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SOC Sociology CoursesSOC101Y1
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. SOC200Y1
A variety of theoretical approaches and research techniques are critically examined to illustrate general principles of conceptualization, measurement, and explanation. In the 1999-2000 winter-spring session, SOC200Y is a restricted course. Enrolment is limited to sociology Majors (see Note 1 above) SOC202Y1
Patterned relationships, social roles, and social expectations which arise out of interaction among individuals. SOC203Y1
Development of sociological theory in the 19th and 20th centuries; history of ideas; formal analysis; relationship between theory and empirical inquiry. SOC205Y1
Complementary perspectives of the city: as an evolving entity historically (urbanization); as a way of life and adaptation, reflecting cultures and subcultures (urbanism); as territorial parts reflecting and contributing to social processes (ecological perspective); as a unit managed by formal and informal parties (structural perspective). SOC207Y1
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. SOC210Y1
Impact of racial, ethnic, and linguistic heterogeneity and of various patterns of immigration on economic, political, and cultural institutions, and on individual identity, self-conceptions, social attitudes, and relations. SOC212Y1
Sociological analysis of deviance (acts or persons that violate the normative structures of society) and social control (societal responses that attempt to reduce, treat, or transform deviance). What is deviance? What are different ways societies respond to deviance? What are the consequences of efforts to regulate, prevent, and punish deviance? SOC213Y1
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. SOC214Y1
An examination of cross-cultural variations and social-historical changes in the organization of family life, followed by a critical look at the key activities in family life today. Emphasis is on gender relations. SOC215Y1
The acquisition and reproduction of personality, culture, and social structure. Child-rearing practices, sex-role acquisition and learning, structural influences on values, attitudes and aspirations, political socialization, adult socialization. SOC220Y1
An analysis of historical and contemporary empirical patterns of inequality in Canada. The focus is on income, power, ethnic, regional, and gender inequalities. SOC242Y1
Social factors influencing health and illness, definitions of illnesses, and social responses to illness. Options for organizational structure of health care systems. SOC246H1
Social gerontology deals with many social aspects of advanced age, e.g. problems of retirement, post-retirement life, living arrangements and family, changes in identity, and new roles for later life, in Canada and in a cross-cultural perspective. Focus is on individual aspects of aging. SOC247H1
Social gerontology deals with many social aspects of advanced age. This is a continuation of SOC246H. Focus is on institutional level analysis of the programs that assist with aging problems. SOC250Y1
Overview of the classic theoretical literature. Topics examined are: the social origins of Judaism and Christianity; the process of secularization; the significance of new religious movements; the relevance of "civil religion"; and the contemporary upsurge of "fundamentalism". SOC255Y1
Variations in the adult life cycle between and within societies; the effects of social structure on life cycles, and of life stages and transitions on individuals. SOC260Y1
Examination of the forces and factors that drive and shape policy in Canadian society. The policy areas examined include education, labour force and employment, employment equity, ethnocultural relations, and the environment. Exploration of the applications of sociology in the formulation and evaluation of policy choices. SOC263H1
Social psychological perspectives on the quality of life, focusing on interpersonal relationships, marriage and families, social equity and inequality, mass media and popular culture, and violence and victimization. SOC272H1
Globalisation is one of the main forces behind changes in the world economy, culture and population. Course examines economic, political, cultural, and urban aspects of the process. Issues: possibility of a global economic collapse, sovereignity and the nation-state, reemergence of grassroots democracy, ecological movements, virtual and physical communities. SOC299Y1
Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See page 42 for details. SOC300Y1
Basic statistical techniques with an emphasis on applications to sociological examples. Hypothesis testing techniques include chi-square, analysis of variance, and regression. Corresponding exploratory techniques (or resistant methods of developing hypotheses). SOC300Y is a restricted course. Enrolment is limited to sociology Specialists (see Note 1 above). SOC301Y1
Theories of social inequality, its historical evolution, and the determinants of continuity and change of patterns of social inequality. SOC303H1
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. SOC304H1
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. SOC305H1
Standard and more recent approaches to measuring perceptions, attitudes and preferences. Emphasizes a critical view of data collection practices in both academic and applied research. SOC306Y1
Examines explanation, theory construction, measurement procedures, and techniques for data collection and analysis within the sociology of crime and delinquency. SOC309Y1
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. SOC312Y1
Population processes (birth, death, and migration) and their relationship to social, cultural, and economic change. SOC317Y1
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. SOC320Y1
Uses of sociological research in guiding social policies and programs. Evaluation research and needs assessment methods are emphasized. Students are required to engage in a research practicum (apprenticeship) at an agency working towards social change or providing social services. SOC330Y1
SOC330Y1
Comparative study of interethnic relations, including comparisons of ethnic groups and types of ethnic groups and comparisons of their relative position in different institutions, social structures, and societies. Comparisons made with respect to the impact of society on ethnic groups, and ethnic groups in society. SOC338Y1
