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Program Requirements
The purpose of the Minor Concentration Sociology is to give the student a basic understanding of the field of sociology. This Minor concentration may be expanded to the Major Concentration Sociology.
U1 Required Courses (6 credits)
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SOCI 210 Sociological Perspectives (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Major theoretical perspectives and research methods in sociology. The linkages of theory and method in various substantive areas including: the family, community and urban life, religion, ethnicity, occupations and stratification, education, and social change.
Terms: Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Summer 2021
Instructors: McMahan, Peter (Fall) Amasyali, Emre (Winter) Pereira, Colby (Summer)
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SOCI 211 Sociological Inquiry (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : An introductory review of methods of sociological research including research design, elementary quantitative data analysis, observation, and use of official statistics. Detailed examination of published examples of the use of each of the major techniques of data analysis and collection.
Terms: Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Summer 2021
Instructors: Ghazanjani, Mehri (Fall) Smith, Michael R (Winter) Ghazanjani, Mehri (Summer)
Prerequisite or Corequisite: SOCI 210
Complementary Courses (12 credits)
3 credits from the following:
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SOCI 330 Sociological Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Major themes in sociological theory as developed by key classical and contemporary theorists. Uses and limitations of social theory for understanding the social world. Themes may include inequality/power; culture/structure/values; strategic action; and social construction.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Elrick, Jennifer (Winter)
Prerequisite: SOCI 210 or permission of instructor
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SOCI 350 Statistics in Social Research (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : This is an introductory course in descriptive and inferential statistics. The course is designed to help students develop a critical attitude toward statistical argument. It serves as a background for further statistics courses, helping to provide the intuition which can sometimes be lost amid the formulas.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Marshall, William (Fall)
Prerequisite: SOCI 211
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PSYC 204, PSYC 305 or ECON 227
You may not be able to receive credit for this course and other statistic courses. Be sure to check the Course Overlap section under Faculty Degree Requirements in the Arts or Science section of the Calendar.
9 credits of complementary courses chosen from the list of courses offered by the Sociology Department. At least 3 credits must be taken at the 300-level or higher.
Areas of Sociology
The Department of Sociology offers courses in four substantive areas of study:
Institutions, Deviance, and Culture
Politics and Social Change
Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Gender
Work, Organizations, and the Economy
The following lists indicate the courses which are included within each substantive area. Students should use these lists when selecting their complementary courses.
The 500-level seminars in each substantive area are open to social science major concentration students in their final year and to Honours students. Minor concentration students may only register for these with the permission of the instructor.
Institutions, Deviance, and Culture
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SOCI 213 Deviance (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Introduction to the sociological study of deviance. The course examines biological, psychological and sociological explanations for deviance. Topics covered include sexual deviance, mental disorders, and drug use.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Shor, Eran (Winter)
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken SOCI 377.
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SOCI 219 Sociology of Culture (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : A survey of theoretical approaches and substantive topics in the culture. Topics include: norms and values in national cultures; negotiation of cross-cultural interpersonal exchanges; structural codes and cultural classifications; production constraints on cultural objects; the differential reception of cultural products.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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SOCI 225 Medicine and Health in Modern Society (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Socio-medical problems and ways in which sociological analysis and research are being used to understand and deal with them. Canadian and Québec problems include: poverty and health; mental illness; aging; death and dying; professionalism; health service organization.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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SOCI 247 Family and Modern Society (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Contrasting family in Canada and in the United States for the recent past. Examination of theories on family; changes and diversity of family life; complex relationships among marriage, work, and family; domestic violence; various types of family experience; and the future of the family.
