UMASS Society Exists & Sociology of Culture Memo

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EMILE DURKHEIM (1858-1917) 

Society exists & soc of culture

• Suicide [1897]
  • Book II, Ch 5-6 (Excerpts) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K1pN4wBELa6nME5Xf…
  • Book III, Ch 1: pp. 261-290  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y7sW9Npd4dnXPFaUI…
• The Elementary Forms of Religious Life [1912] https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QNTbuWM_6mBMkmg26…
  • Introduction: pp. 1-18
  • Book 1, Ch 1: pp. 21-44
  • Book 2, Ch 7: pp. 207-241
  • Conclusion, parts 2-3: pp. 429-448
• Written memo, Your memo should discuss topics or questions arising from the week’s reading. You might pull out specific passages to comment on or pull out what you see as a key concept, idea, or argument from the reading. These are thought pieces – they should be coherent, but they are not polished papers. You should end your memo by proposing at least one question for contemplation/discussion. 

Part Two

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MAX WEBER (1864-1920)

Rationalization of Modern Life continued

• The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism [1905] Ch, 4-5

Written memos should be 2-3 single-spaced pages, 12-point font. Your memo should discuss topics or questions arising from the week’s reading. You might pull out specific passages to comment on or pull out what you see as a key concept, idea, or argument from the reading. These are thought pieces – they should be coherent, but they are not polished papers. You should end your memo by proposing at least one question for contemplation/discussion.