An AI-generated chat that presents an overview of sociological theory, its creation, and its key characteristics. It explores the contrast between everyday theorizing and sociological theory, the importance of broad social issues, and the influence of political factors on the sociological canon... It also touches upon the inclusion of previously marginalized perspectives and the structure of sociological theory.

The resources used are as follows:

1. Ritzer, G. & Stepnisky, J. (2022) Chapter 1 Introduction to Sociological Theory, in Contemporary Sociological Theory and Its Classical Roots: The Basics, Los Angeles: SAGE. (pp. 1-14).
2. Dawson, M. (2017) Should Sociologists Offer Alternatives? Value-Free and Critical Sociologies, in Social Theory for Alternative Societies (pp. 7-23), United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
3. Harris, N. (2024) Introduction: Question Everything! In Foundations of Social Theory: A Critical Introduction, Oxford: Taylor & Francis Group. (pp. 3-12)
4. Susen, S. (2020). Canonicity and Exclusivity. In Sociology in the Twenty-First Century (pp. 127–145). Springer International Publishing.