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Sociology’s key principle is that patterned social relationships create opportunities for, and place constraints on, human action. It is an idea whose influence is widespread. New research agendas in law, literature, economics, and other disciplines reflect the notion that beyond individual motives, goals, and emotions, patterned social relationships help to make us who we are.   Our courses and faculty research examine how patterned social relationships shape and are shaped by gender roles and families; health; immigration and ethnic relations; labour markets, work and stratification as well as political sociology; crime, law and deviance; culture; urban sociology; and networks and community.

To test explanations regarding the influence of social relationships on various aspects of human behaviour, sociologists collect and analyze observational, survey, experimental, and historical data. Accordingly, the sociological perspective and the research skills learned by studying sociology prepare students for a wide variety of careers in industry, government, education, politics, health and journalism. Medical, legal, and environmental fields report an increasing need for sociologists. Municipal, provincial and federal governments hire in areas like urban sociology, community relations, policy and planning. In private business, sociologists work in management consulting firms and polling organizations, as well as in labour relations and human resources.

A professional career in sociology requires training beyond the undergraduate level. However, the critical, analytical and research skills that sociology students learn open many employment opportunities. Over a third of Canadian undergraduates in sociology go on to be employed in business, finance and administrative occupations, and just under a third in government service, social science, and educational fields. 

Undergraduate Director: Professor A. Sorenson, Room 394, 725 Spadina Ave., 416-978-4726, sorenson@chass.utoronto.ca

Undergraduate Administrator: Miss Donna Ragbir, Room 284, 725 Spadina Ave., 416-946-4064, sociology.undergraduate@utoronto.ca

Enquiries: 416-978-3412 (choose option 2)

Undergraduate Program Information and Course Descriptions: available at http://www.utoronto.ca/sociology

Sociology Programs

Enrolment in sociology programs is limited. Consult the Registration Handbook and Timetable for enrolment details.

(10 FCEs in Sociology)

The Sociology Specialist program is a limited enrolment program.

Students interested in the Specialist program normally apply and enter from the Major program, after having completed the Year 2 requirements of that program as below.  [Students demonstrating exceptional interest and achievement in the Introductory course may enter at the end Year 1.]

Entry Requirements:

From the Major program:
 
1.  A minimum average of 70% on two of the following 3 SOC courses: SOC200H1,  SOC201H1 or SOC203H1 
2.  At least one additional FCE at the SOC200+ level   

From Year 1:  
A minimum grade of 80% in SOC101Y1 or a minimum combined average grade of 80% in SOC102H1 + SOC103H1

Completion Requirements:

1. SOC101Y1 or both SOC102H1 and SOC103H1
2. SOC201H1, SOC203H1, and SOC376H1
3. SOC200H1, SOC202H1, SOC300H1 and SOC302H1
4.  An additional 5.5 FCEs in Sociology including at least 3.0 FCEs at the 300+-level, 1.0 of which must be at the 400-level, i.e., 2.5 SOC FCEs at the 200 or higher level; 2.0 SOC FCEs at the 300 or higher level; and 1.0 SOC FCE at the 400 level.

(7.0 FCEs in Sociology)

The Sociology Major program is a limited enrolment program.

Entry Requirements:
1. A minimum grade of 65% in SOC101Y1 or a minimum combined average grade of 65% in SOC102H1 + SOC103H1
2. 3 full courses (3.0 FCEs) towards a degree (can be from sociology or other departments).

Completion Requirements:

1. SOC101Y1or both SOC102H1 and SOC103H1
2. SOC201H1 or SOC203H1
3. SOC200H1 and SOC202H1
4. An additional 4.5 FCEs in Sociology, including at least 2.0 FCEs at the 300+-level, 0.5 of which must be at the 400-level, i.e., 2.5 SOC FCEs at the 200 or higher level; 1.5 SOC FCEs at the 300 or higher level and 0.5 SOC FCE at the 400 level.

(4.0 FCEs in Sociology)

The Sociology Minor program is a limited enrolment program.

