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Sociology
0012 -
Individual and Society
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Focusing on the relationship between individuals and society, this course will provide students with a critical introduction to the themes of society, culture, diversity and identity.
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The former Sociology 010
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Sociology
1020 -
Introduction to Sociology
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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.
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Sociology
1021E -
Introduction to Sociology
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This course will cover the same material as Sociology 1020, but will also provide students with the opportunity to enhance their essay-writing skills while pursuing a project or projects involving sociological analysis.
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Sociology
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Canadian Society
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The structure and functioning of Canadian society. An examination of the political, economic, cultural, and value structures and processes.
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Sociology
2140 -
Social Problems
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Survey of issues and theories in the study of social problems with particular attention to contemporary Canadian society.
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Sociology
2143E -
Minority Groups
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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.
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The former Sociology 143.
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Sociology
2144A/B -
Sociology of Education
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A comprehensive study of educational institutions in modern society.
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Sociology
2151A/B -
The Evolution of Cities
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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.
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Sociology
2152A/B -
Life in the Contemporary City
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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.
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Sociology
2169 -
Work and Industry
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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.
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Sociology
2172A/B -
Advertising and Society
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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.
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Sociology
2173A/B -
Problems in Mass Society
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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.
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Sociology
2205A/B -
Statistics for Sociology
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An introduction to the techniques of statistical analysis used by sociologists, including descriptive statistics, the normal curve, hypothesis testing and various measures of association.
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Biology 2244A/B, Economics 2122A/B, 2222A/B, Geography 2210A/B, Health Sciences 3801A/B, MOS 2242A/B, Psychology 2810, 2820E, 2830A/B, 2850A/B, 2851A/B, the former 2885, Social Work 2207A/B and the former 2205, Statistical Sciences 2035, 2037A/B if taken before Fall 2010, Statistical Sciences 2141A/B, 2143A/B, 2244A/B, 2858A/B and the former 2122A/B.
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Sociology
2206A/B -
Research Methods in Sociology
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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.
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Sociology
2208F/G -
Multiculturalism and Citizenship
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A sociological examination of multiculturalism in contemporary societies, the tensions between cultural and national identities, and the social, cultural, and institutional forces affecting various community responses among an increasingly diverse
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Sociology
2209F/G -
Sociological Perspectives on Indigenous Women
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With an emphasis on North America, this course provides a critical introduction to the study of Indigenous women. The roles and experiences of Indigenous women, prior to and post colonization, are considered.
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Sociology
2215A/B -
Bridging Classroom & Community: An Introduction to Community Development Through Service-Learning
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This course provides students with an introduction to the field of community development. In addition to experiencing learning through service, students will study: the concept of community, the process of doing community research and the related ethical issues, models of community development and ways of evaluating community development programs.
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Sociology
2220A/B -
Sociology of the Environment I
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This course examines environmental issues and concerns from a sociological perspective. Topics include environmental values, attitudes and behaviour; environmental movements; the political economy of the environment, and environmental risk and risk assessment. Debates surrounding such concepts as sustainable development will also be emphasized.
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Sociology
2221A/B -
Sociology of the Environment II
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This course focuses on case studies in environmental justice, a form of social justice relating equity to fairness in environmental management. Emphasis on the extent to which hazardous wastes and other industrial pollutants disproportionately burden communities made up of minorities and the poor, and their efforts to reduce the risks.
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Sociology
2232 -
Population and Society
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The course will examine major issues in the field of population studies including patterns of marriage and cohabitation, childbearing, immigration, health, mortality and population aging. Particular attention will be paid to the implications of population patterns for other social institutions and for social policy.
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The former Sociology 232E.
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Sociology
2233 -
Social Psychology
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An analysis of the theories and research of human conduct in social settings.
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Sociology
2234E -
Social Psychology
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An analysis of the theories and research of human conduct in social settings.
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Sociology
2235 -
The Family
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Sociological, psychological, and other research perspectives on family structure and functioning.
