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; ...

Violence matters. It has been scrutinized by numerous researchers, from anthropologists to zoologists. Yet virtually all the discoveries and insights so accumulated — including those from sociology — ...

Where to find the readings: = Firestone Reserve/Graduate Reading Room (paper). = Blackboard E-reserves. = World Wide Web (click on the link in the syllabus). Rousseau, The Social Contract (1762), tr.