Entry Requirements:

1.  a minimum grade of 65% in SOC101Y1 or a minimum combined average grade of 65% in SOC102H1 and SOC103H1
2.  3 full courses (3.0 FCEs) towards a degree (can be from sociology or other departments)

Completion Requirements:

1. SOC101Y1 or both SOC102H1 and SOC103H1
2. Three additional 200+ level SOC courses (3.0 FCEs), which includes at least 1 FCE SOC course at the 300+ level, i.e., 2.0 SOC FCEs at the 200 or higher level and 1.0 SOC FCE at the 300 or higher level. 

Sociology Courses

Note 1:

Enrollment in SOC200H1, SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC203H1,  SOC300H1, SOC302H1, SOC376H1,  can be restricted as stated in the course descriptions below. Ineligible students can be removed at any time. 

The 199Y1 and 199H1 seminars are designed to provide the opportunity to work closely with an instructor in a class of no more than twenty-four students. These interactive seminars are intended to stimulate the students’ curiosity and provide an opportunity to get to know a member of the professorial staff in a seminar environment during the first year of study. Details here.

The basic principles and methods of Sociology applied to the study of human societies; social sources of differing values and conceptions of reality, and the influences of these on the behaviour of individuals, patterns of relations among groups, and social stability and change.

What causes the emergence, persistence and decline of inequalities based on class, gender, race, ethnicity and country of residence? Variations in artistic, mathematical, athletic and other skills are strikingly evident; this course explores why they are associated with varying rewards, including income, power and prestige.

Operating through economic, educational, political, religious, familial and other institutions, society opens up some opportunities and closes off others, thus helping to make us what we are and influencing what we can become. This course explores how social institutions work and how they structure our lives.

Obtaining 65% or more in SOC101Y1 or a combined average of 65% or more in SOC102H1 and SOC103H1 is required for entry into the sociology major and minor programs. Entry to the sociology specialist program at the end of the first year requires a minimum of 80% in SOC101Y1 or a minimum combined average of 80% in SOC102H1 and SOC103H1. Credit for higher-level SOC course will not waive these requirements.

Note:

All upper-level SOC courses have prerequisites. Students without course prerequisites can be removed at any time.

This course reviews the basic issues that concern all types of data collection methods used by social scientists to test theory. Key topics include selection, sampling, and measurement. The course explores how error affects the data gathered in experiments and non-experimental studies, and in qualitative and quantitative research. The course emphasizes critical thinking about the empirical research presented in everyday life, as well as preparation for more advanced research courses. Enrolment priority is given to sociology majors and specialists.

Introduction to the paired concepts of community/alienation and sacred/secularization in the works of key classical theorists such as Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Tocqueville and Simmel. Enrolment priority is given to sociology majors and specialists.

Introduction in quantitative social science research from descriptive statistics to hypothesis testing using various strategies for the analysis of bivariate relationships. Enrolment priority is given to sociology majors and specialists.

Introduction to the paired concepts of inequality/solidarity and authority/illegitimacy in the works of key classical theorists such as Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Tocqueville and Simmel. Enrolment priority is given to sociology majors and specialists.

This course reviews theories of urban genesis and urban form; the interrelationship of urbanization, industrialization and modernization, issues in urban living (housing, transportation, urban-renewal, poverty, unemployment, etc.); urban social networks (ethnic and cultural heterogeneity, neighbourhood, community and other voluntary associations).

The nature and meaning of work in relation to changes in the position of the professions, unions and government, of women and minority groups, and in industrial societies more generally. Career choice and strategies, occupational mobility, and individual satisfaction at work.

The course explores the concepts of race and ethnicity and major theories to understand race and ethnic relations.

This course provides an overview of the study of crime and deviance. We critically examine how scholars have gone about studying crime and deviance (the methods they use and the statistics they employ) as well as the major sociological explanations for crime and deviance. We also consider the empirical evidence as it relates to the validity of these explanations and some of the policy fallout from different theoretical approaches.

An introduction to social scientific perspectives and research on the nature, sources, dimensions, and impact of law; conceptual issues and methodological strategies in establishing and interpreting linkages between legal and other social structures and processes.

This course examines diverse family patterns, to show the economic, political and cultural factors that influence families. A brief social history of family paves the way for an examination of the various family patterns common in Canada today. Special attention is paid to the gender relations at the heart of family.

The course will explore the structures and processes of Asian communities in Canada.  Historical development of various Asian communities will be explored.

