Sociology
SOC 1100 - Sociology S,F,W (3-0) [0.50]
An introductory course dealing with the basic concepts and methods of sociology applied to societies, groups and individuals. Students will gain an understanding of basic social processes such as socialization, social exchange, deviance and conformity, social change and basic social institutions such as the economy, the polity, the family, religion, education. (Also offered through Distance Education format.)
SOC 1500 - Crime and Criminal Justice F,W (3-0) [0.50]
This course will introduce students to the study of crime and criminal justice. It will examine the various criminological theories, types of criminal behaviour, and the criminal justice system.
SOC 2010 - Canadian Society U (3-0) [0.50]
A description of the structure of Canadian society with its social, political and economic tensions.
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SOC 2070 - Social Deviance S,F,W (3-0) [0.50]
An introduction to some of the basic theories of deviance and social control and their application to selected social problems. (In spring semester offered through Distance Education format only.)
SOC 2080 - Rural Sociology W (3-0) [0.50]
An introduction to the structure and processes of rural society. This course deals with diverse topics such as agrarian movements, the rise of the agro-industrial complex, the role of the state in agriculture, the question of community, and rural environmental issues. A comparative perspective is cultivated, although the primary emphasis is on Canadian society.
SOC 2280 - Society and Environment U (3-0) [0.50]
An introduction to the nature and dimensions of the environmental crisis. The values, interests and social institutions (including government and industry) that promote pollution or environmentalism will be considered. Issues to be examined may include global warming, nuclear energy, environmental toxins, species extinction and population growth pressures.
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SOC 2390 - Class and Stratification U (3-0) [0.50]
An examination of the persistent bases of social inequalities such as wealth, income, power and prestige including class formation, class consciousness, political activity and social mobility.
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SOC 2700 - Criminological Theory F,W (3-0) [0.50]
This course will examine the development of criminological theory from the late 1700s to contemporary times.
SOC 2760 - Homicide S,F,W (3-0) [0.50]
This course will review legal definitions of homicide, statistical trends in homicide—both in Canada and internationally—and theoretical explanations of homicide. The course will also examine the key criminological/ sociological empirical research studies on the various types of homicide, such as: femicide, familialcide, serial and mass murder. (Offered through Distance Education format only.)
SOC 3040 - Sociology of Social Welfare W (3-0) [0.50]
This course examines the major factors that shape the welfare state and considers what impact welfare policies have on people. Central to the discussion is welfare in Canada and what changes are desirable and feasible. (Offered in odd-numbered years.)
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SOC 3110 - Comparative Religious Systems W (3-0) [0.50]
An analysis of stability and change in patterns of religious beliefs, behaviour and institutions. (Offered in odd-numbered years.)
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SOC 3130 - Politics and Society U (3-0) [0.50]
An interpretation of the political process and its relationship to other aspects of the social structure, including such topics as political parties, movements, factions, citizen participation, power structures and the process of political exchange.
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SOC 3310 - Contemporary Theory F (3-0) [0.50]
This course outlines and evaluates the major theories in use today. A central aspect of the course is instruction in the application of these theories.
SOC 3340 - Education, Change and Resistance U (3-0) [0.50]
An examination of educational institutions and their relationships to other sectors of society, in particular political and economic. Topics include the nature and objectives of education, equality of opportunity, measures of educational achievement and attainment, manifest and hidden curricula, and public policy.
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SOC 3380 - Society and Nature U (3-0) [0.50]
The course provides a range of worldviews which address the relations between society and the environment. Material in the course will include historical perspectives and contemporary perspective, thereby allowing students to understand that worldviews concerning this crucial relation are dynamic, changing and reflect the diverse, and sometimes competing, perspectives of a society within particular moments of history.
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SOC 3410 - Individual and Society U (3-0) [0.50]
Examining social-psychology from the sociological perspective, this course deals with the relation between social and cultural structure, on the one hand, and self or personality on the other. Employing symbolic interactionism and affect control theory, the course shows how social interaction mediated by language is the well-spring of both social cognitions and emotions.
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SOC 3490 - Law and Society S,W (3-0) [0.50]
This course examines the social basis of law. Specific topics include the law as an instrument of stability or change, and the role of law makers, law enforcers and interpreters, including the legal profession, the police, judges and courts. (Also offered through Distance Education format.)
SOC 3710 - Young Offenders F,W (3-0) [0.50]
This course examines concerns about youth crime in Canada and elsewhere. It examines the history of legislation to control youth crime, criminal justice processing and practices, public reactions and concerns about youth crime and theoretical models used to explain youth crime.
SOC 3730 - Courts and Society W (3-0) [0.50]
This course is an introduction to the social processes involved in the court, particularly the criminal court. Typical concerns will be the place of courts in society, public opinion and confidence in courts, purposes and principles of sentencing, sentencing reforms and disparities (e.g., across gender and race), the role of criminal records, juries, the roles of judges, and alternatives to criminal courts.
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SOC 3740 - Corrections and Penology F (3-0) [0.50]
This course will examine the current state of knowledge regarding the role of corrections and penology. It will examine such specific issues as public perception and reaction to the criminal justice system's methods of punishment and treatment of criminal offenders, the effectiveness of sentencing options and policies, including fines, probation, prison sentences and parole. It will also examine the various theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of courts, corrections and penology.
SOC 3750 - Police in Society F,W (3-0) [0.50]
This course will examine the role of police in society. It will examine theories of policing, the history of policing and such issues as police citizen interaction, relations with visible minorities, methods for controlling police behaviour, and the effectiveness of the police in carrying out specific policy directives.