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Sociology 1020 or 1021E, or enrollment in the Honors Specialization, Major or Minor module in Family Studies, or the Honors Specialization or Major module in Childhood and Social Institutions or year 2 of the “old” Childhood and Family Relations program.
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Sociology
2237 -
Social Change
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The study of the sources, patterns, and consequences of change in various social structures within historical and contemporary contexts. Classic and modern theories will be evaluated, and problems encountered in producing and guiding change will be analyzed.
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Sociology
2239 -
Social Inequality
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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.
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Sociology
2240E -
Survey of Sociological Theory
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A survey of sociological theory from the historical roots of social science to the present.
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Sociology
2241E -
Men and Women in Society: Gender Issues in Sociology
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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.
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Sociology
2245 -
Medical Sociology
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The social components of health, illness, and patienthood with emphasis on the nature of health institutions and professions and current issues of lay or professional concern.
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Sociology
2253A/B -
Administration of Criminal Justice
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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.
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Sociology
2256A/B -
Sociology of Corrections
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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).
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Sociology
2259 -
Sociology of Deviance
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Basic approaches to the study of deviant behavior with special emphasis on problems in concept formation, measurement and theory construction.
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Sociology
2260A/B -
Sociology of Law
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An analysis of the legal institutions and processes in contemporary society.
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Sociology
2264F/G -
Social Movements
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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.
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Sociology
2265A/B -
Sociology of English-Canadian Literature
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Analyses of images of society in the poetry and fiction of English Canada, especially in the modern period. Attention will be given to the socioeconomic and historical contexts in which the works were written.
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Sociology
2266A/B -
An Introduction to Criminology
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The sociological aspects of crime in Canada. The measurement patterns, causes and social explanations of criminal behavior will be examined.
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Sociology
2267A/B -
Youth in Conflict with the Law
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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.
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Sociology
2270A/B -
Foundations of Social Theory
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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 introduced to the principal philosophical and epistemological questions concerning the nature of sociological knowledge.
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Sociology
2271A/B -
Survey of Contemporary Theory
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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.
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Sociology
2298A/B -
Special Topics in Sociology
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This one-term course will deal with selected topics of current interest in Sociology. Topics and course description will be available at the time of registration.
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Sociology
2299A/B -
Special Topics in Sociology
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This one-term course will deal with selected topics of current interest in Sociology. Topics and course description will be available at the time of registration.
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Sociology
3304F/G -
The Experience of Health and Illness
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This course presents an intensive examination of the experience of illness and its impact on the self. Specific examples ranging from tuberculosis to cancer and AIDS are employed to illustrate the variety of ways in which the experience of illness is shaped and controlled by public and professional definitions and evaluations.
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The former Sociology 325F, if taken in 1993-94 or 1994-95.
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Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology, or permission of the Department.
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Sociology
3305F/G -
The Management of Health and Illness
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This course presents a critical examination of the profile of health problems in Canada at the present time and how our health care system is organized to manage them. Special attention is given to heart disease, cancer, accidental deaths and how these vary in terms of age, social class, gender, ethnicity, and region.
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The former Sociology 327G, if taken in 1993-94 or 1994-95.
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Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology, or permission of the Department.
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Sociology
3306A/B -
Investigating the Social World: Quantitative Research
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Mandatory for third-year Sociology students in an Honors Specialization. In this course students will learn to evaluate quantitative sociological research and gain hands-on experience carrying out and writing up a research project that investigates current social issues. Topics include: posing a research question, developing concepts and measures, and analyzing quantitative survey data.
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The former Sociology 3300A/B, 3302A/B.
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Enrollment in an Honors Specialization or Honors Double Major in Sociology or Criminology with a minimum grade of 60% in Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B, the former Sociology 231, or Social Work 2205. If not in an Honors Specialization or Honors Double Major, a minimum grade of 70% in Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B, the former Sociology 231 or Social Work 2205 is required.
