By the end of this second section, we will revise our preliminary conceptualization of power to produce a more complex cultural and structural understanding of power. The last section of the course returns to empirical studies and examines the organization and distribution of power in professions, organizations, communities, nations and the globe. We will conclude with an analysis of the possibilities of resistance challenging institutionalized power and creating situations of shared power. A Radical View Goffman, Erving. Asylums Rius, Marx for Beginners Marx, Karl and Frederick Engels, The Communist Manifesto Giddens, Anthony, The Consequences of Modernity.
All readings are on reserve in the library.
I expect all students to attend every class meeting and to come to each session fully prepared to confront and discuss the materials assigned. Instructions for outlining and summarizing readings are attached to this syllabus. I will periodically distribute questions to help orient discussion of specified readings. To be completed between April 3 and 14. Extra credit assignment.