Sociological theory subjects from previous courses, in particular the subject of Great Streams in the Development of Sociological Theory and Classical Sociological Theory.

Knowledge of the main changes produced in the development of contemporary sociological theory. Identification of the authors and trends that provide the most significant theoretical contributions to the development of contemporary sociological theory. As a result of this learning, the student will have a complete picture of the most significant transformations occurred in contemporary sociological knowledge

1. Functionalism 2. The Frankfurt School. 3. Symbolic interactionism. 4. Phenomenology and ethnomethodology. 5. Methodological individualism. 6. New modernity (I) 7. New modernity (II) 8. Postmodernity.

In correspondence with the organization of the course, the evaluation is divided into two separate blocks. The theoretical part is evaluated through a final exercice which represents 40% of the final grade. The other 60% corresponds to the practical part of the subject with individual assignments linked to each of the topics and also a group work that will be developed throughout the semester and will be presented at the end of the course.