[This is the first of a two-part article that examines both structural and processural paradigms of social theory. This argues that the structural-based theories cannot do what they claim to do; in ...

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; ...

This course is divided in four parts. In the first part, we will discuss various definitions of "sociological theory" and reflect on approaches to studying theories, including the sociology of ...