 |  Contemporary Sociological Theory and Its Classical Roots: The Basics George Ritzer,
University of Maryland
Introduction
Chapter ObjectivesAfter reading Chapter 1, students should be able to:
discuss what it means to theorize, and how social theory differs from the sort of theorizing that people do in everyday life; |
| | | give and discuss a formal definition of sociological theory; |
| | | discuss criticisms of the state of sociological theory; |
| | | discuss the characteristics of multicultural social theory and how it differs from traditional theory; and |
| | | distinguish between and define grand theory, theories of everyday life, and portraits of the social world. |
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