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Title: Sociological Theory


1
Sociological Theory
  • Contemporary U.S.

2
The Social Context U.S., 1861-1975
  • - the American tragedy 1861-1865
  • - post-reconstruction/industrial revolution
    1876-1896
  • - Progressive Era 1896-1930
  • - depression and world war 1930-1945
  • - postwar prosperity and cold war hysteria
    1945-1960
  • - the Sixties

3
Comparing Sociological Theory U.S. and Europe
  • Rapid social change?
  • Protracted political debate?
  • Orthogonal debate within sociology?

4
History of U.S. Sociology
Theory Time Place
Social Evolution 1876-1929 Ivy League
Urban Ecology 1892- Midwest
Functionalism 1950- Ivy League
Conflict Theory 1960- Midwest
Symbolic Interactionism 1960- Midwest
Marxist and Feminist 1970- West
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