This paper examines the theory of critical sociology of education by probing it through the unique example of the education of the Druze in the Golan. This examination highlights the fact that even if ...

Q&A / A conversation with Kwame Anthony Appiah about the religious origins of social theory and his recent book Captive Gods. Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins The philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah’s latest ...

This essay proposes that sociology can learn from social theory developed in the humanities. In the face of recent challenges to sociological explanations of social outcomes (from rational choice 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 ...

Discover how Labeling Theory explains the powerful role of societal labels in shaping individual identity and behavior. This ...

Discover Hotelling's Theory, which explains how owners of nonrenewable resources decide whether to extract and sell based on future price predictions and interest rates.

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 ...

This course reviews some of the most important developments in contemporary sociological theory. It examines work in such areas as relational sociology; rational-choice theory and ethnomethodology; ...