Terms: Fall 2020, Winter 2021
Instructors: Weiner, Elaine (Fall) Le Bourdais, CĂ©line (Winter)
Course for the Women's Studies Concentrations
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SOCI 250 Social Problems (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Contrasting theoretical approaches to social problems.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Golriz Fard, Golshan (Fall)
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SOCI 305 Socialization (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : The effects of early childhood experiences upon adult personality, and the transmission of social roles and values. Topics include: social reinforcement theories, modeling theories, maternal deprivation, culture and personality studies, cognitive development and infantile sexuality. The processes of sex role socialization.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Ghazanjani, Mehri (Winter)
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SOCI 309 Health and Illness (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Health and illness as social rather than purely bio-medical phenomena. Topics include: studies of ill persons, health care occupations and organizations; poverty and health; inequalities in access to and use of health services; recent policies, ideologies, and problems in reform of health services organization.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Quesnel Vallée, Amélie (Fall)
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SOCI 310 Sociology of Mental Disorder (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Data and theories of mental disorders. Transcultural psychiatry, psychiatric epidemiology, stress, labelling, mental health care delivery, the family, positive mental health and the "sick" society in the framework of sociological theories of stratification, organization and social psychology.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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SOCI 318 Sociology of the Media (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : A survey course; examines various topics, theories, and research related to the sociological and cultural study of the media, both traditional and new.
Terms: Summer 2021
Instructors: Ghazanjani, Mehri (Summer)
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SOCI 322 Sociology of Literature (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : A review of sociological research on the production, readership, and broader social implications of literature. Topics will include: the issue of whether literature "reflects" society, the use of literature in establishing collective identities, and reading as a social practice.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Prerequisite: SOCI-219.
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SOCI 325 Sociology of Science (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : A review of sociological research on science as an institution. Topics include the culture and practice of science, societal influences on scientific processes, the use of scientific output and technology in media and society, and the impact of cultural and institutional forces on the evolution of scientific knowledge.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: McMahan, Peter (Winter)
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SOCI 338 Introduction to Biomedical Knowledge (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : The dynamics of biomedical disciplines and specialties. Social, scientific, political and commercial aspects of biomedical research. The organization of work in clinical and fundamental research and its consequences on the choice of research topics.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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SOCI 388 Crime (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Introductory course on methods and theories in criminology. Exploration of the nature and distribution of crime; and critical evaluation of definitions and the measurement of crime; review of theoretical approaches used to understand such a phenomenon; a comparative overview of the criminal justice system.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Doering, Jan (Winter)
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SOCI 430 Sociology of Citizenship (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Advanced course on theoretical approaches to citizenship. Focus will be on multiple dimensions of citizenship: legal status, rights, participation and belonging. Examines how class, race, ethnicity, gender and immigrant status inform the relationship between individuals and states. Will address contemporary debates about the reconfiguration of citizenship.
Terms: Fall 2020, Winter 2021
Instructors: Elrick, Jennifer (Fall)
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SOCI 460 Responses to Social Problems (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : This seminar focuses on attempts to resolve social problems. There will be discussion and debate concerning policies suggested and critical examination of their potential successes and failures. The course presupposes knowledge of social problems issues obtained in 166-250. Topics include: crime and prisons; discrimination and inequality; poverty; and drug use.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
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SOCI 488 Punishment and Prisons (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : An overview of research on prison "communities" and prison riots. An assessment of incapacitation, deterrence and labelling effects of incarceration. A conceptual framework for analyzing variations (across societies) and changes (over time) in the overall aggregate rates of punishment that social systems impose on their offender populations.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Prerequisite: SOCI 210
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SOCI 489 Gender, Deviance and Social Control (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : This seminar examines how the definition of deviance, reactions to deviance and explanations of deviance are gendered. Specific topics vary from year to year.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Roychowdhury, Poulami (Fall)
Course for Women's Studies Concentrations
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Restriction: open to U3 students concentrating on social problems.
