THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL THOUGHT. By Emory S. Bogardus. 4th ed. New York: Longmans, Green and Company, 1960. 689 pp. $5.50. and THE NATURE AND TYPES OF SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY. By Don Martindale. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1960. 560 pp. $6.50. Illustrated

Social Forces ◽  
1961 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-272
Author(s):  
F. N. House
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Sociological Theory ◽  
Social Thought

Pope Francis and American Economics

Horizons ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew A. Shadle
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Social Thought ◽  
Catholic Social Thought ◽  
Pope Francis

Reaction among conservatives to Pope Francis' Evangelii Gaudium has most often been negative. Ross Douthat, however, in his 2013 New York Times op-ed, has offered a more nuanced critique. Our four Roundtable authors respond to Douthat's implied invitation to a discussion by responding from the viewpoint of Catholic social thought.

Fronts Matter: The Effectiveness of an “Edited Book” Project in Classical Theory

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 327-340
Author(s):  
Devrim Adam Yavuz
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Classical Theory ◽  
Instructional Strategy ◽  
Sociological Theory ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Literacy Activities ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The City

The instruction of classical sociological theory at Lehman College of the City University of New York (CUNY) underwent significant transformation to make it more activity-based and better aligned with departmental learning goals. The article focuses on the effectiveness of an “edited book” project that came of this endeavor, where students become editors and curate “chapters” on a topic by identifying journal articles from specific sociological traditions to then write the “book’s introduction.” In addition to situating the project within the sociology curriculum and scholarship on sociological literacy, the article presents assessment results that revealed improvement in learning outcomes. The latter suggests that discipline-specific writing and literacy activities can be as effective as informal assignments even in anxiety-inducing courses like theory. This is encouraging given Lehman College’s role as a commuter campus, which makes the instructional strategy applicable in a wide range of programs.

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