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SOCI 471. WORLDVIEWS IN CONFLICT I: SOCIAL THINKERS FROM THE REFORMATION TO THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY. A survey of the classical era of sociological theorizing and the 20th Century development of those models. Includes Tocqueville, Comte, Marx, Freud, Weber, Simmel, Durkheim and major schools of thought such as conflict theory and functionalism. Attention is also paid to major themes of sociological theory, including community, authority, secularization, stratification, and alienation. Prerequisite: Junior standing or instructor?s permission. Spring semester only, three hours.