This course is concerned with the causes and consequences of economic inequality. More specifically, it explores how achieved and ascribed characteristics are related to social class and related economic outcomes. Although some of the material will be comparative and pertain to modern Democracies generally, emphasis will be on Canadian society.

This course deals with the social causes of illness and disease, the sociology of illness experience, and the sociology of risks to health. The course deals only peripherally with issues related to formal health care provision, health care work, and the structure of health care systems

Examines factors that influence the organizational structure of health care systems, how these organizations develop, how they are maintained, and how they can be change. Topics also include the social forces that influence the relationship between healthcare providers and consumers.

This course deals with population aging, cohort effects, inter-generational relations, historical variation in effects of social environment on aging, how health and family relationships vary with age, and social policies related to aging. The whole life course is considered, but the emphasis on adulthood and old age.

This course provides an overview of the literature that concerns the social factors that shape how individuals cognize themselves and the world around them. It focuses on the mental processes and phenomena that are socially shared, and the ways through which individuals come to form their thoughts, behaviour and emotions.

This course will examine religious beliefs, practices, and experiences from a historical-sociological and comparative perspective. Classical and contemporary theories will be reviewed and applied to investigate such topics as: the social origins of religions; the formation of religious communities; heresies, schisms and the making of orthodoxies; secularization and fundamentalism; cults and new religious movements; religious regulation of the body and person; and the variable linkages of religion to politics, war, art and science.

Characteristics of very different kinds of societies, from hunters and gatherers to modern postindustrial countries, and how these affect features of individual lives including: life stages, their status, and transitions between them; the variety of possible life courses; rates of birth and death, and their implications for people, their kin, and their societies.

Examines the common characteristics and processes of small groups, whether teams, bands, gangs, work-groups, families, or otherwise. Focuses on recruitment, socialization, leadership, ritual, informal control, boundary maintenance, and relations with other groups.  Relates the functioning of groups to cultures and communities in which they are situated.

An introduction to key topics in political sociology such as social movements, electoral alignments, parties as organizations, the welfare state, revolution, policymaking, state formation, nationalism and imperialism.

This course first explores how sociologists conceptualize gender and study gender. Then, it explores the varied nature of gender relations, with a focus on the social organization of gender today.

This course introduces students to the sociological study of collective action. Students will explore how movements in a variety of historical and global contexts endeavor to produce social change. In this process, we will examine political and cultural opportunities and obstacles, organizational dynamics, resources, collective action frames, strategies and tactics.

How location in socioeconomic, ethnic, gender, and generational groups shapes individual cultural repertories; how culture affects individual positions in stratification hierarchies; and the role of culture in group boundaries and struggles.

Examines a variety of widely discussed social problems, including poverty, crime, substance abuse, sexism, climate change and urban sprawl, using sociological theories to understand the causes of these problems. Will also examine the “social construction” of these social problems and factors that influence public attention and concern.

An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructor’s area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Consult the Departmental website for current course offerings.

An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructor’s area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Consult the Departmental website for current course offerings.

An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructor’s area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Consult the Departmental website for current course offerings.

An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructor’s area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Consult the Departmental website for current course offerings.

An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructor’s area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Consult the Departmental website for current course offerings.

An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructors area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Consult the Departmental website for current course offerings.

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details here.

Note:

All upper-level SOC courses have prerequisites. Students without course prerequisites can be removed at any time.

Provides students with the opportunity to develop an understanding of the logic of multivariate analysis by applying various strategies for the analysis of complex multivariate data. Enrolment priority is given to sociology specialists.

Theories of social inequality, its historical evolution, and the determinants of continuity and change of patterns of social inequality.

Introduction to the methods and issues of qualitative research the theories, methods for data collection and analysis, and the personal and ethical issues relating to qualitative research. Enrolment priority is given to sociology specialists and majors.

Describes the political, social and economic implications of diversity in family structure. Uses empirical studies in the sociological tradition to describe current trends in living arrangements and family relationships. Examines social and economic consequences of the inconsistencies between public definitions and the reality of family life.

Shows how getting ahead or becoming downwardly mobile are affected by social as well as economic factors. Links the experience of mobility to larger scale social change.

