Teaching Social Theory in Trying Times

Bibliographic Data

ID2643248
AuthorsJoyce E Canaan (corresponding author), Joyce Canaan
Year2002
Volume6
Issue4
Pages14-27
Publication date2002-02-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociological Research Online (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1360-7804 • E-ISSN: 1360-7804
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5153/sro.668
OpenAlexW2010538374
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited21

Articles written to date in Sociological Research Online as part of the rapid response to the events of 11 September and their aftermath have considered how sociology understands the contemporary world, as Larry Ray (2001) suggested. These articles have suggested that sociology can helpfully consider a number of issues that are emerging as a consequence of these events and that there is an urgency for sociologists to address these questions in the present context. This paper adds to the current debate by considering some implications of September 11th and its aftermath for the teaching of sociology. It does so by first exploring the current marketising context in which we teach and our students learn. It then considers my response to these events as a lecturer teaching Contemporary Social Theory and Globalisation in autumn 2001 and suggests that lecturers need to demonstrate to students now more than ever the usefulness of sociology to developing a fuller understanding of the contemporary world

Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Globalization · Political science · Social science · Social theory · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · History · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Law · Social and Cultural Dynamics

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