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SOCI 495 Social Problems and Conflicts (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : This course explores the social construction of "social problems". It focuses on the social conflicts involved in the definition of social issues and on how and why "problems" change over time. Issues such as drinking, smoking, drug use, pornography, abortion, and homosexuality will be discussed.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor
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SOCI 503 Surveillance in Modern Society (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : This course traces the historical evolution, contemporary tactics, objectives, and social effects of government surveillance and examines how people perceive and respond to surveillance in a post-9/11 world. Through this empirically grounded study, the course takes on a broader sociological question, asking how new surveillance technologies have influenced the relationship between states and citizens.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
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SOCI 508 Medical Sociology and Social Psychiatry (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : The social construction of mental illness and disease, the personal and professional definition and recognition of illness, the distribution and determinants of illness, disease, sickness in the population, and the politics of medical research.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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SOCI 515 Medicine and Society (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : The sociology of health and illness. Reading in areas of interest, such as: the sociology of illness, health services occupations, organizational settings of health care, the politics of change in national health service systems, and contemporary ethical issues in medical care and research.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Cambrosio, Alberto (Fall)
Prerequisite: Undergraduate students require permission of instructor
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SOCI 525 Health Care Systems in Comparative Perspective (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Comparative perspective to illustrate processes involved in the development and evolution of health care systems around the world. Countries examined will represent different welfare state regimes, health care system typologies, levels of development and wealth.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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SOCI 535 Sociology of the Family (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : This seminar reviews literature on major research areas in family. The course examines families in the past, the study of family using a life course approach, and considers selective areas which may have had significant influences on contemporary family such as work and family, family violence, and cultural variation in families.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Le Bourdais, CĂ©line (Fall)
Undergraduate students require permission of instructor
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SOCI 538 Selected Topics in Sociology of Biomedical Knowledge (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : The seminar will examine recent work in the sociology of biomedical knowledge. It will focus on the technological shaping of biomedical knowledge, i.e., on the impact of new technologies and equipments on the development of biomedical knowledge.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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SOCI 571 Deviance and Social Control (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : This seminar focuses on how social groups enforce rules (and maintain social order) through coercion and socialization. It reviews current research and critiques key theoretical approaches to social control. Included are discussions of regulating institutions such as prisons and mental asylums, and the roles of gossip, manners and etiquettes.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Politics and Social Change
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SOCI 212 International Migration (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Introduction to social science research on international migration. Covers theories about why people migrate, constraints to migration, and various aspects of immigrant integration. Will explore key theoretical debates of the field and the empirical data and case studies on which these debates hinge.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Soehl, Thomas (Fall)
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SOCI 222 Urban Sociology (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Comparative analysis of the process of urbanization in Europe, North America and the Third World; effects of urbanization upon social institutions and individuals; theories of urbanization and urbanism; the Canadian urban system; urban problems in comparative view.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Doering, Jan (Fall)
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SOCI 234 Population and Society (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Introduction to the reciprocal linkages in the social world between population size, structure and dynamics on the one hand, social structure, action and change on the other. An examination of population processes and their relation to the social world.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Brauner-Otto, Sarah (Fall)
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SOCI 245 The Sociology of Emotions (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Introduction to the sociology of emotions. Exploration of how social relations and emotions affect one another, focusing on the social determinants of emotions, the social construction of emotions, and the effects of emotions on social consensus and conflict. The sociological study of emotions intersects with psychology and neuroscience, and this course helps to situate sociology in these related disciplines.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Lange, Matthew (Winter)
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SOCI 254 Development and Underdevelopment (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Competing theories about the causes of underdevelopment in the poor countries. Topics include the impact of geography, the population explosion, culture and national character, economic and sexual inequalities, democracy and dictatorship. Western imperialism and multi-national corporations, reliance on the market, and development through local participation, cooperation, and appropriate technology.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Amasyali, Emre (Winter)
Summer