SOC 3840 - Seminar in Sociology F,W (3-0) [0.50]
This course will be offered as a structured seminar on various topics depending upon the interests of the faculty member teaching the course. Topics will be announced and course outlines will be available at course selection. The availability of third and fourth year seminar courses will vary. Students must check with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology to see when seminar courses are available.
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SOC 3850 - Seminar in Sociology F,W (3-0) [0.50]
This course will be offered as a structured seminar on various topics depending upon the interests of the faculty member teaching the course. Topics will be announced and course outlines will be available at course selection. The availability of third and fourth year seminar courses will vary. Students must check with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology to see when seminar courses are available.
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SOC 3950 - Special Projects in Sociology S,F,W (3-0) [0.50]
This special study option/reading course is designed to provide advanced undergraduates with an opportunity to explore independently the frontiers and foundations of a field of knowledge. Under supervision, the student will study in greater depth topics related to regular upper-level courses offered in the department which the student has taken or is taking. Permission of the instructor who will be supervising the study is required.
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SOC 4010 - Violence and Society W (3-0) [0.50]
This course will focus on the changing nature of violence in our society by critically evaluating theory, research and public policy on the causes and control of violence. The links among structural, institutional and interpersonal violence will be examined as well as the social construction of violence, particularly why some forms of violence are considered to be more serious social problems than others.
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SOC 4030 - Advanced Topics in Criminology F (3-0) [0.50]
An in-depth study of selected issues in criminology.
SOC 4200 - Advanced Topics in Criminal Justice W (3-0) [0.50]
An in-depth study of issues in criminal justice.
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SOC 4210 - Advanced Topics in Rural Sociology U (3-0) [0.50]
A critical examination of the research literature in rural sociology, both in industrial and industrializing societies.
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SOC 4230 - Comparative Sociology W (3-0) [0.50]
Societies and social institutions in cross-cultural perspectives. The focus of this course will vary but in every instance will explicitly involve cross-cultural comparisons. (Offered in even-numbered years.)
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SOC 4300 - Theoretical and Methodological Issues U (3-0) [0.50]
This course will provide an opportunity for sociology majors to consider in detail the integration of theoretical and methodological issues at an advanced level. It is meant to engage students in the latest developments in a particular area of the discipline. Course topics will be announced and course outlines will be available at course selection time. This course is highly recommended to students who are considering graduate work in sociology.
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SOC 4310 - Advanced Topics in Canadian Society U (3-0) [0.50]
A detailed examination of selected topics in Canadian society such as regional tensions, aboriginal issues, implications of free trade, constitutional reform, social programs.
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SOC 4410 - Women, Work and Public Policy U (3-0) [0.50]
In this course students will critically assess the transformation of women's work in contemporary society. A range of topics pertaining to women's work will be explored with particular attention paid to the processes through which class, gender, race, ethnicity, and age shape divisions of work. The course will also focus on theories that have attempted to explain the transformation of women's work.
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SOC 4420 - Sociology of Food Systems F (3-0) [0.50]
This course is directed towards upper level students in sociology and related disciplines who wish to consider the variety of contentious issues surrounding food in the contemporary world. The course will encourage a sociological approach to food systems that is both historically informed and comparative in scope.
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SOC 4430 - Alternative Social Possibilities W (3-0) [0.50]
This course uses the full range of sociological theory to suggest what alternative ways of organizing society might be possible. Students will examine different accounts of theories of why outcomes are not equal from functionalist theories of stratification to theories of class domination and exploitation to economic market accounts to feminist accounts based on patriarchy. This course will allow students to bring together for themselves a wide range of theories used in other courses and apply them to how their own ideals might be implemented.
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SOC 4450 - Semiotics: Theory & Methodology F (3-0) [0.50]
In this seminar students are introduced to semiotics as an interdisciplinary field, both as a theory and as a methodology.
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SOC 4700 - Seminar: Theoretical Issues in Sociology U (3-0) [0.50]
An examination of selected theoretical issues. The availability of third and fourth year seminar courses will vary. Students must check with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology to see when seminar courses are available.
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SOC 4740 - Seminar in Sociology F,W (3-0) [0.50]
This course will be offered as a structured seminar on various topics depending upon the interests of the faculty member teaching the course. Topics will be announced and course outlines will be available at course selection. The availability of third and fourth year seminar courses will vary. Students must check with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology to see when seminar courses are available.
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SOC 4840 - Seminar in Sociology F,W (3-0) [0.50]
This course will be offered as a structured seminar on various topics depending upon the interests of the faculty member teaching the course. Topics will be announced and course outlines will be available at course selection. The availability of third and fourth year seminar courses will vary. Students must check with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology to see when seminar courses are available.
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SOC 4880 - Special Projects in Sociology S,F,W (3-0) [0.50]
This special study/reading course option is designed to provide advanced undergraduates with an opportunity to explore independently the frontiers and foundations of a field of knowledge. Under supervision, the student will study in greater depth topics related to regular upper-level courses offered in the department which the student has taken or is taking. Permission of the instructor who will be supervising the project is required.
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SOC 4890 - Special Projects in Sociology S,F,W (3-0) [0.50]
This special study/reading course option is designed to provide advanced undergraduates with an opportunity to explore independently the frontiers and foundations of a field of knowledge. Under supervision, the student will study in greater depth topics related to regular upper-level courses offered in the department which the student has taken or is taking. Permission of the instructor who will be supervising the project is required.
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SOC 4900 - Honours Sociology Thesis I S,F,W (3-0) [0.50]
Development and design of an honours thesis proposal conducted under the supervision of a faculty member. Recommended to Honours students.
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SOC 4910 - Honours Sociology Thesis II S,F,W (3-0) [0.50]
Completion and presentation of honours thesis.
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