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Sociology
| Sociology 020, Introduction to Sociology | |
| | Description: An examination of the major theoretical perspectives in the field of Sociology, methods of empirical investigation of social phenomena, socialization, group structure, principles of social organization, community structure, population and social change. | | Antirequisite(s): Sociology 021E | | 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 021E, Introduction to Sociology | |
| | Description: This course will cover the same material as Sociology 020, but will also provide students with the opportunity to enhance their essay-writing skills while pursuing a project or projects involving sociological analysis. | | Antirequisite(s): Sociology 020 | | 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 101F/G, Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean | |
| | Description: A social and cultural examination of the interdependencies between population and development. This demographic course will examine factors such as population size, rate of growth, components of these two variables, spatial distribution, including urbanization, and the effects of interrelationships of the above variables on sustainable development and the physical environment. | | Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 100. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 103F/G, Population and Development in Africa | |
| | Description: A social and cultural examination of the interdependencies between population and development. This demographic course will examine factors such as population size, rate of growth, components of these two variables, spatial distribution, including urbanization, and the effects of interrelationships of the above variables on sustainable development and the physical environment. | | Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 100. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 104F/G, Population and Development in Asia | |
| | Description: A social and cultural examination of the interdependencies between population and development. This demographic course will examine factors such as population size, rate of growth, components of these two variables, spatial distribution, including urbanization, and the effects of interrelationships of the above variables on sustainable development and the physical environment. | | Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 100. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 105a/b, The Sociology of Youth | |
| | Description: A general coverage of the literature and issues related to the sociological study of adolescence and youth. Major theories are related to the settings in which young people currently spend their time. The focus is on the practical problems of day-to-day life and the transition to adulthood. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 132a/b, Theories of Mass Communication | |
| | Description: Theories and research in mass communication, including stimulus-response models, semiotics and linguistics, organizational behavior in media institutions, audience effects, and controversies about mass media performance. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 133a/b, Public Opinion | |
| | Description: The formation of public opinion by governments, corporations, third sector organizations, and special interest groups. Particular attention will be paid to the role of the mass media. Other topics include: socialization, polling, public relations, propaganda, advocacy, and electioneering. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 136, Social Organization | |
| | Description: The study of organizations, their structure and operation; analysis of the relations among organizations and of the principles that underlie change. | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 138, Canadian Society | |
| | Description: The structure and functioning of Canadian society. An examination of the political, economic, cultural and value structures and processes. | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 140, Social Problems | |
| | Description: Survey of issues and theories in the study of social problems with particular attention to contemporary Canadian society. | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 143, Minority Groups | |
| | Description: The analysis of racial, ethnic, political and religious minority groups in terms of their relationship to each other and to society at large. Pluralism, assimilation, competition, conflict, prejudice and discrimination are among the concepts to be studied. | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 144a/b, Sociology of Education | |
| | Description: A comprehensive study of educational institutions in modern society. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 148a/b, Sociology of Religion | |
| | Description: An examination of theories and research with respect to the origins and nature of religious beliefs, movements, and organizations. Interaction of religious and other social institutions, and the relationship between religion and social change are also studied. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 150E, Canadian Population and Social Policy | |
| | Description: An examination of Canadian population dynamics and their implications for policy-making in areas such as immigration, urban and regional development, education, language use and aging. | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 151a/b, The Evolution of Cities | |
| | Description: Along with the "Agricultural Revolution" and the "Industrial Revolution" we have experienced an "Urban Revolution". This course examines the shift from rural life to "Urbanism" as our predominant way of life. Cities are analysed from cross-cultural, theoretical and evolutionary perspectives. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 152a/b, Life in the Contemporary City | |
| | Description: Modern cities offer a multitude of opportunities (jobs, housing, education, goods and services), but with these can come problems (like pollution, crime, and class conflict). This course examines the problems of contemporary city life, as well as the policy initiatives aimed at addressing these problems. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 167a/b, Class, Politics and the State | |
| | Description: An evaluation of the causes and consequences of the modern state, with special attention given to Canada. Examines the sources of the growth of the state and the increasing impact of the state on the economy and class structure of Canada. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 169, Work and Industry | |