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SOCI 255 Gender and the State (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : How is political participation, representation, and mobilization within existing democracies gendered? This course provides an introduction to social scientific literature on gender and politics. Using theoretical and empirical work in sociology, political science, and history, this course helps students identify gender disparities in political processes and debate their causes.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Roychowdhury, Poulami (Winter)
Prerequisite: SOCI 210
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SOCI 265 War, States and Social Change (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : The impact of war on society in agrarian and industrial epochs. Particular attention is given to the relationship between war and economic development, social classes, nationalism, and democratization.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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SOCI 307 Globalization (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Socio-economic, political and cultural dynamics related to processes of globalization. An examination of the following: key theoretical foundations of the globalization debate; the extent and implications of economic globalization; global governance and the continuing relevance of nation-states; instances of transnational activism; the diffusion of cultural practices; patterns and management of global migration and mobility.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Prerequisite: SOCI 210 or Permission of Instructor
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SOCI 326 Political Sociology 01 (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : An examination of the social changes that underlie the emergence of modern politics. An outline and empirical critique of the principal alternative models of political functioning in industrial societies. Empirical analysis of elite and mass political behaviour.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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SOCI 345 Topics in Sociology (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Topics in Sociology. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Prerequisite: SOCI 210
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SOCI 354 Dynamics of Industrial Societies (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Theories of social, economic, and political change in the industrialized societies. Causes of cycles in economic growth; imperialism and war; and in ethnic, religious, and industrial conflict. Causes of long run trends in social inequality, crime, family stability, and the position of women. Comparison of North America, Europe, Russia, and Japan.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Prerequisite: SOCI 210 or any other introductory course in the social sciences
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SOCI 365 Health and Development (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Main concepts and controversies linking health to broader social and economic conditions in low income countries. Topics include the demographic and epidemiological transitions, the health and wealth conundrum, the social determinants of health, health as an economic development strategy, and the impact of the AIDS pandemic.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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SOCI 370 Sociology: Gender and Development (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Exploration of the main development theories and discussion of how gender is placed within them, analysis of the practical application of development projects and discussion of how they affect gender dynamics, and examination of power relations between development agencies and developing countries. Examples from Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America are used.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Roychowdhury, Poulami (Fall)
Prerequisite: SOCI 210
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SOCI 386 Contemporary Social Movements (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : This course will focus on contemporary social movements in Canada, the U.S., and Western Europe, such as the civil rights movement, the women's movement, and the environmental movement. Empirical studies of movements will be used to explore such general issues as how social movements emerge, grow, and decline.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Eidlin, Barry (Winter)
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SOCI 390 Gender and Health (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Key conceptual and substantive issues in gender and health since c1950: stratified medicalization of women's and men's health; social movements in health including the women's health movement; gender inequality in morbidity and mortality; gender, power and control in patient/physician interactions; embodied experience; politics and policies of gender and health.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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SOCI 400 Comparative Migration & Citizenship (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Advanced course on international migration, belonging and diversity in contemporary societies. Will examine dynamics of exclusion and inclusion, the accommodation of cultural diversity, the adaptation of immigrants and how global international migration challenges and re-shapes citizenship. Will cover key theoretical debates in the field and the data and case studies on which these debates hinge.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Vang, Zoua (Winter)
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SOCI 424 Networks and Social Structures (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Relational and network-analytical approaches to social structure. The theory and methods of network analysis. Subjects will include communication networks, online community structure, social support, influence processes, and overlapping networks.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: McMahan, Peter (Fall)
Familiarity with R, Stata, or another programming language is strongly encouraged.
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SOCI 430 Sociology of Citizenship (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Advanced course on theoretical approaches to citizenship. Focus will be on multiple dimensions of citizenship: legal status, rights, participation and belonging. Examines how class, race, ethnicity, gender and immigrant status inform the relationship between individuals and states. Will address contemporary debates about the reconfiguration of citizenship.
Terms: Fall 2020, Winter 2021
Instructors: Elrick, Jennifer (Fall)
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SOCI 446 Colonialism and Society (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Forms that colonialism took, its impact on colonial societies, and its modern legacies, focusing on overseas colonialism between 1600 and the 1970s.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Lange, Matthew (Fall)
Prerequisite: SOCI 210 or permission from instructor.
