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Social Theory Syllabi, Assignments, and Activities
Social Theory Syllabi, Assignments, and Activities
November 7, 2024

The Social Theory Syllabi, Assignments, and Activtities Resource Collection includes resources for undergraduate and graduate social theory courses. 

Two students sitting outside a classroom building
A vintage typewriter
Ellen Meiser
Theoretical Script Writing: A creative project for social theory courses
September 23, 2022
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology, Theory
Resource Type(s):
Assessment, Assignment, Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Advanced Graduate, Any Level, College 200, College 300, College 400, Graduate, High School
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:

“Theoretical Script Writing” is a final assignment for undergraduate sociological theory courses that encourages the application of concepts learned over the course of a semester to modern day social issues using students’ creativity. Upon learning about...

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The Great Wall of China as seen through a stone arch.
Michael Ohsfeldt
Understanding Goffman’s Dramaturgy through Disney’s Mulan (1998)
March 7, 2022
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology, Emotions, Social Psychology, Socialization, Theory
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity, Lecture, PowerPoint, Video
Class Level(s):
College 200, College 300, College 400, Graduate
Class Size(s):
Medium, Small
Abstract:

The theory of dramaturgy put forth by Erving Goffman in The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life is foundational for sociological understandings of the self, interaction, identity, and roles, which continue to be relevant for students in both their...

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Nicholas Baxter, Christopher Conner
Teaching Symbolic Interactionist Theory Through Werewolf
September 9, 2021
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Engaging with symbolic interaction theory can be a powerful experience for students, due to its potential to challenge taken-for-granted assumptions and analyze students’ everyday life. However, some students may have difficulty grasping the significance of the...
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W.E.B. Du Bois
Tony N. Brown
BLACK SOCIOLOGICAL THOUGHT
July 1, 2021
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This is a graduate-level seminar course. It is a theory course, but unlike any theory course you have taken or will ever take. It centers black sociological thought, which is a standpoint paradigm that remains ambiguous and controversial and poorly understood. The...
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Student using a laptop
Candace K May
Theory Application Assignment
November 20, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This is a simple assignment that requires students to write a paragraph linking a theoretical concept to a current event. Students learn: how to see theory in their everyday lives; how to apply and write about theory; how to discuss theory with their peers; and, how...
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A woman looking into a mirror
Candace K. May
Revealing the Link Between G.H. Mead’s Social Construction of the Self and Society
November 15, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Students greatly enjoy Symbolic Interactionist theories, approaches, and scholarship, which often become a source of recruitment to the sociology major. However, students also struggle with visualizing George Herbert Mead’s I, Me, and Self in action or how the...
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A cartoon person looking at a red question mark
Erin K Anderson
Syllabus for Sociological Theory
June 9, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
Social Theory is one of the core required courses in the discipline of Sociology. This course covers perspectives from early theorists, including Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, and Max Weber, as well as classical and contemporary theories. A primary goal of the course is...
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