| | Description: The organization of production in pre- industrial, industrial, and post-industrial societies and their impact on work meanings and styles. The development of industrial capitalism and its effects on labor receive special emphasis. Various proposals to alleviate discontents with work in today's society are critically examined. | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 172a/b, Advertising and Society | |
| | Description: The social role of advertising and public relations in society. Special emphasis is given to advertising content, the mechanisms of persuasion, and controversies over advertising effects on human behavior and socialization. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 173a/b, Problems in Mass Society | |
| | Description: This course provides general coverage of the literature and issues related to the notion of mass society, updated in terms of current conceptions of late-modern (or postmodern) society. This perspective is applied to three institutions that have come to dominate contemporary society (popular culture, education, and the media), with an emphasis on how mass production, mass marketing, and mass consumption have penetrated these institutions. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 178a/b, Program and Policy Evaluation | |
| | Description: Procedural and ethical problems encountered when evaluating social programs and policies in areas such as drug abuse, welfare, medical care and education. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 179a/b, Promotion of Community Health | |
| | Description: The course examines health from a community perspective. The main focus will be on understanding the influence of the community on health, with particular attention to the relationship between social inequality and health. The course will also consider the implications of a sociological perspective for health promotion policies. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 191a/b, Special Topics in Sociology | |
| | Description: This one-term course will deal with selected topics of current interest in Sociology. Topic and course description will be available at the time of registration. | | 3 lecture/seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 192a/b, Special Topics in Sociology | |
| | Description: This one-term course will deal with selected topics of current interest in Sociology. Topic and course description will be available at the time of registration. | | 3 lecture/seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 202, Sociology of Aging | |
| | Description: A sociological approach to the study of population and individual aging. Various theoretical approaches are studied, followed by an examination of different research strategies. This serves as foundation for examining selected topics such as gender differences, family ties, retirement, health, and living arrangements. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E. | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 205a/b, Statistics for Sociology | |
| | Description: An introduction to the techniques of statistical analysis used by sociologists, including descriptive statistics, the normal curve, hypothesis testing and various measures of association. | | Antirequisite(s): All other university-level statistics courses at the 100 level or above including the former Sociology 231, Social Work 205, Psychology 281, 282E, and Health Sciences 282 or the former Health Sciences 201. | | Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in Sociology 020 or 021E. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | Mandatory for students registered in Yr 2 of an Honors/Combined Honors program (old curriculum), or an Honors Specialization (new academic choices) offered through the Dept. of Sociology. | | To be introduced September, 2006. | | back to top |
| Sociology 206a/b, Research Methods in Sociology | |
| | Description: An introduction to the research process and ethical dilemmas faced by sociologists, as well as a survey of the essential procedures used to collect sociological data, e.g. sampling, questionnaire design, and observational field research techniques. | | Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 231, Social Work 205. | | Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in Sociology 020 or 021E. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | To be introduced September, 2006. | | back to top |
| Sociology 210F/G, Health Through the Life Course | |
| | Description: This course will use theory and research on the life course paradigm to examine differences in physical health at various stages of the life course - childhood, adolescence, adulthood and older age. The course will also consider some of the implications of these changes for care giving and for social policy. | | Antirequisite(s): Health Science 305a/b | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or 021E | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 212a/b, Women and Third World Development | |
| | Description: This course is an introduction to theories and debates that merge feminist theory with the study of global economic development. In particular, the course will examine changes in the lives of Third World women wrought by development and by their incorporation into global economic and political systems. | | Antirequisite(s): Women's Studies 261F/G if taken between 1998-2004. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or 021E. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 222a/b, Society and Identity | |
| | Description: An introduction to social psychological theories of identity, with an emphasis on the social factors influencing the formation and maintenance of various forms of identity. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or 021E | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 231, Methodology and Statistics | |
| | Description: A survey of basic procedures used in the collection and statistical analysis of data, including an introduction to the use of computer and package programs for data analysis. | | Antirequisite(s): Statistical Sciences 137a, the former Statistical Sciences 138b, Social Work 205 and the former MIT 245a/b. | | Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E. | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | Mandatory for second year of the (old) Three Year and Honors Programs, and for the (new) Honors Specializations, Majors and Specialization in Sociology. | | To be withdrawn September 2006. | | back to top |
| Sociology 232E, Population Studies | |