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Sociology
3307F/G -
Investigating the Social World: Qualitative Research
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Mandatory for third-year Sociology students in an Honors Specialization. Students will learn to investigate the social world using content analysis, various methods of observation, and different types of interviewing. Particular attention will be paid to the relationship between epistemology and qualitative research approaches. Students will participate in research practice exercises. Ultimately, students will learn to think critically about sociological research.
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Enrollment in a Sociology Honors Specialization with a minimum grade of 60% in Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B or the former 231. If not in an Honors Specialization, a minimum grade of 70% in Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B or the former 231.
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Sociology
3310F/G -
Investigating Everyday Life I: Qualitative Research
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Mandatory for third-year Sociology students in an Honors Specialization. In this seminar, students explore a social dimension of everyday life which interests them. From this they develop a problem focus and ways of researching it using approaches such as intensive interviewing, participant observation, unobtrusive data collection and grounded theory building.
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Enrollment in an Honors Specialization or Honors Double Major in Sociology or Criminology with a minimum grade of 60% in Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B, the former Sociology 231, or Social Work 2205. If not in an Honors Specialization or Honors Double Major, a minimum grade of 70% in Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B, the former Sociology 231 or Social Work 2205 is required.
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Sociology
3311F/G -
Investigating Everyday Life II: Qualitative Research
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In this seminar, students carry out research proposals developed in The Sociology of Everyday Life I. Emphasis in this semester is on learning how to interview and observe, to record and code field notes and to report findings in an ethically acceptable way.
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The former Sociology 328F and 329G, if taken in 1993-94 or 1994-95 or the former Sociology 306E and Sociology 3307F/G.
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Sociology 3310F/G and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology.
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Sociology
3314F/G -
Family and Work
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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.
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Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology, BMOS, or the Honors Specialization in Health Science Rural Health.
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Sociology
3316F/G -
Demographic Change and Human Resources
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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.
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Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology, BMOS, or Urban Development.
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Sociology
3318F/G -
Globalization and International Migration
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The course will focus on the analysis of the role of economic and cultural globalization in generating international migration flows, as well as select economic and social outcomes arising from these flows for the sending countries, the migrants, and the receiving countries.
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Sociology
3321F/G -
Identity and Society
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An in-depth analysis of social psychological theories of identity, with an emphasis on the social factors influencing the formation and maintenance of various forms of identity.
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Sociology 2222A/B.
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Sociology
3322A/B -
Community Analysis: Research and Evaluation
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The objective of this course is to provide students with the tools necessary to conduct research in the community using such qualitative research methods as interviewing, ethnography, participatory action research, focus groups, oral history and feminist methodologies. Working with the professor, the students will develop their own community-based research project.
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The former Sociology 332.
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Sociology
3325F/G-3329F/G -
Special Topics
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Sociology
3330F/G -
Community Development: Foundations
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The study of the fundamental concepts and models in the field of community development, both historically and in their current applications to civic engagement, housing, community economic development, sustainability, and community diversity.
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Sociology 2215A/B and enrollment in the Community Development program, or permission of the instructor.
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Sociology
3331F/G -
Community Development: Practice
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Exploring the practice of community development, students will cultivate their skills in problem diagnosis, problem solving and community-building initiatives via the analysis of case studies on topics such as literacy and education, health care, seniors, youth, global development, policing and justice, and building of community cultures.
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Sociology 3330F/G and enrollment in the Honors Specialization, Major, or Certificate in Community Development, or permission of the instructor.
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Sociology
3333F/G -
Interpreting Law and Social Policy to Build Communities
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Students will learn to interpret law and social policy for communities according to the degree of political awareness and/or literacy levels. Through understanding of the scholarly literature and practical application, the student will facilitate dialogue among community members as they share experiential knowledge, to understand the impact of laws and policies on their neighborhoods and communities.
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Sociology
3334A/B -
Community Development: Community Practicum
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Under the supervision of a community practitioner, students will apply their academic knowledge to real world settings with placements in the community.