Shows how child and adolescent development is affected by family background, neighbourhood and community as well as by social policies implemented at different levels of government. This course reviews evidence from national longitudinal surveys carried out in Canada, the UK and the USA and emphasizes ethical issues in research involving children.

Examines explanation, theory construction, measurement procedures, and techniques for data collection and analysis within the Sociology of crime and delinquency.

Explores and discusses specific theories of action. Applies theories to various factors associated with AIDS/HIV. Examines political, scientific, health, social, economic, and cultural environments. This course forces students to examine the hidden theoretical assumptions surrounding AIDS/HIV.

Examine and evaluate sociological theories and research on the causes and correlates of juvenile crime, with a focus on recent theoretical developments and quantitative analyses of juvenile offending (not delinquency). The course highlights the effects of structural conditions, cultural factors, and individual decisions.

Shows how population underlies fertility, mortality and migration, union formation, divorce, fertility, migration, child welfare, pensions and health. The course provides students with active learning experiences through research activities using publicly available data from nationally representative surveys as well as from past censuses in different countries.

This course examines how society has gone about controlling specific types of deviants (e.g., gang members, sex and drug offenders) and acts of deviance (e.g., organized crime, the deviance of social control agents). In examining these individuals and acts, attention is also directed to why they are defined as deviant and sanctioned, and why some types of deviance are less likely to be detected and sanctioned than others. Finally, consideration is also given to a range of sanctions that have been used to control deviance and the empirical evidence on their effectiveness.

This course explores the dynamics of structure and agency in the making of families.  It does so by examining the social relations of sexuality, parenthood and other activities involved in making families. It examines normative patterns and the gender, class, and racial inequalities embedded in them as well as the diversity of family patterns.

This course will provide an overview of the different forms of domestic criminal violence, concentrating primarily on intimate partner violence and child abuse. We will focus on the methodological problems in assessing the nature and extent of these types of violence, the risk factors and correlates of both offending and victimization and the theoretical explanations that have been offered for these crimes. We also consider the social and legal responses to intimate partner violence and child abuse.

Labour/management relations in industrial societies; impact of technological change on work organizations and labour markets; implications for understanding various topics including social mobility, labour market segmentation, job satisfaction, work/family relations, immigration and race, power in organizations, union and industrial conflict, organizational culture, and the social control of industry.

Evolving contemporary ways of life on the basis of highly specialized knowledge as opposed to tradition has led society into a labyrinth of technology. It involves breaking the bonds with local cultures and ecosystems in order to re-create them around a universal science, technology, economy and ecological footprint.

Examines the economic, social, cultural and political impacts of 20th century immigration in Canada, and emerging race and ethnic relations. Topics include immigration policy; population impact; community formation; labour markets; enclave economies; welfare use by immigrants; the criminal justice system; racial conflict; multiculturalism and race; and equity policies.

Classical and recent writings on Jewish ethno-national identity in the modern period; communal organization; forms of Jewish life in the diaspora and its relationship to other ethnic groups and to society at large; contemporary role of the Holocaust and ethnic memory; Jews in Canada; gender in the Jewish community.

This course covers the fundamentals of the social network perspective, including a short introduction to social network theory and a survey of major findings in social network research. We will study how patterns of relations between social actors develop and how they affect outcomes such as health, status attainment, and inequality. Students will write a proposal to conduct research from a social network perspective.

This course analyzes the interplay between new communication technologies and society. It will consider how technological developments affect social systems, and conversely, how social systems affect the nature and use of technology. Much of the course will be devoted to studying the impact of computerization and the advent of the information highway.

The life course in Canada, in the twentieth century and today, with some comparisons to other first world countries. How lives have changed over the past century; how lives are affected by history and social location; the impact of the life trajectories on health and crime.

Focuses on relationship between urbanization and crime. Urbanization and the size of cities are examined as correlates, and perhaps causes, of crime, delinquency, the development of deviant service centers, mental illness, and suicide. Does housing level show a link between housing design, crowding, floor level, etc. and crime, delinquency, depression?

This course focuses on macro-micro connections between qualities of social aggregates (ranging from families to nations) and the subjective experiences of members of those aggregates (ranging from happiness/satisfaction to social isolation and stigma).

