Develop an issue, method, or concept (e.g. dialectics) that draws from
- Karl Marx. 1859. “Introduction to the Critique of Political Economy.” The German Ideology. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books. Pgs. 1-23.
- Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels. 1845. “The German Ideology.” In Calhoun, Pgs. 142-45.
- Karl Marx. 1867. Chapter 26: “The Secret of Primitive Accumulation” and Chapter 27: “The Expropriation of the Agricultural Population from the Land.” Capital Vol. 1. Pgs. 873-895.
- Karl Marx. 1867. “The General Formula for Capital.” In Peter Kivisto. Pgs. 33-37.
You can opt to write a compare/contrast essay with any of the previous authors from the course (Durkheim, Parsons, Coser, Weber), but the emphasis should focus on the texts from the Marx in the course.
- Émile Durkheim. 1893. “On Mechanical and Organic Solidarity.” In Peter Kivisto. Social Theory: Roots and Branches. 5th edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Pgs. 39-43.
- Talcott Parsons. 1951. “The Subsystems of Society.” In Kivisto. Pgs. 205-10.
- Lewis Coser. 1956. “The Functions of Social Conflict.” In Kivisto. Pgs. 211-14.
- Emile Durkheim. 1895. “Chapter I: What is a Social Fact?” & “Chapter II: Rules for the Observation of Social Facts” & “Chapter III: Ruels for the Distinction of the Normal from the Pathological.” The Rules of Sociological Method. Trans. W.D. Halls. New York: Free Press. Pgs. 20-68.
You should draw from a minimum of 2 readings.
Each response is to be built from direct citations from the text (use quotes only/do not paraphrase).
Formatting
- Use Chicago Manual Style in-text or footnote citations and include a bibliography.
- Include your name, student #, the date, & course number on the top left of the 1st
- Include a title.
- Insert a footer with your name and the page number.
- Use default font (Times New Roman), font size (12), and standard margins.
- Left align your text—DO NOT CENTRE OR JUSTIFY YOUR TEXT.