Undergraduate Sociology Courses

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.
2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour, 1.0 course.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 1021E

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.
2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour, 1.0 course.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 1020

The sociological imagination helps us see how society shapes our lives and how we, as individuals, can change society. It also helps us understand the relationship between problems we face as individuals and issues in society as a whole. We focus on three core issues: inequality, institutions, and social change.
3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Conceptions of ourselves and society are often based on taken-for-granted meanings. This course critically analyzes these meanings in order to disclose what likely are their underlying economic, political, religious, educational and gender/sexual themes.
3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

In this introductory sociology course, we will challenge commonly held assumptions about individual success, talent and merit. Students will be introduced to important sociological debates about the nature of inequality, and how different social institutions and processes are implicated in the creation and maintenance of this inequality.
3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

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. 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 100.

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. 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 100.

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.
2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Students will learn about how digital tools have led to the development of a high-tech society characterized by customization, individualism and privatization. The course covers topics such as innovation in the technology sector, Facebook, online surveillance, digital inequality, and immaterial labour.
2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Changes in population size, age, and distribution affect issues ranging from food security to climate change, which in turn affect population growth and migration. These links are explored with the purpose of promoting scientific and policy dialogues. Topics include: the Malthusian debate, sustainability, global warming, mass migrations, environment and health.
2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

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. 2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

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.

This course examines civil society, participation, and activism in modern democracies. We focus on the importance of social movements seeking to initiate changes in civil society. Movements to promote women’s rights, gay and lesbian rights, and the environment are studied along with the counter-movements that work to resist them.
2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Cross-listed with ACT SCI 1021A - Intro to Financial Security Systems

Explore the nature and cause of financial security and insecurity; public, private and employer programs and products to reduce financial insecurity. For example, social security, individual insurance and employee pensions will be examined from both an actuarial and sociological perspective. 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): Actuarial Science 1021A/B and the former Actuarial Science 2421A/B.
Prerequisite(s): Must be enrolled in: Specialization in Sociology, Major in Sociology, Minor in Criminology or Sociology on main campus.

Survey of issues and theories in the study of social problems with particular attention to contemporary Canadian society.
2 lecture hours, 1.0 course.

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.
2 lecture hours, 1.0 course.

Antirequisite(s): the former Sociology 143.

A comprehensive study of educational institutions in modern society.
2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

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.
2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

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.
2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

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.
2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

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.

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.
2 lecture hours, 1.0 course.

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.
2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

This course provides general coverage of the literature related to the notion of late-modern mass society. It focuses on an analysis of 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.

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.

This course covers the health of populations in comparative and historical context. It focuses on the factors behind the recent improvements in health and the causes of large health inequalities. Major health policy issues in both developing and developed countries are investigated, such as reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, smoking, and violence.
2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): The former SOC 2279A/B

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.

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.

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.
3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

An introduction to the techniques of statistical analysis used by sociologists, including descriptive statistics, the normal curve, hypothesis testing and various measures of association.
3 hours, 0.5 course.

Mandatory for students registered in Yr 2 of an Honors Specialization in Sociology.

[Courses on the following antirequisite list are treated as substitutions for this course as follows:

1. Students who have taken a course from the following antirequisite list, will need to replace Sociology 2205A/B Statistics for Sociology with an additional 0.5 Sociology course at the 2200 level.
2. Students who have completed Social Work 2207 or the former Social Work 2205 must replace both Sociology 2205A/B Statistics for Sociology and Sociology 2206A/B Research Methods in Sociology with 1.0 Sociology course(s) at the 2200 level.]

Antirequisite(s): Biology 2244A/B, Economics 2122A/B, 2222A/B, Geography 2210A/B, Health Sciences 3801A/B, MOS 2242A/B, Psychology 2810, 2820E, 2830A, 2850A/B, 2851A/B, the former 2885, Social Work 2207A/B, former Social Work 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.
[Please consult this more comprehensive list of introductory statistics courses that are antirequisites for each other.]

Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

Please note that Sociology students registered on main campus must take their core courses (Sociology 2205A/B, 2206A/B, 2240E or 2270A/B and 2271A/B) on main campus or through Distance Studies. We will not consider special permissions for main campus sociology students to take these courses at the affiliated colleges during Intersession/Summer.

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.3 hours, 0.5 course

Mandatory for students registered in Yr 2 of an Honors Specialization offered through the Dept. of Sociology. [Courses on the following antirequisite list are treated as substitutions for this course as follows:

1. Students who have taken a course from the following antirequisite list will need to replace Sociology 2206A/B Research Methods in Sociology with an additional 0.5 Sociology course at the 2200 level.
2. Students who have completed Social Work 2207 or the former Social Work 2205 must replace both Sociology 2205A/B Statistics for Sociology and Sociology 2206A/B Research Methods in Sociology with 1.0 Sociology course(s) at the 2200 level.]

Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 231, Social Work 2207 or the former Social Work 2205, Health Sciences 2801A/B or the former Health Sciences 2800.
Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

Please note that Sociology students registered on main campus must take their core courses (Sociology 2205A/B, 2206A/B, 2240E or 2270A/B and 2271A/B) on main campus or through Distance Studies. We will not consider special permissions for main campus sociology students to take these courses at the affiliated colleges during Intersession/Summer.

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.
3 hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): The former Women’s Studies 261F/G if taken between 1998-2004.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

An analysis of the theories and research of human conduct in social settings.
3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2234E
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

An analysis of the theories and research of human conduct in social settings. 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2233
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

Sociological, psychological, and other research perspectives on family structure and functioning.
3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

Students in this course will learn the basic concepts, methods and theories of the study of population. Some topics include: Population History, Population Age-Sex Structure, Fertility, Mortality and Population Health, Migration, Explanations of Nuptiality Change and Canadian Nuptiality Trends, Urbanization, Population and Resources, and Population Change and Policy Concerns. 3 hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2232.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

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. 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

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. 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

A survey of sociological theory from the historical roots of social science to the present.
3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.

Sociology 2240E or 2270A/B and 2271A/B are mandatory for students registered in Yr 2 of an Honors Specialization offered through the Dept. of Sociology.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2270A/B and Sociology 2271A/B or the former Sociology 230.
Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

Please note that Sociology students registered on main campus must take their core courses (Sociology 2205A/B, 2206A/B, 2240E or 2270A/B and 2271A/B) on main campus or through Distance Studies. We will not consider special permissions for main campus sociology students to take these courses at the affiliated colleges during Intersession/Summer.

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. 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

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. 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2245 or former Health Sciences 245.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E or permission of the Department.

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. 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2245 or former Health Sciences 245.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E or permission of the Department.

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.
3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 253F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

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). 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

Basic approaches to the study of deviant behavior with special emphasis on problems in concept formation, measurement and theory construction. 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

An analysis of the legal institutions and processes in contemporary society. 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 260F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

This course analyses the different ways in which individuals experience work and occupations throughout their life course, and how these experiences are affected by larger social trends such as globalization and post-industrialism. 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

The sociological aspects of crime in Canada. The measurement patterns, causes and social explanations of criminal behavior will be examined. 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

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. 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

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. 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Sociology 2240E or 2270A/B and 2271A/B are mandatory for students registered in Yr 2 of an Honors Specialization offered through the Dept. of Sociology.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2240E or the former Sociology 230.
Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

Please note that Sociology students registered on main campus must take their core courses (Sociology 2205A/B, 2206A/B, 2240E or 2270A/B and 2271A/B) on main campus or through Distance Studies. We will not consider special permissions for main campus sociology students to take these courses at the affiliated colleges during Intersession/Summer.

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. 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Sociology 2240E or 2270A/B and 2271A/B are mandatory for students registered in Yr 2 of an Honors Specialization offered through the Dept. of Sociology.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2240E or the former Sociology 230.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2270A/B.

Please note that Sociology students registered on main campus must take their core courses (Sociology 2205A/B, 2206A/B, 2240E or 2270A/B and 2271A/B) on main campus or through Distance Studies. We will not consider special permissions for main campus sociology students to take these courses at the affiliated colleges during Intersession/Summer.

This course critically examines advertising as a social institution. Advertising is approached as a powerful industry that shapes our media and cultural landscape, and also as a dominant (but skewed) socio-cultural storyteller.
3 lecture hours, 0.5 course

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 3372F/G
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and Sociology 2172A/B.

This course examines contemporary international migration from a sociological and demographic perspective. Topics covered may include: migration theories; immigration trends and policies of developed nations; causes and consequences of migration; integration and citizenship; gender and migration; forced migration and trafficking; undocumented migration; refugees; transnationalism and networks; ethnic communities and multiculturalism. 3 hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2232 or the former 232E
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E

This course examines social factors that affect social inequality in later life from a life course perspective. It introduces key concepts and examples from life course analysis concerning the interdependence of age, gender, class, and racial/ethnic relations as they relate to inequality in health, wealth, and income over the life span. 3 hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

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.

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.

This course will investigate various internet platforms and the social implications these have for our understanding of social phenomena, such as friendship, work, and privacy. The aim is to not only have a good understanding of Internet theories, but also of the methodological challenges inherent in studies of the sociodigital. 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in third or fourth year of Sociology or Criminology Honors Specialization or Honors Double Major.

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. 3 hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2236A/B or the former Sociology 2232.

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. 3 hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 3302A/B.
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in Honors Specialization or Honors Double Major in Sociology or Criminology with a minimum grade of 60% in both Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B. Non honors students require a minimum grade of 70% in both Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B.

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. 3 hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 3310F/G, 3311F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in Honors Specialization or Honors Double Major in Sociology or Criminology with a minimum grade of 60% in Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B. Non honors students require a minimum grade of 70% in both Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B.

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.
3 hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology, BMOS.

