課程主要目標是引導本系碩士班研究生，熟悉古典到當代社會學理論的幾個主要基本問題，包括「資本主義」、「社會凝聚」、人與物的關係等。課程將讓參與者熟悉不同理論家們的問題意識、核心概念、推理邏輯與思考脈絡。參與者將從中觀摩社會學家們，如何運用不同的提問、概念、解釋架構、經驗資料和研究方法去創造社會學知識。學期短短16週，勢必無法涵蓋所有重要的理論作品。但課程期待參與者能掌握理論知識在社會學分析扮演的關鍵角色為何，並在自己未來的探究中加以活用。

The main goal of the course is to guide graduate students in the department's master's program to become familiar with several major basic issues from classical to contemporary sociological theory, including "capitalism", "social cohesion", and the relationship between people and things. The course will familiarize participants with the problem awareness, core concepts, reasoning logic and thinking context of different theorists. Participants will observe how sociologists use different questions, concepts, explanatory frameworks, empirical data and research methods to create sociological knowledge. The semester is only 16 weeks long and cannot cover all important theoretical works. However, the course expects participants to understand the key role that theoretical knowledge plays in sociological analysis and to use it in their own future inquiry.

除課程指定閱讀之外，以下為相關參考書籍。

中文文獻

葉啟政，2004，《進出「結構－行動」的困境：與當代西方社會學理論論述對話》。臺北市：三民。
大澤真幸著、顏雪雪譯，2021，《給所有人的社會學史講義》。新北市：衛城出版。
Callinicos, Alex 著、簡守邦譯，2010，《社會理論思想史導論》。新北市：韋伯。
Giddens, Anthony 著、簡惠美譯，2005，《資本主義與現代社會理論：馬克思、涂爾幹、韋伯》。臺北市：遠流。
Harvey, David 著、多人譯，2014，《資本社會的17個矛盾》。臺北市：聯經。
Martuccelli, Danilo 著、姜志輝譯，2007，《現代性社會學：二十世紀的歷程》。南京：譯林。
Turner, Jonathan H., Beeghley, Leonard & Powers, Charles H.著、韋本譯，2000，《社會學理論的產生》。台北市：洪葉文化。


外文文獻
Benzencry, C. E., Monika Krause and Issac A. Reed (eds.). 2017. Social Theory Now. The University of Chicago Press.
Elliott, Anthony. 2014. Contemporary Social Theory. An Introduction. 2nd edition. Routledge.
Gane, Nicholas. 2004. The Future of Social Theory. Continuum.
Kivisto, Peter. 2013. Illuminating Social Life. Classical and Contemporary Theory. Sage.
Levine, Donald N. 1995. Visions of the Sociological Tradition. The University of Chicago Press.
Martin, John Levi. 2014. Thinking Through Theory. The University of Chicago Press.
Orsini, Alessandro. 2024. Sociological Theory: From Comte to Postcolonialism. Palgrave Macmillan.

In addition to the required reading for the course, the following are relevant reference books.

Chinese literature

Ye Qizheng, 2004, "The Dilemma of Entering and Exiting "Structure-Action": Dialogue with Contemporary Western Sociological Theoretical Discourses". Taipei City: Sanmin.
Written by Masayuki Osawa, translated by Yan Xuexue, 2021, "Lecture Notes on the History of Sociology for Everyone". New Taipei City: Acropolis Publishing.
Callinicos, Alex, translated by Jian Shoubang, 2010, "Introduction to the History of Thought in Social Theory". New Taipei City: Weber.
Giddens, Anthony, translated by Jian Huimei, 2005, "Capitalism and Modern Social Theory: Marx, Durkheim, and Weber". Taipei City: Yuanliu.
Harvey, David, translated by many people, 2014, "17 Contradictions of Capital Society". Taipei City: Lianjing.
Martuccelli, Danilo, translated by Jiang Zhihui, 2007, "Sociology of Modernity: The Course of the Twentieth Century". Nanjing: Yilin.
Turner, Jonathan H., Beeghley, Leonard & Powers, Charles H., translated by Webb, 2000, "The Emergence of Sociological Theory". Taipei City: Hongye Culture.


Foreign literature
Benzencry, C. E., Monika Krause and Issac A. Reed (eds.). 2017. Social Theory Now. The University of Chicago Press.
Elliott, Anthony. 2014. Contemporary Social Theory. An Introduction. 2nd edition. Routledge.
Gane, Nicholas. 2004. The Future of Social Theory. Continuum.
Kivisto, Peter. 2013. Illuminating Social Life. Classical and Contemporary Theory. Sage.
Levine, Donald N. 1995. Visions of the Sociological Tradition. The University of Chicago Press.
Martin, John Levi. 2014. Thinking Through Theory. The University of Chicago Press.
Orsini, Alessandro. 2024. Sociological Theory: From Comte to Postcolonialism. Palgrave Macmillan.