An overview of the link between social inequality and emotional inequality, focusing on differences in mental health across social groups and the role of stress and coping resources in explaining group differences.

Cities are home to particular populations (the poor, the homeless, racial and ethnic minorities, immigrants, and the young and old) and have distinct risks and protections relevant to health. Patterns of health in cities, historical developments, and emerging literature and methodology are used to uncover how everyday settings influence health.

This course examines the dynamics of gender in daily life – in sexuality and intimate relations, in parenting and families, and in paid work and workplace organizations, as well as in popular culture. It examines the social construction of gender in individuals and in social organizations, in order to understand gender inequality.

Womens paid and unpaid work and the relationship between the two. Questions about gender gap in earnings, sexual segregation of the labour force, restructuring of paid work, sexual harassment, paid domestic work, and the division of housework and child care.

In this class, we analyze the ways in which race, class, gender and sexuality interact and shape communities, life opportunities, perspectives and politics. We will read contemporary ethnographies concerning work, socialization, and urban life against current sociological theories about inequality and intersectionality, and identity.

The study of comparative (historical and cross-national) variation in outcomes that are the subject of research by political sociologists.

A selective introduction to major thinkers (such as De Beauvoir and Habermas) and approaches in contemporary Sociology. Enrolment priority is given to sociology specialists.

Our society includes many varieties of cultural tastes and practices. How are these related to inequality? How do cultural repertoires shape peoples lives, including school success, careers, romance, marriage and friendship? How is culture produced in art worlds and industries, transmitted more or less successfully and creatively received?

Social structure of formal and informal groups producing culture; careers in such cultural worlds; the effect of how culture is produced on the nature of culture; how culture is consumed and received; the prestige of different cultural forms and their changes over time.

Examines the international migration of women in post-industrial economies with emphasis on Canada. Topics include: theories of female migration; the impacts of immigration policies; migration trends and entry status; integration issues pertaining to family, language knowledge, citizenship and economic status; labour market barriers and public policy consideration.

Uses recent and historical data to demonstrate the changing social characteristics of local neighbourhoods and larger communities, as these have been affected by industrialization, immigration and other factors and as they affect the life chances of their residents. Provides students with active learning experiences through research activities using Census data.

Explores the structure and interactions of everyday experience. Views our lives as socially ordered and ourselves as agents. Offers experience in qualitative research and using writing experience.

Independent Research courses allow students to pursue a specific topic of interest. These courses are offered at the 300-level, as full or half courses. Students work independently with a professor in the Department who acts as research supervisor. There are no formal class meetings, lectures, or readings other than what is agreed to with the supervisor. Professors accept supervisory responsibility at their discretion. They are not required to serve as research supervisors. It is recommended that students approach a professor working in the same sub-discipline of sociology. Often students become interested in a topic through a SOC course and approach the instructor of that course for supervision; however, this is not required.

Independent Research courses allow students to pursue a specific topic of interest. These courses are offered at the 300-level, as full or half courses. Students work independently with a professor in the Department who acts as research supervisor. There are no formal class meetings, lectures, or readings other than what is agreed to with the supervisor. Professors accept supervisory responsibility at their discretion. They are not required to serve as research supervisors. It is recommended that students approach a professor working in the same sub-discipline of sociology. Often students become interested in a topic through a SOC course and approach the instructor of that course for supervision; however, this is not required.

Independent Research courses allow students to pursue a specific topic of interest. These courses are offered at the 300-level, as full or half courses. Students work independently with a professor in the Department who acts as research supervisor. There are no formal class meetings, lectures, or readings other than what is agreed to with the supervisor. Professors accept supervisory responsibility at their discretion. They are not required to serve as research supervisors. It is recommended that students approach a professor working in the same sub-discipline of sociology. Often students become interested in a topic through a SOC course and approach the instructor of that course for supervision; however, this is not required.

An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructor’s area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Consult the Departmental website for current course offerings.

An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructor’s area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Consult the Departmental website for current course offerings.

An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructor’s area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Consult the Departmental website for current course offerings.

An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructor’s area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Consult the Departmental website for current course offerings.

An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructors area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Consult the Departmental website for current course offerings.

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details here.

