Sociology 4000 Level Courses

After a review of basic statistics, the course introduces students to popular multivariate techniques such as multiple regression, analysis of variance, path analysis, and logistic regression. The emphasis will be on using these techniques in social science research and on practical applications with the software SPSS. 3 hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 3300A/B.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B or the former 231 (or equivalent) and enrollment in fourth year of an Honors Specialization or Honors Double Major in Social Science.  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 or written permission from Department.

This course will survey thinkers who sought to understand critically everyday life, such as Marx, Freud, and Benjamin, as well as study the everyday substantively, including such topics as the body and affect, globalization and nationalism, material culture, and consumerism. 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Majors in Sociology.

A theoretical examination of the sociological concept of space as referring to both "physical place" and "social realm" or space for social relations and interactions. Examines theories of architecture, urban spaces, spaces of production, consumption, leisure, social networks and the "network society," and the "space of doing sociology". 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s):  Sociology 3404F/G. Restricted to Year 4 Honors Specialization in Sociology.

This course will consist of an in-depth analysis of selected schools of thought in modern sociological theory. 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 3404F/G and enrollment in fourth year of an Honors Specialization offered through the Dept. of Sociology. Mandatory for students registered in year 4 of the Honors Specialization in Sociology.

The relevance of demographic processes to social organization and the interrelation of fertility, mortality and migration with social psychological and structural variables. 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2236A/B or the former Sociology 2232 and enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.

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. 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology, or the BHSc Aging.

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. 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.

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. 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology, or the BHSc Aging.

In analyses of social inequality the concept of class has been assigned a pivotal role, recently it has been overshadowed by the term race. Focusing on colonial expansion, slavery and indentureship, this course will explore the multi-dimensional features of power struggles along lines of class, "race," ethnicity, culture, and nation. 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 4485F/G or the former Sociology 485F/G if taken in 2008-09, 2006-07, 2004-05, 2001-02, 1999-00, 1997-98.
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.

This course invokes the political economy and political sociology of identity and will use the concepts of primordialism, globalization andethnic entrepreneurship as its points of departure to assess how such claims to belonging as race, minority status, culture, and nationalism inform politically correct behaviour in contemporary society. 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 485F/G if taken in 2005-06, 2002-03, 2000-01, 1998-99.
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.

Current theory and research in the Sociology of Deviance. 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.

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. 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

[This course introduces students to the field of population studies and the tools used by demographers to study the size, structure, and dynamics of human populations. It covers the collection, evaluation, and analysis of demographic data; census and vital registration systems; morbidity, disability, mortality, fertility, and migration; life table construction; and population projections. We will also discuss how demographic methods can be used to study other topics, such as education, health disparities, disability, and prison populations, in order to provide an understanding of how these methods are applied outside the field of traditional demography. This course is open to students from other disciplines.]

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2232 or the former 232E, and the former Sociology 3302A/B or Sociology 3306A/B and enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.

This seminar will look at classical and contemporary theories as well as recent empirical research in the sociology of education. Emphasis will be placed on examining: the relationship between educational institutions and processes and the reproduction of social inequality; and the competing visions of educational reform offered in recent years. 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the sociology of policing through descriptive, empirical, and theoretical research. It offers a balanced overview of who the police are, what they do, and their interactions with different social institutions and groups. Special attention is given to problems and controversies related to policing. 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.

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. 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations, or in third or fourth year of the Media, Information and Technoculture Program/Module or Honors Double Major in Sociology.

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. 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology, or the BHSc Aging.

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. 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 486F/G if taken before September 1997.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 3306A/B or the former Sociology 3302A/B and enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology or BHSc Aging.

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. 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.

This course will explore the social construction of various forms of sexual deviance from sociological, criminological, historical, cultural, raced, classed, gendered and queer frameworks. The course will begin with an overview of theoretical conceptions of normalcy versus deviance and move into discussions about both legal and illegal forms of sexual deviance, which will lead to an analysis of the impact of sexual discourses, norms and stereotypes in society.  Since this is a fourth year course, students will be expected to actively participate in class debates and discussions, read the assigned readings with a critical lens and submit work that contains original analyses.  3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Restricted to 4th yr students registered in an Honors Specialization in Criminology on main campus.

This seminar will review and discuss major criminological theories and related empirical research. The course will look at empirical patterns associated with crime, violence and deviance; at the explanations offered for these patterns; and at the sociology of the criminal justice system.

This advanced seminar in criminology is intended for graduate students and fourth year honors specialization students. Most of the course material will focus on theoretical and empirical research from sociology and criminology. We will also learn about criminological perspectives from other fields, however: e.g. psychology, economics, and biology. We will study classical and contemporary work (i.e. original writing) and we will also critically analyze their arguments by "breaking down" their content and examining their strengths and limitations. The seminar involves significant work outside of class because of the heavy reading workload and preparation for discussion. Ultimately, my goal is that students taking this seminar will become better criminologists, theorists, and scientists.  3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.

The Sociology of Youth is a rapidly growing area of study worldwide, cutting across many areas of sociology, including those in our own department like criminology, demography, health, gender, family, and social class. We will cover a range of topics, but have some flexibility to accommodate the interests of specific students enrolled in the course. 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.

This course will examine issues regarding Migration in both less developed and more developed countries (for developed countries emphasis on Canada, US and some European countries). Some of the topics will include economic integration of immigrants; ethnic communities and settlement patterns; second generation (children of immigrants); language, diversity and identity issues; gender and migration; economic development; family; models of vulnerabilities and refugees; immigration policies.

This is a seminar course, therefore student participation is expected during classes. There will be no mid-term exam. Term grades will be determined on the basis of four requirements: (1) class presentations; (2) class participation (3) term paper (4) final exam.

The course will be conducted in a seminar format, with a focus on analysing the readings which seminar participants are expected to have read in advance of a given seminar.

Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.

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. 3 seminar hours, 1.0 course.

Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.

Reading and discussion in selected topics in Sociology. 3 hours (reading course), 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology, or written permission of Department. Students may take only two of Sociology 3398F/G, 3399F/G, 4498F/G, 4499F/G.

Reading and discussion in selected topics in Sociology. 3 hours (reading course), 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology, or written permission of Department. Students may take only two of Sociology 3398F/G, 3399F/G, 4498F/G, 4499F/G.