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Sociology 2215A/B and enrollment in the Community Development program, or permission of the instructor.
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Sociology
3335A/B -
Community Leadership
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This seminar course critically examines the meaning of community leadership. Topics to be considered include: the history and changing nature of leadership; the role of ideology, power and privilege in shaping leadership; exploring one’s own potential for leadership; and leadership for social change.
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Registration in Year 3 or Year 4 of a Community Development, Dimensions of Leadership or Sociology Module, or permission of the Instructor.
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Sociology
3338E -
Advanced Social Change
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A critical examination of the sources and consequences of change in social systems. The emphasis will be upon the application of contemporary theories of social change to Canadian society.
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Sociology 2237, or the former Sociology 236 or 238a/b, enrollment in third year Sociology or permission of King's Department of Sociology
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Sociology
3339F/G -
The Social Construction of Disabilities
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This course addresses the cultural and historical roots of western conceptions and management of people with disability. The course also considers traditional and contemporary approaches to understanding impairment/disability and the socio-cultural dynamics of western health systems.
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Sociology
3340F/G -
Violence in Cultural Perspective
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This course examines socio-cultural analyses of state and structural violence through theoretical concepts and case studies. It also explores the social meaning of violence, what purposes it serves for whom, and how violence can be culturally constructed, rationalized and perpetuated through our values and institutions.
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Sociology
3341F/G -
The Social Construction of Gender
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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.
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Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology.
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Sociology
3343F/G -
The Sociology of Religion: Understanding Islam I
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Using a Weberian approach to its cultural and social evolution, Islam is considered as: prophetic and charismatic force and as an element in ethnic, state and regional social structures and ideologies. The seminar is a background for the understanding of modern topics in the sociology of Islam.
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Sociology
3344F/G -
The Sociology of Religion: Understanding Islam II
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Building on an understanding of the early development and evolution of Islamic culture and societies, such questions as Islam and women; Islamic mysticism and Sufism; Islam and globalization; Islam and international conflict; the treatment of Islam in Western media; and Islamic immigrants in European and North American societies will be addressed.
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Sociology
3345F/G -
Socialization
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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.
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Sociology 2233 and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology.
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Sociology
3347F/G -
Current Issues in Stratification
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The course will examine current theories and research methods in stratification. Consideration will be given to both industrialized and developing societies.
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Sociology
3350F/G -
Complex Organizations
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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.
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Sociology
3353F/G -
Restructuring in the Americas
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A study of power dynamics at a broad societal level, particularly in the workplace. Special emphasis on how globalization affects industrial restructuring in Canada, the U.S. and Latin America. Attention is also paid to the social implications of the renewed prominence of industry in Latin American countries such as Mexico.
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The former Sociology 352E.
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Sociology
3354F/G -
Crossing Borders in the Americas
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A study of how restructuring has influenced the movement of goods and people across borders in the Americas, especially within newly emerging trade blocks such as NAFTA. Emphasis on the socio-political forces affecting greater and lesser facility in the passage of particular goods and people across borders.
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The former Sociology 352E.
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Sociology
3357F/G -
Crime and Deviance in the Workplace
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This course will survey the empirical research and theoretical issues surrounding occupational and organizational crime and deviance in private and public organizations. What constitutes crime at work is a contested category and attention will be focused on the role power plays in the definition and prosecution of crime.
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Sociology
3360F/G -
Law and Social Inequality
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This course critically investigates the origins and the operation of law in society. Both the extent to which the law reflects and reinforces social inequalities, and the possibility for change and reform through law, are explored.
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Sociology
3361F/G -
Crimes of the Powerful
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White collar and state crime is often ignored in discussions of crime. Despite this, white collar crime contribute to far more financial loss, injuries, and deaths than all street crimes combined. The goal of this course is to provide students with an overview of this important domain.
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The former Sociology 2261A/B.