| | Description: This course presents the theories and methodologies of demography. Major population trends and their impact upon societies will be studied. Global population questions, issues, problems, situations, policies and programs are examined within the context of the theories and methodologies of demography. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E. | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 235, The Family | |
| | Description: Sociological, psychological, and other research perspectives on family structure and functioning. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E. | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 237, Social Change | |
| | Description: The study of the sources, patterns, and consequences of change in various social structures within the historical and contemporary contexts. Classic and modern theories will be evaluated, and problems encountered in producing and guiding change will be analyzed. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E. | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 239, Social Inequality | |
| | Description: A study of the causes and consequences of the unequal distribution of prestige, power and wealth and of the ideologies used to defend and criticize inequality. Different societies are examined but emphasis is on the development and contemporary structure of the Canadian class system. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E. | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 241E, Men and Women in Society: Gender Issues in Sociology. | |
| | Description: This course considers gender issues including the conceptualization of gender and how gender structures theory and research in Sociology as well as areas of social life such as class and change, demography, race and ethnicity, and health and aging. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E. | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 244F/G, Collective Behavior | |
| | Description: Basic forms of collective behavior including social crowds, publics, and the mass society will be examined in terms of their structural and social psychological consequences. The focus of the course will be the analysis of the relationship between human problems and collective attempts to resolve them. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 246a/b, Sociology of Health and Illness | |
| | Description: This course examines how health and illness are related to social processes and social structure. We will investigate how the social organization of Canadian society influences and is influenced by the types and distribution of disease and illness. Patterns of health and illness in Canada will be studied in relation to the variables of age, gender, class and race. In addition the impact of stress, work and the environment on the health of Canadians will be addressed. This will be followed by an examination of the social experience of illness. | | Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 245 or the former Health Sciences 245 | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E or permission of the department. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 247a/b, Sociology of Health Care | |
| | Description: This course examines how health care in Canada is related to social processes and social structure. We will investigate how the health care system in Canada is organized to respond to health and illness. Various occupations within the health care division of labour will be studied. This will be followed by an examination of key institutions involved in the provision of health care, both public and private. Finally, the role of the state in the health care system and various strategies of health reform will be examined. | | Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 245 or the former Health Sciences 245 | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E or permission of the department. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 253F/G, Administration of Criminal Justice | |
| | Description: A sociological analysis of the criminal justice system in Canada (public involvement, police, courts, and correctional programs). The organization, structure and functioning of the criminal justice system are examined. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 256a/b, Sociology of Corrections | |
| | Description: This course is an examination of the evolution of corrections and punishment (penology). It will include the historical development, organization and administration of correctional institutions, as well as the development of various models of punishment (deterrence, rehabilitation, retribution, incapacitation). | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or 021E. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 259, Sociology of Deviance | |
| | Description: Basic approaches to the study of deviant behavior with special emphasis on problems in concept formation, measurement and theory construction. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E. | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 260F/G, Sociology of Law | |
| | Description: An analysis of the legal institutions and processes in contemporary society. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 263a/b, Experiencing Work | |
| | Description: This course analyses the different ways in which individuals experience work and occupations throughout their life course, and how these experiences areaffected by larger social trends such as globalization and post-industrialism. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 264F/G, Social Movements | |
| | Description: An analysis of types of social movements and an introductory examination of their origin, emergence and organization. Both support for and opposition to selected examples of social movements will be discussed in relation to the conditions under which they arose. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 266a/b, An Introduction to Criminology | |
| | Description: The sociological aspects of crime in Canada. The measurement patterns, causes and social explanations of criminal behavior will be examined. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 267a/b, Youth in Conflict with the Law | |
| | Description: This course will review sociological perspectives on youth criminal offending and on the legal and moral regulation of youth. Canadian social policies with respect to the criminal behaviour of young persons will also be examined. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 270a/b, Foundations of Social Theory | |