Composition, organization, and political role of labouring classes (artisans, industrial workers, and rural workers) during the early phases of industrial development and state modernization in Western Europe and Russia and in "Third World" countries during the 20th century. Responses of the business class, land owning classes, and political authorities. SOC340Y1
Examination of competing interpretations of the processes of revolution and counterrevolution through the study of the French Revolution, Russian Revolution and Mexican Revolution; these historically specific debates are linked to generic issues of Political Sociology, such as state-society relations; class versus elite analysis; relationship between economic, political and social change. SOC341Y1
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. SOC342Y1
Social organization of Chinese communities in Canada and abroad. Topics include historical development of Chinese communities, Chinese ethnic economy, and gender relations within Chinese communities. Experts in related topics are invited to present their research findings. Non-sociology students may seek departmental permission to enrol. SOC343Y1
An intensive research/reading course on the links between Pacific Rim society and culture and Canada. Institutional and network bridges between the Asian region and North America. SOC355Y1
The structure of social relationships, including both personal networks and the overall organization of whole social settings. The role of social structure in social support, access to scarce resources, power conflict, mobilization, diffusion, and beliefs. SOC356Y1
Analysis of the interplay between technology and society, starting with the Industrial Revolution. Considers how technological developments affect social systems, communications, work, leisure and world-systems. SOC360Y1
Examination of cultural process practices through which culture is constituted (ordered) and reproduced. A dominant cultural order is created and reproduced through the process of selective tradition, which is treated as natural and "taken for granted." The cultural processes involve the interaction of economic, political, ideological and cultural practices. SOC363H1
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. SOC365Y1
Examination of historical and contemporary sources of gender inequity, and the many dimensions of gender difference and inequality today. SOC366H1
Women's 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. SOC367H1
Explores three key sources of inequality in this society: gender, social class, and race. Examines these three sources of divisions in paid and unpaid work; differences in family by class, race, and ethnicity; the organization of different communities; and select cultural issues. SOC369Y1
Attention focused on case studies which investigate the social organization of Canadian communities. The case study approach emphasizes theory and methods. The major course requirement is an ethnographic study of a "community." SOC370Y1
The role and development of labour and the labour movement in Canada, its differential success in various industries and regions, and its impact on other aspects of society. SOC372H1
Survey of social scientific theory, research and policy on interpersonal violence. Examination of the dominant theoretical traditions used by researchers to explain violence. Canadian research on violence and its social control. SOC375Y1
Internal structure of formal and informal organizations; bureaucracies; patterns of interorganizational relations; impact of organizations on social structure and social classes of different societies. SOC380Y1
Film as a medium of communication. How such messages are assembled and how the film references symbolic systems. SOC381Y1
Our society includes many varieties of cultural tastes and practices. How are these related to inequality? How do cultural repertoires shape people's 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? SOC385Y1
Provides a framework for the empirical analysis and practical solution of problems dealing with human well-being which have contextual dimensions. Topics dealt with cover both built and natural environments, as well as aspects of technology. Each student examines a particular problem in detail. SOC386Y1
Examines explanation, theory construction, measurement procedures, and the logic of quantitative analysis within urban sociology and social demography. SOC388H1
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. SOC389Y1
A selective introduction to major thinkers and approaches in contemporary sociological theory. SOC389Y is a restricted course. Enrolment is limited to sociology Specialists (see Note 1 above). SOC390Y1/391H1/392H1
An opportunity to pursue independently a sociological topic of interest with a Departmental advisor. Intended for students in a Sociology program who have completed a minimum of 10 courses. SOC393Y1/394Y1/395Y1
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. SOC396H1/397H1/398H1
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. SOC399Y1
Many on-going changes - in education, crime, family life, population, and the environment (among others) - give rise to troubling social problems. This course uses sociological analysis and the findings of sociological research to examine public discussions and policies proposed to deal with both new and enduring social problems. SOC401Y1
Provides sociology Specialists with an opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Varies in focus from year to year. Consult the Departmental website for current course offering. SOC401Y is a restricted course. Enrolment is limited to sociology Specialists (see Note 1 above). SOC405Y1
Theoretical problems and debates concerning historical and field work (qualitative research); development of research techniques. Students design and carry out research projects. SOC405Y is a restricted course. Enrolment is limited to sociology Specialists (see Note 1 above). SOC490Y1/491H1/492H1
An opportunity to pursue independently a sociological topic of interest with a Departmental advisor. Intended for students in a Sociology program who have completed a minimum of 15.0 courses. SOC493Y1/494Y1/495Y1
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. SOC496H1/497H1/498H1
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. |
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