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Sociology
3363F/G -
Sociology of Terrorism
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A sociological examination of the construction, causes, manifestations, and consequences of terrorism. This course explores the discursive construction of "terrorism" from dominant and subaltern perspectives; analyzes the causes and manifestations of terrorist actions; and engages in a comparison of the impact of responses to terrorism by the US and Canada.
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Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology.
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Sociology
3366F/G -
Gangsters and the Mob
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This course is designed to acquaint the student with the history, theory and practices of traditional organized crime. Subjects to be covered include the Mafia, organized crime in a global context, and other prominent groups, including pirates.
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Sociology 2266A/B and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology or Criminology.
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Sociology
3370F/G -
Comparative Health Systems
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A comparative study of diverse health practices within local and global
contexts including shamanism, humoralism, biomedicine and midwifery; the integration of biomedical and alternative therapies, the regulation of
complementary/alternative practices; the question of evidence bases to
evaluate any therapeutic modality; the relationship between healers and patients among other health issues.
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Sociology 1020 or 1021E, and third or fourth year standing in any module/program or with permission of the instructor.
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Sociology
3371F/G -
International Health and Human Rights
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A comprehensive study of the intersection between health and human rights in contemporary global settings. Using a critical lens, and drawing upon recent theoretical and ethnographic studies, the course will explore specific health issues in-depth including HIV/AIDS, emerging infectious diseases, organ donations, violence and displacement, and gender inequalities and health.
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Sociology 1020 or 1021E, and third or fourth year standing in any module/program, or with permission of the instructor.
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Sociology
3372F/G -
Advertising and Social Institutions
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This course investigates how advertising and the consumption of goods mediate social relations, institutions and identities. The emergence of consumer society is examined historically, as an integral component of Western modernity. Several themes are explored, such as how consumerism expands into new venues, informs social inequality and the organization of space.
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Sociology 1020 or 1021E, and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology or Criminology.
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Sociology
3373F/G -
Mass Media and Society
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An examination of the relationship between the mass media and society from a variety of theoretical and critical perspectives. Feminist, post-modern, semiotic, and audience-reception theory will be explored. There will be an emphasis on the medium of television.
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Sociology 1020 or 1021E, and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology or Criminology.
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Sociology
3374F/G -
Car Trouble
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Automobility - the system of cars, motorists, roads, and petroleum supplies - has produced highly mobile civil societies displaying new modes of space, time, dwelling, and social interaction. But automobility also creates global conditions of death and ecological devastation. The struggle for more humane forms of mobility informs the perspective of this course.
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The former Sociology 2274F/G.
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Sociology
3375F/G -
Law in the Sociology of Film
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This course applies sociological perspectives to film dealing with law and legal institutions. Students are encouraged to go beyond conventional treatments of genre and character, and consider law and social control in the movies with a sociological eye.
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The former Sociology 2225A/B.
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Sociology 1020 or 1021E, and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology or Criminology
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Sociology
3376F/G -
Sociology of Film
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This course uses film to introduce and explore sociological themes and concepts. Sociological film interpretation is emphasized, along with standard accounts of the meaning of particular movies. Students will be encouraged to go beyond conventional theories of plot and character motivation, and analyze film from their own sociologically informed perspective.
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The former Sociology 2250A/B.
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Sociology 1020 or 1021E, and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology or Criminology.
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Sociology
3380F/G -
Advanced Gender Relations: The World of Work
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This seminar course focuses on the interrelatedness of social policy to the institution of work and the union movement in Canada. Students develop a greater understanding of gender in relation to occupational roles, labour movements, union organization, and both union executives' and committee responses to the needs of workers.
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Sociology
3385F/G -
Special Topics
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Topic and course description will be available at time of registration.
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Enrollment in third or fourth year Sociology.
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Sociology
3386F/G -
Special Topics
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Topic and course description will be available at time of registration.
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Enrollment in third or fourth year Sociology.
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Sociology
3398F/G -
Independent Study
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Reading and discussion of selected topics in Sociology.
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Sociology
3399F/G -
Independent Study
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Reading and discussion of selected topics in Sociology.
