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Theories of Community
Development
FYC 6330 Section 3326
Fall Semester, 2009
Instructor: Dr.
Mickie Swisher
Office: 3031 McCarty Hall
Tel: 352-273-3538
| Syllabus Team Member Evaluation Form Example of an Annotation |
Great Site about Community Change -- Includes Theoretical Approaches, Evaluation Approaches, Etc. Focuses on a structural approach theoretically. The Aspen Institute - Roundtable on Community Chagne
Some Useful Web Sites (Maybe) to Get Started for Mid-Range Theories in Particular
Social Sciences Virtual Library
Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences
University of Amsterdam Sociosite
American Soiological Associatin's Cybertheory site
The Sociological Tour through Cyberspace (Trinity College)
McMaster University virtual library of sociological theory & theorists
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy -- searchable by theory
World Systems Theory - Globalization Website
Examples of Use of Conflict Theory
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Week
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Date
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Topic
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Assignment
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1
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Aug. 25 | Theory, Research & Practice | |
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2
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Sept. 1 | Marx | |
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3
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Sept. 8 | Weber | Group Annotated Bibliography (all groups) |
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4
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Sept. 15 | Durkheim | |
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5
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Sept. 22 | Mead & Simmel | |
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6
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Sept. 29 | Gilman & DuBois | Individual Annotated Bibliography |
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7
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Oct. 6 | Structural Functionalism | |
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8
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Oct. 13 | Conflict Theory | |
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9
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Oct. 20 | Critical Theory | Mid-Range Theory |
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10
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Oct. 27 | Structural Inequality |
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11
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Nov. 3 | Interactionist Theory | |
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12
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Nov. 10 | Exchange Theory | Theory & Research |
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13
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Nov. 17 | Constructivist Theory | |
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14
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Nov. 24 | World Systems Theory | Theory & Practice |
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15
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Dec. 1 | Identity Theory | |
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16
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Dec. 8 | Post-Modernist Theory |