.edu

TA info:

Jordan Besek

708 PLC / 346-5073

Office hours: email for appointment

jfb@uoregon.edu

Important Note:  

Many of the following files are in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format.  To read these

files you will need a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.

To download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, please click HERE.

Course links:

• Syllabus

• Introductory comments

• Models of sociological explanation

• Comparison of Marx, Durkheim, and Weber

• Final take-home assignment (due no later than 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, June 11)

• Instructions for submitting final assignment. 

Karl Marx:

• Lecture notes on Karl Marx

• Mark Steel Lectures on Karl Marx (highly recommended)

  • Part 1 of 3

  • Part 2 of 3

  • Part 3 of 3

• Communist Manifestoon video (also highly recommended)

• Karl Marx Socio-Site

• Marxists Internet Archive

• Marx's concept of the mode of production

• Marx's model of capital accumulation

• Notes on functional explanation

• Study guide for first exam

• Brief answers to first exam

Emile Durkheim:

• Lecture notes on Emile Durkheim

• Emile Durkheim Socio-Site

• Comparison of Durkheim and Marx

• Study guide for second exam

• Brief answers to second exam

Max Weber:

• Lecture notes on Max Weber

• Max Weber Socio-Site

• Max Weber [1864-1920]  A collection of essays and video lectures (highly recommended)

• Marxist versus Weberian theories of class

• Study guide for third exam

• Brief answers to third exam

Online Course Readings:

All of the primary readings from Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, and Max Weber are available

on Blackboard under Course Documents.