winning the battle for teaching social theory the right way
Preach, brother! I could not approve more. Seth has his finger on a fundamental problem with teaching theory – people pretend the humanistic reading of great texts is an effective way of teaching the principles of sociology. It’s not. Seriously.
All you have to lose is your chains! From now on, you shall teach sociological theory in sociology theory classes. Go forth and fill the earth with students who take theory and learn theory. Rejoice!
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