Hurley
SYG 2000

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I. Gerhard & Jean Lenski: Society & Technology
.....A. Concepts
..........1. Socio-Cultural Evolution
..........2. Technological Determinism
.....B. Forms of Society
..........1. Hunting and Gathering Societies
..........2. Horticultural Societies
..........3. Pastoral Societies
..........4. Agrarian Societies
..........5. Industrial Societies
..........6. Postindustrial Societies
.....C. Limits of Technology
..........1. Technology and the changing status of women
..........2. Increasing Technological Innovations
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II. Karl Marx: Society & Conflict
.....A. Society & Production
..........1. Capitalists
..........2. Proletariat
..........3. Superstructure
..........4. Infrastructure
.....B. Georg Wilhelm Frederich Hegel: Dialectical Forensic Analysis
...........Thesis >> Antithesis >> CONFLICT >> Synthesis
.....C. Economic Determinism
..........1. Superstructure -- Secondary Social Institutions
..........2. Infrastructure -- Economics
..........3. False Consciousness
..........4. Class Consciousness
.....D. Conflict In History
..........1. Dialectical materialism
..........2. Capitalism and Class Conflict
..........3. Capitalism and Alienation
................a. Alienation from the act of working
................b. Alienation from the products of work
................c. Alienation from other workers
................d. Alienation from our human potential
.....E. Revolution
..........1. Self-determination
..........2. Dictatorship of the Proletariat

III. Max Weber: The Rationalization of Society
.....A. The transition from Traditional to Rational Society
.....B. VERSTEHEN -- Sociological Empathy:
..........."Seeing the world through someone else's eyes and
...........the world through their skin."
.....C. Rationality, Calvinism, and Industrial Capitalism
..........1. Predestination
..........2. Wealth as a sign of God's favor
.....D. Rational Social Organizations
..........1. Distinctive social institutions
..........2. Specialized tasks
..........3. Awareness of time
..........4. Technical competence
..........5. Impersonality
..........6. Large-scale organization
.....E. Rationality and Bureaucracy
.....F. Rationality and Alienation

IV. Emile Durkheim: Society and Function
.....A. Concepts
..........1. Social Facts: Society beyond ourselves
..........2. Function: Society in Action
..........3. Personality: Society in ourselves
..........4. Maintaining Society is a collective and individual responsibility
.....B. Modernity and Anomie
.....C. Evolving Societies: The Division of Labor
..........1. Mechanical Solidarity
..........2. Organic Solidarity
..........3. Durkheim's Dilemma

V. Critical Evaluations: Four Views of Society
.....A. How have societies changed?
.....B. Why have societies changed?
.....C. What holds societies together?
.....D. Is our society getting better or worse?

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