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details here.

Note

All upper-level SOC courses have prerequisites. Students without course prerequisites can be removed at any time.

We will examine questions related to sexuality and the modern West, with a special focus on the social construction of sexual identity, practice, community and desire. To do so, we proceed self consciously with a critical analysis of the modern study of sexuality, and the ways in which sexual science, as a kind of social practice, has affected the construction and regulation of sexual orientation. We also consider how social structures such as capitalism and patriarchy, and social stratification—including race, class, and age—shape the sphere of sexuality and intimate life. Enrolment priority given to sociology specialists and majors.

This course considers the history of penology, theories of penal development and current trends. Particular attention will be paid to cross-national variations in punishment and what these reveal about the relevance of particular theories and the importance of culture in understanding historical developments in punishment. Enrolment priority given to sociology specialists and majors.

This fourth year course will provide an advanced treatment of selected topics in political Sociology. Specific topics to be covered are the relationship between political systems and cleavage voting, the relationship between social class and attitudes and voting, the post-materialist thesis, social capital and civic participation, gender politics, the various varieties, causes and effects of welfare states, and social movements. The course will have both a Canadian and international focus. Enrolment priority given to sociology specialists and majors.

Examines the competing theoretical, policy and therapeutic responses to a variety of family health problems, including addictions, chronic physical illnesses, and mental illness, as well as the effects of illness on family life and family coping. The links between theory and practice provide the basis for discussion of knowledge transfer. Enrolment priority given to sociology specialists and majors.

This course examines the labour market and employment situation of immigrants emphasizing recent Canadian experience in comparative context.  Topics include immigrant human capital, declining immigrant earnings, immigrant skill-underutilization, impact of the knowledge economy, racial discrimination, labour market structure and unionization, immigrant entrepreneurship and experiences of the Canadian-born second generation. Enrolment priority given to sociology specialists and majors.

This course examines current issues in the Sociology of Work and Labour Markets.  Specific topics covered will vary, depending on the instructor of the course.  All topics though will involve in-depth look at a contemporary concerns in the world of work.  Students will be involved in either individual or group research projects involving the use of data. Enrolment priority given to sociology specialists and majors.

Sociological research has considered how emotions influence some processes (e.g. social cohesion). However, research has neglected the emotional aspects of many social processes. This course will review theory and research that links social processes to emotions. Students will consider how sociological perspectives on emotions may be extended to new topics. Enrolment priority given to sociology specialists and majors.

Covers statistical methods currently used in the major sociological journals including multiple linear regression, logistic regression, and the fitting of loglinear models to tables of cross-classified categorical data. Stresses presentation skills and sociological interpretation of results. Enrolment priority given to sociology specialists and majors.

Students learn to calculate life tables and total fertility rates, and apply these concepts in computer projections and simulations. Enrolment priority given to sociology specialists and majors.

This research seminar uses Census data, broadly conceived, in the study of changes in gender, work and family in North America from 1871 to the present. We focus on quantitative (census enumerations) historical data related to North Atlantic Countries but will also explore what can be learned from contemporary newspaper stories, etc. Enrolment priority given to sociology specialists and majors.

In this course, students who have completed SOC355H1 will go on to conduct research from a social network perspective. The course will cover methods for analyzing social network data and familiarize students with software created for working with these data. Each student will complete an empirical research project. Enrolment priority given to sociology specialists and majors.

This course explores major questions about the nature of gender and gender inequality.   The course requires a careful review of key theoretical and empirical work addressing one of these questions and the completion of a research project. Enrolment priority given to sociology specialists and majors.

A selective introduction to major thinkers (such as Fanon, Blau, Collins) and approaches in contemporary sociological theory. Topics include: the structure-agency debate; methodological individualism; anti-colonialism. Enrolment priority given to sociology specialists and majors.

This course explores how policy processes and frameworks need to be evaluated in light of the social context in which they are developed. Factors to be considered include the interplay between public values and expectations and public policy; the implications of cultural diversity and demographic change, and understandings of ethical principles of conduct in public organizations.  A related goal is to help students learn how to use empirical research to answer highly contested issues in policy circles and in public life.  These objectives are pursued by introducing students to major trends in inequality in Canada, assessing these trends within a comparative context, reflecting on their normative implications, and examining alternative policy responses to these developments. Enrolment priority given to sociology specialists and majors.

