21A.750J / STS.250J Social Theory and Analysis, Fall 2004
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Author(s)
Fischer, Michael M.J.
Alternative Title
Social Theory and Analysis
Date Issued
December 2004
Abstract
This course presents a survey of social theory from the 19th century to the present. The focus is on (a) the social grounds from which the theory arises; (b) the utility and limitations of older theories for current conditions; (c) the creation of new theory out of contemporary conditions; (d) sciences and technologies as the infrastructures upon which social institutions depend, are shaped, and shape.
Subjects
Social Theory
Social Theory
21A.750J
21A.750
STS.250J
STS.250
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Anthropology Program
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. History Section
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Science, Technology and Society
MIT Program in Women's and Gender Studies
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