The course critically explores the phenomenon of wrongful convictions with an emphasis on systemic bias and the intersection of race, gender, class, age, and mental disability; causes of wrongful convictions – eyewitness testimony, informants, expert testimony; forensic evidence; tunnel vision, interrogation techniques; and biases of police, prosecution, and the judiciary.
3 lecture hours, 0.5 course

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2253A/B and 2266A/B

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. 3 hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): 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.

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. 3 hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology, BMOS.

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. 3 hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology, BMOS, or Urban Development.

This course examines the problems that emerge when post-secondary education is provided on a mass scale. These problems include student disengagement and grade inflation, corporatization and the consumer model, and stress experienced by students and professors.
3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology.

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. 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology.

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. 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2222A/B.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2233 or 2234E.

Using the Holocaust, the Armenian genocide, Rwanda and/or Bosnia as templates we employ a multidisciplinary approach - drawing from criminological, cultural, social-psychological and other approaches - to explore the crime of genocide. Our goal is to understand the factors that lead individuals and groups to participate in mass killings. 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): History 3427E.
Prerequisite(s): Restricted to Year 3 and Year 4 Honors Specialization in Sociology or Criminology on main Campus.

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. 3 hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology.

The course will examine current theories and research methods in stratification. Consideration will be given to both industrialized and developing societies. 3 hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology.

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. 3 hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology, BMOS or Urban Development.

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. 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E as well as third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology or BMOS.

The objective of this course is to provide an overview of women's criminality. Throughout this course we will examine how the intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, and class inequality create and perpetuate crime. Specific emphasis will be given to feminist criminological theories. 3 hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 2257A/B. [note: Women and Crime was formerly taught as Soc 2257]
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in third or fourth-year in either Honors Specialization in Criminology or Honors Specialization in Sociology.

This course will concentrate on the formation of the Western utopian tradition in sociology, including the ideas of the main theorists of utopia, the history of modern "intentional communities", and current debates within utopian social thought. 3 hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology.

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. 3 hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology.

Topic and course description will be available at time of registration. 3 hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology.

Topic and course description will be available at time of registration. 3 hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology.

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

Prerequisite(s): Open only to third year Honors Specialization Sociology students. Students may take only two of Sociology 3398F/G, 3399F/G, 4498F/G, 4499F/G.

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

Prerequisite(s): Open only to third year Sociology 3398F/G, 3399F/G, 4498F/G, 4499F/G.

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This course will survey major trends in modern sociological theory. 3 hours, 0.5 course.

Mandatory for students registered in year 3 of an Honors Specialization offered through the Dept. of Sociology.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2240E or 2270A/B and 2271A/B and enrollment in third year of Honors Specializations in Sociology or Honors Specialization in Criminology.

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.

Instructor's Note: The course will provide an introduction to statistical concepts and techniques used in social science research.   It is designed to provide you insights about how quantitative data is collected and how these collected data are then analyzed for information while placing a special emphasis about the underlying assumptions behind each statistical technique.  This is an applied course where the focus will be on (1) the application of statistical techniques to answer empirical questions and (2) the interpretation of quantitative evidence. To accomplish this goal, the course will also provide an introduction to STATA.

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.

This seminar will review and discuss major criminological theories and related empirical research. The course will examine empirical patterns associated with crime, violence and deviance; as well as the sociology of the criminal justice system.
3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 4486 taught in 2010.
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of the Honors Specialization in Criminology.

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.

This course will examine issues regarding Migration in both less developed and more developed countries. Topics will include economic integration of immigrants; ethnic communities and settlement patterns; language, diversity and identity issues; gender and migration; economic development; family; models of vulnerabilities and refugees; immigration policies.
3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 4488F taught in 2009.
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology

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.

This course focuses on the debates in this new field, including disputes among theoretical and methodological approaches, and disagreements about how to conceptualize "youth," youth culture, and the lack of youth involvement in adult institutions. The role of public policy is examined in addressing the political economy of youth.
3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in Honors Specialization in Sociology or Criminology.

This course is intended to offer students an overview of various elements of the criminal investigation process, from police detective work to forensic science processes. We will use a sociological perspective to examine such topics as: homicide investigation, cold case files, police investigative techniques, and fingerprinting and DNA processes.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2253A/B and 2266A/B and enrollment in fourth year of Honors Specialization or Honors Double Major in Sociology or Criminology.

This course examines topics such as the development and decline of social movements, why some people become activists, protest tactics, and state repression of activism. As part of this course, students will research and collect original data on a social movement in the community. 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

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 course will critically examine the social construction of serial murder. Its goal is to synthesize historical and contemporary analyses of serial murder, assess the impact of the media on public perceptions of serial killing, and extend our understanding of the etiology of serial murder in contemporary society.
3 seminar hours, 0.5 course

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2253A/B and 2266A/B and enrollment in fourth year of Honors Specialization or Honors Double Major in Sociology or Criminology.

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.

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 examine theoretical conceptions of normalcy versus deviance and move into discussions about both legal and illegal forms of sexual deviance.
3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 4485F taught in 2011
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of the Honors Specialization in Criminology.

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.