21A.750J / STS.250J Social Theory and Analysis, Fall 2004

Fischer, Michael M.J.

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Fischer, Michael M.J.

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Social Theory and Analysis

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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.

Date issued

2004-12

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/75797

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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21A.750J-Fall2004

local: 21A.750J

local: STS.250J

local: IMSCP-MD5-d3e98d9451c642995591ebb7db30a008

Keywords

Social Theory, Social Theory, 21A.750J, 21A.750, STS.250J, STS.250

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