Spring 2025

Instructor:               Bill Grigsby, Department of Anthropology/Sociology
Day/time/place:     online
Contact info:          bgrigsby@eou.edu;
Office hrs:               Tu 2:00 – 3:30; Thur 2:30-4 pm or by appt. (Zoom available when feasible, email me)

Catalog description: Origin and growth of ideas leading to the development of sociology as a discipline. Study of the principal frames of reference in contemporary sociological theory. Link to syllabus.

Prerequisites: A minimum of 15 hours in sociology is recommended; SOC 204 and 205. Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course. SOC 454 is a required course in the Anth/Soc degree for Soc concentrations.

Text: Wesley Longhofer and Daniel Winchester. 2019. Social Theory Rewired (2^nd edition). Pine Forge Press (plus some additional readings in Canvas).