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Alex’s Sociology Classes

Alex Kenney

Find audio lectures here for Intro to Sociology and for Sociological Theory

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Discussion of “History of Sexuality” and “Discipline and Punish”

In this episode we discuss excerpts from "Distinction" and "The Forms of Capital" as well as key concepts including Cultural Capital, Habitus, and Symbolic Violence.

This episode discusses DuBois’s life and work, his theoretical and methodological innovations in sociology, and two of this important texts: “Black Reconstruction in America 1860-1880” and “The Souls of Black Folk.”

In this episode we’ll dive into Weber’s classic texts “Bureaucracy” and “The Types of Legitimate Domination” as well as into our own pantry cupboards to talk about Weber’s theory of rationalization.

This week we’ll move from conflict theory to functionalism as we discuss two works by French Sociologist Emile Durkheim. In Part 1 we’ll talk about “The Division of Labor in Society” and in Part 2 we’ll discuss “The Elementary Forms of the Religious ... more

Welcome! It’s the first day of our virtual class so let’s go over the syllabus together!

A bit of context and some key concepts from Marx’s mature theory of political economy. Part 1 briefly covers 1850s London and Marx's life there as well as the Preface to the Critique of Political Economy, 1859. Part 2 covers Ch.1 of Capital Vol. 1. A... more

This is Episode 1 of Sociological Theory: Podcast Edition. In this episode we will tackle the reading from Week 1: Theses on Feuerbach, The Manifesto of the Communist Party, and The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte. 

There are 3 parts to the ... more

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4.9 out of 5 stars from 42 ratings
  • Bourdieu - excellent, thank you!

    Very engaging, very helpful analogies, I’m off to read more!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    martin56jones
    United Kingdom3 years ago
  • Comprehensive and accessible

    Thanks so much! I’m a mature student in the UK too. Just listening to the Bourdieu episode. Will def listen to others.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Sharron Lovell
    United Kingdom3 years ago
  • Excellent class on Boudieu!

    Doing an Psych&Soc bachelors degree as a mature student in UK and this was really helpful!

    Will listen to more - thanks Alex!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Unicorn and a
    United Kingdom4 years ago
  • Brilliant thank you Alex

    I listen to this when I am doing my exercises for my bad back – and it keeps me entertained!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    TCA WATCHES
    United Kingdom4 years ago
  • A great help

    I binged these before an exam and it’s a great overview, really.

    Please do more episodes☺️

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Cæcilie Voetmann
    Denmark4 years ago

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