| | Description: A comprehensive survey of the founding theories and theorists (among others, Marx, Weber and Durkheim) of sociology, and of the social and historical contexts out of which their theories grew. Students will be introducted to the principal philosophical and epistemological questions concerning the nature of sociological knowledge. | | Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 230 or Sociology 240E | | Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 271a/b, Survey of Contemporary Theory | |
| | Description: Continuities in Sociological thinking will be stressed by building upon the insights of the discipline's founding thinkers, while simultaneously exposing students to the rich variety that characterizes contemporary theorizing. Among other approaches, structural functionalism, symbolic interactionism, Marxism, critical theory, feminist theory, and post-modernism will be discussed. | | Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 230 or Sociology 240E | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 270a/b . | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 298a/b, Special Topics in Sociology | |
| | Description: This one-term course will deal with selected topics of current interest in Sociology. Topic and course description will be available at the time of registration. | | 3 lecture/seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 299a/b, Special Topics in Sociology | |
| | Description: This one-term course will deal with selected topics of current interest in Sociology. Topic and course description will be available at the time of registration. | | 3 lecture/seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 300a/b, Advanced Statistics | |
| | Description: Mandatory for third-year (old) honors/(new) Honors Specialization Sociology students. Parametric and non-parametric social statistics. Tests of significance and measures of association, analysis of variance, correlation, regression and probability will be studied extensively. | | Antirequisite(s): Psychology 392F/G | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in (old) honors or (new) Honors Specialization with a minimum grade of 60% in Sociology 231 or, if not in (old) honors or (new) Honors Specialization, a minimum grade of 70% in Sociology 231. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 302a/b, Research Methodology in Empirical Sociology | |
| | Description: Mandatory for third-year (old) honors/(new) Honors Specialization Sociology students. A comprehensive study of the problems of methodology and research design. The methodology of major studies in sociology will be critically examined. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 300a/b. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 303F/G, Special Topics in Demography | |
| | Description: Selected topics of current interest in the area of demography will be treated. Topics and course description will be available at the time of registration. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 232E. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 307F/G, Investigating the Social World | |
| | Description: Students will learn to investigate the social world using various methods of observation, interviewing, archives, and historical methods. The class will study how computers can assist with the investigation of everyday life. The goal is to let students experience the ways that qualitative sociologists do research. | | Antirequisite(s): Sociology 310F, 311G | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 231 and third or fourth year standing in a program (old) or module (new) offered in Sociology. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 308F/G, Work and Health Across the Life Course | |
| | Description: A sociological approach to the study of work and health across the life course. Issues related to work and health will be considered with special attention to socioeconomic status, gender and age. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E and third or fourth year standing in a program (old) or module (new) in Sociology, BACS. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 309F/G, Demography for Business and Policy Analysis | |
| | Description: This course is an introduction to applied demography or "demographics", the study of population structure and dynamics as these relate to practical decision making in business, government, or other organizations [churches, social agencies, hospitals, etc.]. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E and third or fourth year standing in a program (old) or module (new) in Sociology, BACS, or Urban Development. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 314F/G, Family and Work | |
| | Description: A study of changes in family and work, and their interrelationship. The focus is on paid and unpaid work, its division by gender, and the accommodation made by families, workplaces and social policy in terms of the needs to earn a living and care for family members. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or 021E and third or fourth year standing in a program (old) or module (new) in Sociology, BACS, or the Honors Specialization Health Science Rural Health. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 315F/G, Work and Policy in an Aging Society | |
| | Description: The course will examine the interface between work and policy in Canada's aging society. Reciprocal influences of shifts in the nature of work and the aging of the workforce will be studied. Key topics include organization of work, balancing work and eldercare, retirement, pensions, and generational equity. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E and third or fourth year standing in a program (old) or module (new) in Sociology, BACS. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 316F/G, Demographic Change and Human Resources | |
| | Description: The components of demographic change (fertility, mortality, migration) and their impact on the Canadian labor force. The focus is on education, work and retirement in the life course, along with associated social policy with respect to education, training, employment, equity, social security and pensions. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E and third or fourth year standing in a program (old) or module (new) in Sociology, BACS or Urban Development. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 320F/G, Youth and Society | |
| | Description: This course surveys issues related to the study of the transition to adulthood. Sociological perspectives on the nature and relevance of youth are reviewed, along with historical and cultural variations in coming-of-age socialization contexts, and current institutional influences on the timing and prospects of youth-adult transitions. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or 021E and third or fourth year standing in a program (old) or module (new) in Sociology. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 341F/G, The Social Construction of Gender | |