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SOCI 455 Post-Socialist Societies (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : The demise of Communist Party rule between 1989 - 1991 throughout Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. The societal implications (e.g. class formation, gender relations, nationalism, corruption, religious freedom) of these dramatic economic and political changes.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Prerequisite: SOCI 210.
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SOCI 484 Emerging Democratic States (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Focus on the sociological aspects of recent transitions to democracy within developing countries - particularly within Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. Exploration of why democratization has taken place, to what extent it has been successful and the implications of democratization.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Prerequisite: SOCI 210
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SOCI 495 Social Problems and Conflicts (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : This course explores the social construction of "social problems". It focuses on the social conflicts involved in the definition of social issues and on how and why "problems" change over time. Issues such as drinking, smoking, drug use, pornography, abortion, and homosexuality will be discussed.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor
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SOCI 507 Social Change (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : An examination of the major sociological theories of long term macro social change. Topics include why industrialization began in Europe instead of Asia, the divergence among societies in systems of class, gender, ethnic and racial inequality, and whether industrial society has entered a new post-industrial or post-modern phase.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken SOCI 672. Undergraduates by permission of instructor only.
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SOCI 511 Movements/Collective Action (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : A critical examination of classical and more recent approaches to the study of social movements and collective action. Discussion of: the role of grievances and interests, incentives and beliefs, conditions of breakdown and solidarity, mobilization and social control, the dynamics of collective action.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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SOCI 513 Social Aspects HIV/AIDS in Africa (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Examination of the social causes and consequences of HIV/AIDS in Africa. Gender inequality, sexual behaviours, marriage systems, migration, and poverty are shaping the pandemic as well as how the pandemic is altering social, demographic and economic conditions across Africa.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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SOCI 519 Gender and Globalization (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Focus on the diverse forces of globalization that impact the lives of men and women. Critical analysis of key theories and concepts implicated in the intersection of globalization processes with gender dynamisms.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Weiner, Elaine (Fall)
Prerequisite: SOCI 270 or permission of instructor.
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SOCI 545 Sociology of Population (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : The classic literature of sociology of population. Drawing reciprocal linkages between social and population processes: Historical, family and labour force demography, demographic and fertility transitions, mortality, ethnic and race relations, gender, macro-structural interaction theory, and the relation of population and the environment.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Clark, Shelley (Fall)
Prerequisite: SOCI 234 or equivalent
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SOCI 550 Developing Societies (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Comparison of alternative explanations of underdevelopment: the impact of social stratification, relations of domination and subordination between countries, state interference with the market. Alternative strategies of change: revolution, structural adjustment, community development and cooperatives. Students will write and present a research paper, and participate extensively in class discussion.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Gender
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SOCI 227 Jews in North America (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : An introduction to the study contemporary North American Jewry using findings of sociology and other social sciences. Social, cultural, and political issues of concern to the Jewish community. Specific characteristics of Jewish life in Canada, and Québec in particular, in comparison to the American Jewish experience.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Weinfeld, Morton (Winter)
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken SOCI 327.
