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课程名称：经典社会学理论 课程概述：该大规模开放在线课程（MOOC）将为参与者提供18至20世纪最重要的经典社会学著作的介绍。课程将讨论卡尔·马克思、马克斯·韦伯和埃米尔·杜尔凯姆等著名社会科学学者的理论，并分为8个章节。结合基于视频和推荐阅读的小测验，参与者将深入探讨复杂的文本，熟悉当今仍然很相关的经典社会学概念。 课程大纲： 1. 第一节：经典社会学理论导论 - 介绍经典社会学理论的领域，探讨社会学的历史根源，阐明经典社会学理论在现代社会中的重要性，以及课程的目标和内容。 2. 第二节：伯纳德·曼德维尔（1670-1733）与亚当·史密斯（1723-1790） - 讲解亚当·史密斯的理论及其受伯纳德·曼德维尔的诗启发的过程，考察工业化的后果和劳动分工的影响。 3. 第三节：奥古斯特·孔德（1798-1857） - 讨论“社会学”一词的创作者奥古斯特·孔德，深入探索“实证主义”、“三阶段法则”及“功能主义”等重要概念，强调实证主义在科学理论和人们生活方式中的推动作用。 4. 第四节：亚历克西·德·托克维尔（1805-1859） - 托克维尔的作品对19世纪的自由主义和平等讨论产生了重要影响，其著作《美国的民主》被广泛阅读及引用，本节将涵盖托克维尔的主要思想。 5. 第五节：卡尔·马克思（1818-1883） - 介绍德国哲学家、激进经济学家和革命领袖卡尔·马克思的思想，探讨马克思主义的基本概念，包括异化、阶级斗争和资本主义。 6. 第六节：埃米尔·杜尔凯姆（1858-1917） - 杜尔凯姆的社会事实理论强调社会结构和文化规范对个体的外在强制性影响，讨论团结、自杀和宗教等课题。 7. 第七节：马克斯·韦伯（1864-1920） - 专注于韦伯的工作，包括社会行动、理解、理想类型、合理化及其著名的《新教伦理与资本主义精神》分析，探讨符号因素在社会地位、分层和不平等中所起的作用。 8. 第八节：诺伯特·艾利亚斯（1897-1990） - 艾利亚斯为经典社会学家中的最后一位，强调长期趋势的过程或形式社会学，探讨文明过程如何通过自我约束和构型得以解释。 最终测试：本次测试包含87个问题，参与者需至少正确回答57个问题才能通过测试。
Name:Session 1: Classical Sociological Theory - An Introduction
Description:In this session the field of classical sociological theory will be introduced. It explains the historical roots of sociology. It shows you why classical sociological theories are still important in modern societies and it explains the Aims and Claims of this Course.
Name:Session 2: Bernard Mandeville (1670-1733) and Adam Smith (1723-1790)
Description:This session explains the work of Adam Smith. It shows you how a poem written by Bernard Mandeville inspired Adam Smith. Adam Smith's theory shines light on the consequences of industrialization. You will learn what the consequences are of the Division of Labour.
Name:Session 3: Auguste Comte (1798-1857)
Description:This session will cover the author of the word “sociology”, August Comte. He often engaged in theorizing the social world in order to attempt to discover invariant laws. Terms like “positivism”, “the law of the three stages” and “Functionalism” are prominent topics in this session. Comte believed that positivism could both advance science (theory) and change the ways people live their lives (practice).
Name:Session 4: Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859)
Description:Tocqueville’s works shaped 19th-century discussions of liberalism and equality, and were rediscovered in the 20th century as sociologists debated the causes and cures of tyranny and revolutions. His famous work “Democracy in America” remains widely read and even more widely quoted. This session will cover Tocqueville’s most important ideas.
Name:Session 5: Karl Marx (1818-1883)
Description:The German philosopher, radical economist, and revolutionary leader Karl Marx founded modern "scientific" socialism. His basic ideas, known as Marxism, form the foundation of socialist and communist movements throughout the world. Several topics like alienation, class struggle, and capitalism will be covered in this week's session.
Name:Session 6: Émile Durkheim (1858-1917)
Description:When thinking of Durkheim, one thinks of social facts. According to Durkheim these social facts are the social structures and cultural norms and values that are external to, and coercive over, individuals. Durkheim argues that two social facts, in particular, influence suicide rates: integration, and regulation. This session will cover the views of Durkheim on topics like solidarity, suicide, and religion.
Name:Session 7: Max Weber (1864-1920)
Description:This week shines a light on the work of Max Weber. From social action, verstehen, and ideal types to rationalisation and his famous work on the Protestant Ethic. Weber's theory of society tried to account for the manner in which various symbolic factors take part in establishing social status, stratification and inequality. His influence still runs throughout the realms of politics, religion and economics.
Name:Session 8: Norbert Elias (1897-1990)
Description:Elias is the last of the Classical Sociologists. Elias' theory focusses on long term trends, with his so called process or figurational sociology. He shows us how the civilisation proces can be explained in terms like Self-Constraint and Figurations.
Name:Classical Sociological Theory Final Test
Description:This is the final test. This test contains 87 question. To pass this test you need to answer at least 57 questions correct.
This Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) will offer the participants an introduction into the most important classical sociological readings between the 18th and 20th century. Highly influential social science scholars, such as Karl Marx, Max Weber and Emile Durkheim, will be discussed during 8 sessions. Combined with small tests, based on the video’s and recommended readings, the participants will be encouraged to dive deeply into the complex texts and get familiar with classical sociological concepts that are still very relevant today.