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Sociology
4404F/G -
Modern Sociological Theory I
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This course will survey major trends in modern sociological theory.
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Sociology 2240E or 2270A/B and 2271A/B, or the former Sociology 230 and enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations offered in Sociology, or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
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Sociology
4405F/G -
Seminar in Sociological Theory
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This course will consist of an in-depth analysis of selected schools of thought in modern sociological theory.
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Sociology 4404F/G or 3404F/G and enrollment in fourth year of an Honors Specialization or Honors Double Major module offered through the Department of Sociology.
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Sociology
4430F/G -
Advanced Sociology of Education
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An application of sociological perspectives to current national and global educational developments, issues and controversies. Special attention is paid to the use of normative and empirical components in institutionally based radical, reformist, and critical educational discourses.
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Enrollment in fourth year honors Sociology or permission of the Department or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
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Sociology
4431F/G -
The Sociology of Childhood
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A delineation of the historical evolution of the concept of childhood and a critical examination of contemporary debates on childhood as a developmental and life course stage and as a social policy issue.
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Enrollment in fourth year honors Sociology, or enrollment in fourth year honors Childhood and Social Institutions, or permission of the Department, or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
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Sociology
4436F/G -
Advanced Social Psychology
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Current theory and research in Social Psychology.
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Sociology 2233 and enrollment in fourth year Sociology of Honors Double Major in Sociology.
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Sociology
4437F/G -
Advanced Sociology of Deviance
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Current theory and research in the Sociology of Deviance.
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Sociology 2259 and enrollment in fourth year of an Honors Specialization or Honors Double Major in Criminology or Sociology.
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Sociology
4438F/G -
Advanced Criminal Justice Policy
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This Honors seminar course is designed to acquaint the advanced student with contemporary debates in Canadian criminal justice, including pending legislation before Parliament
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Sociology 2266A/B, and enrollment in one of the Honors Specializations offered in Sociology or Criminology; or permission of the Course Instructor.
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Sociology
4439F/G -
Family Conflict and Violence
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The course involves a sociological analysis of family conflict and violence by examining the definitional, conceptual, and methodological issues thatinform theory and research. The course examines research and selected theoretical perspectives that attempt to explain various types of family conflict and the conditions under which disputes turn violent.
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Sociology 1020 or 1021E, and 3rd or 4th year standing in one of the Honors Specializations offered in Sociology or Criminology; or with permission of the Course Instructor.
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Sociology
4440F/G -
Social Worlds of Drugs and Addiction
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Explores debates surrounding mind-altering substances. Morality, rights, and responsibilities regarding drug use are examined within broader historical, political, economic, and socio-cultural contexts. Drawing upon ethnographies, films and policy documents, we consider how meanings of psychoactive drugs and addiction for diverse groups of people vary over time and across space.
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Sociology 1020 or 1021E, and 3rd or 4th year standing in of the Honors Specializations offered in Sociology or Criminology; or with permission of the Course Instructor.
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Sociology
4461F/G -
Advanced Communications
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Current theory and research in communications.
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Enrollment in fourth year Sociology or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
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The design and execution of a research project and its presentation in the form of a thesis under the direction of a faculty member. Thesis to be submitted by April 15 of the fourth year. Students who wish to take this course must apply to the Chair, Department of Sociology, King's College. (This course is restricted to students in fourth-year honors Sociology at King's College.)
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Honors Double Major in Sociology.
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Sociology
4498F/G -
Independent Study
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Reading and discussion of selected topics in Sociology.
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Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations offered in Sociology, or written permission of the Department. Students may take only two of Sociology 3398F/G, 3399F/G, 4498F/G, 4499F/G or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
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Sociology
4499F/G -
Independent Study
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Reading and discussion of selected topics in Sociology.
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Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations offered in Sociology, or written permission of the Department. Students may take only two of Sociology 3398F/G, 3399F/G, 4498F/G, 4499F/G or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
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