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200 level courses
SOCI 210. Sociological Perspectives.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
Terms Offered: Summer 2025
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Description
Major theoretical perspectives and research methods in sociology. The linkages of theory and method in various substantive areas including: the family, community and urban life, religion, ethnicity, occupations and stratification, education, and social change.
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SOCI 211. Sociological Inquiry.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
Terms Offered: Summer 2025
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An introductory review of methods of sociological research including research design, elementary quantitative data analysis, observation, and use of official statistics. Detailed examination of published examples of the use of each of the major techniques of data analysis and collection.
- Prerequisite or Corequisite: SOCI 210
- Prerequisite or Corequisite: SOCI 210
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SOCI 212. International Migration.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Introduction to social science research on international migration. Covers theories about why people migrate, constraints to migration, and various aspects of immigrant integration. Will explore key theoretical debates of the field and the empirical data and case studies on which these debates hinge.
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SOCI 213. Deviance.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Introduction to the sociological study of deviance. The course examines biological, psychological and sociological explanations for deviance. Topics covered include sexual deviance, mental disorders, and drug use.
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken SOCI 377.
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SOCI 222. Urban Sociology.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Comparative analysis of the process of urbanization in Europe, North America and the Third World; effects of urbanization upon social institutions and individuals; theories of urbanization and urbanism; the Canadian urban system; urban problems in comparative view.
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SOCI 225. Medicine and Health in Modern Society.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Socio-medical problems and ways in which sociological analysis and research are being used to understand and deal with them. Canadian and Québec problems include: poverty and health; mental illness; aging; death and dying; professionalism; health service organization.
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SOCI 227. Jews in North America.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
An introduction to the study contemporary North American Jewry using findings of sociology and other social sciences. Social, cultural, and political issues of concern to the Jewish community. Specific characteristics of Jewish life in Canada, and Québec in particular, in comparison to the American Jewish experience.
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken SOCI 327.
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SOCI 230. Sociology of Ethnic Relations.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
An introduction to the sociological study of minority groups in Canada. The course will explore the themes of racism, prejudice, and discrimination, ethnic and racial inequalities, cultural identities, multiculturalism, immigration. Theoretical, empirical, and policy issues will be discussed. While the focus will be primarily on Canada, comparisons will be made with the United States.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 210 or permission of instructor
- Prerequisite: SOCI 210 or permission of instructor
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SOCI 234. Population and Society.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Introduction to the reciprocal linkages in the social world between population size, structure and dynamics on the one hand, social structure, action and change on the other. An examination of population processes and their relation to the social world.
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SOCI 235. Technology and Society.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
An examination of the extent to which technological developments impose constraints on ways of arranging social relationships in bureaucratic organizations and in the wider society: the compatibility of current social structures with the effective utilization of technology.
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SOCI 245. The Sociology of Emotions.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Introduction to the sociology of emotions. Exploration of how social relations and emotions affect one another, focusing on the social determinants of emotions, the
social construction of emotions, and the effects of emotions on social consensus and conflict. The sociological study of emotions intersects with psychology
and neuroscience, and this course helps to situate sociology in these related disciplines.
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SOCI 247. Family and Modern Society.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Contrasting family in Canada and in the United States for the recent past. Examination of theories on family; changes and diversity of family life; complex relationships among marriage, work, and family; domestic violence; various types of family experience; and the future of the family.
- Course for the Women's Studies Concentrations
- Course for the Women's Studies Concentrations
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SOCI 250. Social Problems.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Contrasting theoretical approaches to social problems.
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SOCI 254. Development and Underdevelopment.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Competing theories about the causes of underdevelopment in the poor countries. Topics include the impact of geography, the population explosion, culture and national character, economic and sexual inequalities, democracy and dictatorship. Western imperialism and multi-national corporations, reliance on the market, and development through local participation, cooperation, and appropriate technology.
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SOCI 255. Gender and the State.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
How is political participation, representation, and mobilization within existing democracies gendered? This course provides an introduction to social scientific
literature on gender and politics. Using theoretical and empirical work in sociology, political science, and history, this course helps students identify gender disparities in political processes and debate their causes.
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SOCI 265. War, States and Social Change.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
The impact of war on society in agrarian and industrial epochs. Particular attention is given to the relationship between war and economic development, social classes, nationalism, and democratization.
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SOCI 270. Sociology of Gender.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
This course focuses on social changes in gender relations, gender inequalities and the social construction of gender. Using sociological theories of gender, different social institutions and spheres of society will be analyzed. Topics such as gender socialization, gender relations in work, family, education, and media will be covered.
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300 level courses
SOCI 304. Sociology of the Welfare State.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
The origins and history of the welfare state and the differences between types of welfare state regimes; debates about and empirical evidence for current developments in welfare state programs. Special attention will be paid to the interconnections between the evolution of the labour market and the resulting pressures on the welfare state.
- Prerequisites: SOCI 210 and SOCI 211 or instructors permission.
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SOCI 305. Socialization.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
The effects of early childhood experiences upon adult personality, and the transmission of social roles and values. Topics include: social reinforcement theories, modeling theories, maternal deprivation, culture and personality studies, cognitive development and infantile sexuality. The processes of sex role socialization.
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SOCI 307. Globalization.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
Terms Offered: Summer 2025
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Socio-economic, political and cultural dynamics related to processes of globalization. An examination of the following: key theoretical foundations of the globalization debate; the extent and implications of economic globalization; global governance and the continuing relevance of nation-states; instances of transnational activism; the diffusion of cultural practices; patterns and management of global migration and mobility.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 210 or Permission of Instructor
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SOCI 309. Health and Illness.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Health and illness as social rather than purely bio-medical phenomena. Topics include: studies of ill persons, health care occupations and organizations; poverty and health; inequalities in access to and use of health services; recent policies, ideologies, and problems in reform of health services organization.