| | Description: The course will consider the ways in which our view of gender has changed from one that saw gender as an attribute of individuals to one that sees gender as a social construction that shapes social life. Implications of this change for gender inequality will also be explored. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E and third or fourth year standing in a program (old) or module (new) in Sociology. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 345F/G, Socialization | |
| | Description: A general survey of theory and research pertaining to symbolic interactionist, social-learning, cognitive-developmental and psychoanalytic schools of thought. Emphasis will be placed on special topics in order to demonstrate the explanatory utilities and deficiencies of each perspective. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 233 or Sociology 234E and third or fourth year standing in a program (old) or module (new) in Sociology. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 347F/G, Current Issues in Stratification | |
| | Description: The course will examine current theories and research methods in stratification. Consideration will be given to both industrialized and developing societies. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E and third or fourth year standing in a program (old) or module (new) in Sociology. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 348F/G, Current Issues in the Sociology of Religion. | |
| | Description: An in-depth treatment of topics of current interest in the sociology of religion. Topics may include cults, popular religion in industrial societies, and the role played by religious groups in developing countries. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 148a/b and third or fourth year standing in a program (old) or module (new) in Sociology. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 350F/G, Complex Organizations | |
| | Description: An examination of alternative theories of complex organizations, the nature and types of organizations, their relationships to modern society, aspects of their internal differentiation, and processes of organizational change. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 020 or Sociology 021E and third or fourth year standing in a program (old) or module (new) in Sociology, BACS or Urban Development. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 402F/G, Sociology of Knowledge | |
| | Description: This course will explore the social and cultural conditions that shape the construction of knowledge and, in particular, will explore the relationship between the social construction of scientific knowledge and claims to authority and power. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of an Honors Specialization in Sociology. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 404F/G, Modern Sociological Theory I | |
| | Description: This course will survey major trends in modern sociological theory. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 270a/b and Sociology 271a/b or the former Sociology 230 or Sociology 240E and enrolment in fourth year of the Honors program (old) or one of the Honors Specializations (new) offered in Sociology. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 405F/G, Modern Sociological Theory II | |
| | Description: This course will consist of an in-depth analysis of selected schools of thought in modern sociological theory. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 270a/b and Sociology 271a/b or the former Sociology 230 or Sociology 240E and enrolment in fourth year of the Honors program (old) or one of the Honors Specializations (new) offered in Sociology. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 406F/G, Social Demography | |
| | Description: The relevance of demographic processes to social organization and the interrelation of fertility, mortality and migration with social psychological and structural variables. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 232E and enrolment in fourth year of the Honors program (old) or one of the Honors Specializations (new) offered in Sociology. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 408F/G, Advanced Sociology of Health | |
| | Description: Advanced sociological concepts, principles, and methods are used in the study of selected topics pertaining to the medical care system. The selected topics may include health and illness behavior, epidemiology, the health professionals, psychiatric sociology, health care organization, and patterns of utilization. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of the Honors program (old) or one of the Honors Specializations (new) offered in Sociology or the BHSc Aging. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 410F/G, Globalization, Democracy and Change | |
| | Description: This seminar examines the phenomenon of globalization, democracy, and change. The theoretical assumptions and ideological implications of these phenomena will be discussed in relation to developed and developing countries. Discussions will be informed by the literature on democratic theory and development theory. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of the Honors program (old) or one of the Honors Specializations (new) offered in Sociology. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 415F/G, Theoretical Perspectives on Gender and Gender Inequality | |
| | Description: This course will introduce students to a range of recent theoretical formulations, mainly from feminist authors, relating to the conceptualization and investigation of gender and gender inequality. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of the Honors program (old) or one of the Honors Specializations (new) offered in Sociology, or the BHSc Aging. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 425F/G, Political Sociology | |
| | Description: This course examines the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, and empirical research important to political sociology. The course will take both a Canadian and international perspective. Topics will include various theoretical analyses of political systems, the state, national and ethnic movements. | | Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: Enrolment in fourth year of the Honors program (old) or one of the Honors Specializations (new) offered in Sociology. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 436F/G, Advanced Social Psychology | |
