Announcement for BSS 3-1 (Updated)

Dear BSS 3-1:

Your reports will start on Friday (July 222, 2005). I decided to narrow down the topics to fourteen entries and therefore each group will handle one batch of topics. This will enable more discussions per sesion. Seen below is the schedule per group. (The groups were assigned on July 15, 2005).


12 July 22, 2005 Social Behaviorism: George Herbert Mead Symbolic Interaction: Charles Horton Cooley/ Robert E. Park Group M: Matt Suzara, Danniel Paras, Jervy Abestillas, Jaybee Onno Garaez

13 July 26, 2005 The Lifeworld: Alfred Schutz/ Phenomenology Group F: Patricia Morales, Ariel Revilla, Jayson Domingo

14 July 29, 2005 Structural Functionalism: Talcott Parsons Group G: James Vir Cenina, JUlie Pearl Aga, Mary Grace Bucio

15 August 2, 2005 Structural Functionalism:Robert Merton Group D: Edward Mozo, Karla Krisanta Narvadez, Rommel Malabanan

16 August 5, 2005 Conflict Theory: Ralf Dahrendorf, Lewis Coser, C Wright Mills Group K Jehnalyn de Jesus, Beverly Siman, Shellave Aguisanda

17 August 9, 2005 General Systems Theory Group G (Cenina, Aga, Bucio)

18 August 12, 2005 MIDTERM EXAMINATION

19 August 16, 2005 Neo Marxian Theory Group H: Hana Fernando, Joy Harkins de Guzman, Joseph Macaranas

20 August 19, 2005 The Juggernaut of Modernity and the Risk Society: Anthony Giddens Group E: Catherine Hita, Clarence Colorina, Joie Manuel

21 August 23, 2005 The McDonaldization of Society: George Ritzer Group I: Crizelle Panaligan, Katherine Kaye Lim, Richelle Miel

22 August 26, 2005 Dramaturgy: Erving Goffman Group J: Reybee Abella, Ronel Golocino, Ara Cristel Agapor

23 August 30, 2005 Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis Group C: Erma Omanito, Desiree Benavidez, Mickey John Bustamante

24 September 2, 2005 Exchange Theory Group L: Katherine Gianan, Maria Concepcion, Palomera, Maria Theresa Consulta, Lorafe Areglado, May Valones, Kristine Joy Henson

25 September 6, 2005 Rational Choice Theory Group L

26 September 9, 2005 Feminist Theory and the Micro Social Order

27 September 13, 2005 Contemporary Integrative Theories: Integrated Exchange Theory Richard Emerson Group N: Joana Cagula, Michael Fermin, Lenie Canela

28 September 16, 2005 Structuration Theory Pierre Bourdieu Group N: (Cagula, Fermin, Canela)

29 September 20, 2005

30 September 23, 2005 Contemporary Feminist Theories Group B: Jundel Pancho, Des Villanueva (If possible try to finish discussion in one session only; in this case Postmodernism will start Sept 27, 2005)

31 September 27, 2005 Contemporary Feminist Theories Group B: (Pancho, Villanueva) only if discussion is not finished for session 30

32 September 30, 2005 Postmodernism/ Poststructuralism: …Michel Foucault GroupA: Charles Cadano, Leonilo Plata III, Christian Mercader (If possible Postmodernism will be disussed Sept 30 and Oct 4 only/ If feminist theories gets done in one session only, postmodernism will be discussed September 27, 2005)

33 October 4, 2005 Postmodernism/ Poststructuralism: Frederic Jameson Group A: (Cadano, Leonilo, Mercader)

34 October 7, 2005 Postmodernism/ Poststructuralism: Jean Baudrillard Group 14

35 October 11, 2005 (We can adjust finals to this date if Postmodernism can be discussed in one or two sessions only)

36 October 14, 2005 FINALS

37 October 18, 2005 FINALS

38 SEMESTRAL BREAK

Please read also the resources in this blog. Most of them are from the original texts.
Happy studying! They say theory is like a mountain, we have to study it simply because it is there.

Justin