Sociological Theory 4 (73320105CY)

A full and concise summary of all the literature and all lectures of the course Sociological Theory 4 (CY) within the bachelor Sociology at the University of Amsterdam. The authors of this summary passed the course at once with an 8,0

In this document you can find notes / summaries for various course literature texts that have to be read. I hope they can come of use!

Detailed lecture notes for the course Sociological Theory 4, taught by Alex van Venrooij during the second semester of Year 2 of Sociology at the UvA. Following up on the work of Bourdieu, Foucault, Durkheim, French Structuralism, Ann Swidler, and on the topics of cultural sociology, network sociology, culture/structure debate, culture as toolkit, field theory.

Lectures notes from the second year sociology course 'Sociological Theory 4', including information that is not on the slides.

Summary of all the readings (week 1-6) from the second year sociology course 'Sociological Theory 4'. Maryanski, A., Turner, J.H., 1991. The Offspring of Functionalism: French and British Structuralism. Sociological Theory 9, 106–115. Schwartz, B. 1981. Vertical Classification. A Study in Structuralism and the Sociology of Knowledge. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, Chapter 3, pp.36-65; pp. 74-77 (33pp.) (Canvas) Alexander, J. C., and P. Smith. 1993. "The discourse ...