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SOCI 230 Sociology of Ethnic Relations (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : An introduction to the sociological study of minority groups in Canada. The course will explore the themes of racism, prejudice, and discrimination, ethnic and racial inequalities, cultural identities, multiculturalism, immigration. Theoretical, empirical, and policy issues will be discussed. While the focus will be primarily on Canada, comparisons will be made with the United States.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Vang, Zoua (Winter)
Prerequisite: SOCI 210 or permission of instructor
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SOCI 255 Gender and the State (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : How is political participation, representation, and mobilization within existing democracies gendered? This course provides an introduction to social scientific literature on gender and politics. Using theoretical and empirical work in sociology, political science, and history, this course helps students identify gender disparities in political processes and debate their causes.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Roychowdhury, Poulami (Winter)
Prerequisite: SOCI 210
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SOCI 270 Sociology of Gender (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : This course focuses on social changes in gender relations, gender inequalities and the social construction of gender. Using sociological theories of gender, different social institutions and spheres of society will be analyzed. Topics such as gender socialization, gender relations in work, family, education, and media will be covered.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Golriz Fard, Golshan (Winter)
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SOCI 321 Gender and Work (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Focus on men's and women's work in North American societies, historically and contemporarily, in order to understand the dynamisms of gender (in)equality in and outside of the home. Topics explored include: housework; the relationship(s) between gender, organizations and bureaucracy; emotional labour; occupational segregation and stratification; sexual harassment; and work-family policy.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Weiner, Elaine (Winter)
Course for the Women's Studies Concentrations
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SOCI 333 Social Stratification (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : The pattern, causes and consequences of social inequality. Among the inequalities considered are those of economic class, sex (gender), race, ethnicity and age. Competing theories of the causes of social inequalities are compared and assessed.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Soehl, Thomas (Winter)
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SOCI 335 Sociology of Aging and the Life Course (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : This class will introduce students to the growing body of interdisciplinary research suggesting social factors strongly influence healthy and successful aging. Topics will include the impact of stratification (race, class, gender), neighborhood processes, social networks, family and partnerships, and bio-social interactions, on life trajectories and the aging process.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Das, Aniruddha (Fall)
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SOCI 355 Rural Life in a Global Society (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Focus on rural life in North America in the context of rapid globalization and accompanying social, demographic, economic, and cultural change. Topics include rural identity, persistent poverty, gender, race/ethnicity, environmental issues, politics, economic development strategies, education, demographic decline and aging, internal migration, health, and family dynamics.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Clark, Shelley (Winter)
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SOCI 366 Neighborhoods and Inequality (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : The causes and consequences of neighborhood-based social inequalities in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe. Forms of inequality covered include poverty, segregation, ethnic enclaves, unemployment, educational attainment, crime, and health. Methodological issues and social policy will also be examined.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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SOCI 375 Suspect Minorities in Canada (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : This course will address the challenge of diverse, liberal societies like Canada, of dealing with "suspect" minorities of various types --racial, ethnic, religious, linguistic -- from the perspective of the minority group, and majority group, and the society and polity at large.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Weinfeld, Morton (Fall)
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SOCI 410 Urban Ethnography (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : This course surveys the tradition of urban ethnography in sociology. Students will read, discuss, and assess major classic and modern urban ethnographies as well as theoretical and methodological debates that pertain to urban ethnography. Special attention will be paid to scholarship that illuminates race and ethnicity, crime, and poverty as social phenomena.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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SOCI 415 Education and Inequality (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Focuses on the mechanisms by which educational institutions foster and maintain equalities and inequalities around the world, considers the kinds of inequalities which exist in our society, their bases and sources, and analyzes educational practices and structures related to the production and maintenance of equalities and inequalities. Considers the consequences of educational opportunity of recent reform proposals, and the relation of education to occupational opportunities. Engages with multidisciplinary theories of social stratification and examines empirical and theoretical studies from both low-and high-income societies.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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SOCI 430 Sociology of Citizenship (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Advanced course on theoretical approaches to citizenship. Focus will be on multiple dimensions of citizenship: legal status, rights, participation and belonging. Examines how class, race, ethnicity, gender and immigrant status inform the relationship between individuals and states. Will address contemporary debates about the reconfiguration of citizenship.