| | Description: Current theory and research in Social Psychology. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 233 or Sociology 234E and enrolment in fourth year of the Honors program (old) or one of the Honors Specializations (new) offered in Sociology. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 437F/G, Advanced Sociology of Deviance | |
| | Description: Current theory and research in the Sociology of Deviance. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of the Honors program (old) or one of the Honors Specializations (new) offered in Sociology. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 441a/b, Demographic Analysis | |
| | Description: A survey of the main methods used in empirical research on human populations. Emphasis will be given to the analysis of fertility, mortality and life expectancy, international and internal migration, demographic growth, changing composition and population aging. | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 232E and 302a/b, and enrolment in fourth year of the Honors program (old), or one of the Honors Specializations (new) offered in Sociology. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 461F/G, Advanced Communications | |
| | Description: Current theory and research in communications. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of the Honors program (old) or one of the Honors Specializations (new) offered in Sociology or in third or fourth year of the Media, Information and Technoculture Program/Module. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 469F/G, Selected Topics in the Sociology of Work | |
| | Description: A seminar course that explores key issues and trends in the sociology of work. Particular focus will be on the relevance of work to social inequality and social relations in a variety of social and historical contexts. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of the Honors program (old) or one of the Honors Specializations (new) offered in Sociology or in third or fourth year of the Media, Information and Technoculture Program/Module. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 476F/G, Sociology of Aging: Selected Topics | |
| | Description: An in-depth analysis of a selected topic central to the Sociology of aging (available at time of registration). Related theory, research methods, and policy are critically examined in a comprehensive study of current research and trends, social change, and forecasts for the future. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of the Honors program (old) or one of the Honors Specializations (new) offered in Sociology or the BHSc Aging. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 478F/G, Advanced Program and Policy Evaluation | |
| | Description: An advanced examination of major issues in the fields of program and policy evaluation including the relative value of different designs that can be used in the conduct of this type of applied social research. | | Antirequisite(s): Sociology 486F/G if taken before September 1997 | | Prerequisite(s): Sociology 302a/b and enrolment in fourth year of the Honors program (old), or one of the Honors Specializations (new) offered in Sociology, or the BHSc Aging and Health (old). | | 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 484F/G, Canadians and Americans | |
| | Description: This course examines theory and research on the origins and development of Canada and the United States as distinct societies. The main focus is on historical and contemporary evidence concerning whether and in what ways the dominant values, major institutions, and prevailing attitudes in the two societies are distinct from each other. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of the Honors program (old) or one of the Honors Specializations (new) offered in Sociology. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 485F/G, Selected topics in Sociology | |
| | Description: Half-term course dealing with selected topics in Sociology. Topic and course description will be available at time of registration. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of the Honors program (old) or one of the Honors Specializations (new) offered in Sociology. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 486F/G, Selected topics in Sociology | |
| | Description: Half-term course dealing with selected topics in Sociology. Topic and course description will be available at time of registration. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of the Honors program (old) or one of the Honors Specializations (new) offered in Sociology. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 487F/G, Selected Topics in Sociology | |
| | Description: Topic and course description will be available at time of registration. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of the Honors program (old) or one of the Honors Specializations (new) offered in Sociology. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 488F/G, Selected Topics in Sociology | |
| | Description: Topic and course description will be available at time of registration. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of the Honors program (old) or one of the Honors Specializations (new) offered in Sociology. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 497E, Senior Research Seminar | |
| | Description: A full year seminar course involving a complete research experience from conceptualization through data analysis to learning the requirements associated with writing and submitting a journal article. Valuable for students intending to pursue graduate level training. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of the Honors program (old) or one of the Honors Specializations (new) offered in Sociology. | | 3 seminar hours, 1.0 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 498F/G, Independent Study | |
| | Description: Reading and discussion in selected topics in Sociology. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of the Honors program (old) or one of the Honors Specializations (new) offered in Sociology or written permission of Department. Students may take only two of Sociology 398F/G, Sociology 399F/G, Sociology 498F/G, Sociology 499F/G. | | 3 hours (reading course), 0.5 course. | | back to top |
| Sociology 499F/G, Independent Study | |
| | Description: Reading and discussion in selected topics in Sociology. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of the Honors program (old) or one of the Honors Specializations (new) offered in Sociology or written permission of Department. Students may take only two of Sociology 398F/G, Sociology 399F/G, Sociology 498F/G, Sociology 499F/G. | | 3 hours (reading course), 0.5 course. | | back to top |
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