This course focuses on current debates and research findings in the study of social movements. Enrolment priority given to sociology specialists and majors.

Relationships between various forms of culture and the networks connecting both individual people and organizations creating culture. Enrolment priority given to sociology specialists and majors.

This course examines the social foundations of thinking and action, with focus on how individuals think and act through shared cognitive embedded in larger social structures. There is an overview of classical and contemporary theories that are instrumental for understanding how culture and cognition work, and a research component to put this understanding in practice. Enrolment priority given to sociology specialists and majors.

Nearly one-quarter of Canada’s population are immigrant offspring, defined as those who immigrate as children or those who are Canadian born with foreign born parents. This course examines sociological perspectives, language and bilingualism, racial and ethnic identities, family structure and relationships, marriage, education and labour market experiences of immigrant offspring. Enrolment priority given to sociology specialists and majors.

This course offers real world observation and abundant examples that speak to the strengths and limitations of particular theory, data, and methods for studying urban problems.  Students undertake a supervised research project that involves identifying, observing and reflecting on real phenomena in the urban environment. Enrolment priority given to sociology specialists and majors.

This course gives students the opportunity to apply their understanding of the research process to the design and implementation of an original research project. Enrolment priority given to sociology specialists and majors.

Independent Research courses allow students to pursue a specific topic of interest. These courses are offered at the 400-level, as full or half courses. Students work independently with a professor in the Department who acts as research supervisor. There are no formal class meetings, lectures, or readings other than what is agreed to with the supervisor. Professors accept supervisory responsibility at their discretion. They are not required to serve as research supervisors. It is recommended that students approach a professor working in the same sub-discipline of sociology. Often students become interested in a topic through a SOC course and approach the instructor of that course for supervision; however, this is not required. Enrolment priority is given to sociology specialists and majors.

Independent Research courses allow students to pursue a specific topic of interest. These courses are offered at the 400-level, as full or half courses. Students work independently with a professor in the Department who acts as research supervisor. There are no formal class meetings, lectures, or readings other than what is agreed to with the supervisor. Professors accept supervisory responsibility at their discretion. They are not required to serve as research supervisors. It is recommended that students approach a professor working in the same sub-discipline of sociology. Often students become interested in a topic through a SOC course and approach the instructor of that course for supervision; however, this is not required. Enrolment priority is given to sociology specialists and majors.

Independent Research courses allow students to pursue a specific topic of interest. These courses are offered at the 400-level, as full or half courses. Students work independently with a professor in the Department who acts as research supervisor. There are no formal class meetings, lectures, or readings other than what is agreed to with the supervisor. Professors accept supervisory responsibility at their discretion. They are not required to serve as research supervisors. It is recommended that students approach a professor working in the same sub-discipline of sociology. Often students become interested in a topic through a SOC course and approach the instructor of that course for supervision; however, this is not required. Enrolment priority is given to sociology specialists and majors.

An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructor’s area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Visit Department or consult the Departmental website for current course offerings. Enrolment priority is given to sociology specialists and majors.

An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructor’s area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Visit Department or consult the Departmental website for current course offerings. Enrolment priority is given to sociology specialists and majors.

An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructor’s area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Visit Department or consult the Departmental website for current course offerings. Enrolment priority is given to sociology specialists and majors.

An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructor’s area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Visit Department or consult the Departmental website for current course offerings. Enrolment priority is given to sociology specialists and majors.

An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructor’s area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Visit Department or consult the Departmental website for current course offerings. Enrolment priority is given to sociology specialists and majors.

An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructor’s area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Visit Department or consult the Departmental website for current course offerings. Enrolment priority is given to sociology specialists and majors.

An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructor’s area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Visit Department or consult the Departmental website for current course offerings. Enrolment priority is given to sociology specialists and majors.

An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructors area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Visit Department or consult the Departmental website for current course offerings. Enrolment priority is given to sociology specialists and majors.

Graduate courses are available to 4th-year specialists with permission of the instructor and a minimum GPA of 3.3 for undergraduate program credit. Consult the Department for enrolment procedures.