Terms: Fall 2020, Winter 2021
Instructors: Elrick, Jennifer (Fall)
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SOCI 475 Canadian Ethnic Studies Seminar (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : An interdisciplinary seminar focusing on current social sciences research and public policies in areas relating to Canadian ethnic studies. Topics will include ethnic and racial inequalities, prejudice and discrimination, ethnic identities and cultural expressions, the structure and organization of minority groups.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Weinfeld, Morton (Winter)
Restrictions: Open to students following the Minor Concentration in Canadian Ethnic Studies; or to students with at least nine credits, three at the 300 level, in the social sciences; or with permission of instructor. Not open to students who took CANS 404 in 2007-08.
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SOCI 510 Seminar in Social Stratification (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Recent theoretical and empirical developments in social stratification and inequality. The study of social class, with attention to the anomalous findings on heterogeneity in labour markets and the labour process, status attainment processes, and the socio-political and industrial attitudes of the working class. Students will prepare quantitative analysis of Canadian survey material as well as critical qualitative reviews.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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SOCI 512 Ethnicity & Public Policy (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Major themes in the theoretical literature on ethnicity. Public policies with direct and indirect implications for inter-ethnic relations will be studied. Policies affecting areas such as language, education, immigration, employment and promotion, multiculturalism and welfare. Examples drawn from several multi-ethnic societies. Political, constitutional, and economic problems associated with these policy initiatives.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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SOCI 520 Migration and Immigrant Groups (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Review of the major demographic, economic and sociological theories of internal and international migration. The main emphasis will be on empirical research on migration and immigrant groups.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Soehl, Thomas (Fall)
Prerequisite: 15 credits in the Social Sciences
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SOCI 526 Indigenous Women's Health and Healthcare
(3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : This course examines (i) the health status of Indigenous women in Canada, (ii) Indigenous ways of knowing about health, (iii) healthcare services, delivery, and access for Indigenous women in rural and remote areas as well as in urban centres, (iv) and participatory health research with Indigenous communities.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Vang, Zoua (Winter)
Restrictions: Undergraduate students must obtain permission of instructor to enroll in the course.
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SOCI 530 Sex and Gender (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : This seminar critically reviews theoretical perspectives and research on sex and gender in various domains of social life. It gives special emphasis to work which considers the meaning of gender and how it differs across time and place.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Restriction: Open to Honours Sociology students and to Sociology Majors with the permission of the instructor
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SOCI 555 Comparative Historical Sociology (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : The analysis of patterns of state and nation-building in historical and comparative perspectives with particular attention being given to methodology.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Restriction: Undergraduate students require permission of instructor
Work, Organizations, and the Economy
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SOCI 235 Technology and Society (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : An examination of the extent to which technological developments impose constraints on ways of arranging social relationships in bureaucratic organizations and in the wider society: the compatibility of current social structures with the effective utilization of technology.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Smith, Michael R (Fall)
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SOCI 304 Sociology of the Welfare State (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : The origins and history of the welfare state and the differences between types of welfare state regimes; debates about and empirical evidence for current developments in welfare state programs. Special attention will be paid to the interconnections between the evolution of the labour market and the resulting pressures on the welfare state.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: van den Berg, Axel (Fall)
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SOCI 312 Sociology of Work and Industry (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : The development of the world of work from the rise of industrial capitalism to the postindustrial age. Responses of workers and managers to changing organizational, technological and economic realities. Interrelations between changing demands in the workplace and the functioning of the labour market. Canadian materials in comparative perspective.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Van Haren, Ian (Fall)
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SOCI 325 Sociology of Science (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : A review of sociological research on science as an institution. Topics include the culture and practice of science, societal influences on scientific processes, the use of scientific output and technology in media and society, and the impact of cultural and institutional forces on the evolution of scientific knowledge.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: McMahan, Peter (Winter)
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SOCI 420 Organizations (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : A survey of theories of organization with particular reference to problems of growth, technology, centralization and decentralization, and organizational environments.
Terms: Fall 2020, Winter 2021
Instructors: Smith, Michael R (Fall) Smith, Michael R (Winter)
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SOCI 470 Topics in Economic Sociology (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Topics in economic sociology. Topics vary by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