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SOCI 310. Sociology of Mental Health.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Three broad areas of sociological research on mental health and illness: definitions and measurement; social origins; and societal responses. Mental health and illness as a product of social circumstances.
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SOCI 312. Sociology of Work and Industry.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
The development of the world of work from the rise of industrial capitalism to the postindustrial age. Responses of workers and managers to changing organizational, technological and economic realities. Interrelations between changing demands in the workplace and the functioning of the labour market. Canadian materials in comparative perspective.
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SOCI 318. Sociology of the Media.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
A survey course; examines various topics, theories, and research related to the sociological and cultural study of the media, both traditional and new.
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SOCI 320. Topics in Sociology 2.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Examination of selected topics in sociological theory and research.
- Note: Topics will vary from year to year
- Prerequisite: SOC1 210 or Permission of instructor.
- Note: Topics will vary from year to year.
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SOCI 321. Gender and Work.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Focus on men's and women's work in North American societies, historically and contemporarily, in order to understand the dynamisms of gender (in)equality in and outside of the home. Topics explored include: housework; the relationship(s) between gender, organizations and bureaucracy; emotional labour; occupational segregation and stratification; sexual harassment; and work-family policy.
- Course for the Women's Studies Concentrations
- Course for the Women's Studies Concentrations
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SOCI 322. Sociology of Literature.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
A review of sociological research on the production, readership, and broader social implications of literature. Topics will include: the issue of whether literature "reflects" society, the use of literature in establishing collective identities, and reading as a social practice.
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SOCI 325. Sociology of Science.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
A review of sociological research on science as an institution. Topics include the culture and practice of science, societal influences on scientific processes, the
use of scientific output and technology in media and society, and the impact of cultural and institutional forces on the evolution of scientific knowledge.
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SOCI 326. Political Sociology 01.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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An examination of the social changes that underlie the emergence of modern politics. An outline and empirical critique of the principal alternative models of political functioning in industrial societies. Empirical analysis of elite and mass political behaviour.
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SOCI 330. Sociological Theory.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Major themes in sociological theory as developed by key classical and contemporary theorists. Uses and limitations of social theory for understanding the social world. Themes may include inequality/power; culture/structure/values; strategic action; and social construction.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 210 or permission of instructor
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SOCI 331. Population and Environment.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Main topics and controversies linking population processes and the environment. Topics include how population processes influence the environment, population responses to changing environments, policies related to these effects, variation across and within developed and developing countries.
- Prerequisite(s): SOCI 210 or SOCI 211 or SOCI 234 or SOCI 254
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SOCI 333. Social Stratification.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
Terms Offered: Summer 2025
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The pattern, causes and consequences of social inequality. Among the inequalities considered are those of economic class, sex (gender), race, ethnicity and age. Competing theories of the causes of social inequalities are compared and assessed.
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SOCI 335. Sociology of Aging and the Life Course.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
This class will introduce students to the growing body of interdisciplinary research suggesting social factors strongly influence healthy and successful aging. Topics will include the impact of stratification (race, class, gender), neighborhood processes, social networks, family and partnerships, and bio-social interactions, on life trajectories and the aging process.
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SOCI 341. Current Problems in Sociology 02.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Intended for students who are adequately prepared to undertake advanced work and have an explicit proposal to submit.
- Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Open to U2 and U3 students only
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SOCI 342. Independent Study 1.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Intended for students who are adequately prepared to undertake advanced work and have an explicit proposal to submit.
- Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Open to U2 and U3 students only
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SOCI 343. Independent Study 2.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Intended for students who are adequately prepared to undertake advanced work and have an explicit proposal to submit.
- Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Open to U2 and U3 students only
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SOCI 345. Topics in Sociology.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Topics in Sociology. Topic varies by year.
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SOCI 350. Statistics in Social Research.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
This is an introductory course in descriptive and inferential statistics. The course is designed to help students develop a critical attitude toward statistical argument. It serves as a background for further statistics courses, helping to provide the intuition which can sometimes be lost amid the formulas.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 211
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PSYC 204, PSYC 305 or ECON 227
- You may not be able to receive credit for this course and other statistic courses. Be sure to check the Course Overlap section under Faculty Degree Requirements in the Arts or Science section of the Calendar.
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SOCI 354. Dynamics of Industrial Societies.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Theories of social, economic, and political change in the industrialized societies. Causes of cycles in economic growth; imperialism and war; and in ethnic, religious, and industrial conflict. Causes of long run trends in social inequality, crime, family stability, and the position of women. Comparison of North America, Europe, Russia, and Japan.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 210 or any other introductory course in the social sciences
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SOCI 355. Rural Life in a Global Society.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Focus on rural life in North America in the context of rapid globalization and accompanying social, demographic, economic, and cultural change. Topics include rural identity, persistent poverty, gender, race/ethnicity, environmental issues, politics, economic development strategies, education, demographic decline and aging, internal migration, health, and family dynamics.
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SOCI 365. Health and Development.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Main concepts and controversies linking health to broader social and economic conditions in low income countries. Topics include the demographic and epidemiological transitions, the health and wealth conundrum, the social determinants of health, health as an economic development strategy, and the impact of the AIDS pandemic.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 234 or SOCI 254
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SOCI 366. Neighborhoods and Inequality .
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
The causes and consequences of neighbourhood-based social inequalities in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe. Forms of inequality covered include poverty, segregation, ethnic enclaves, unemployment, educational attainment, crime, and health. Methodological issues and social policy will also be examined.
- Offered in Winter 2014
- Prerequisite(s): SOCI 210 & SOCI 222
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SOCI 370. Sociology: Gender and Development.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Exploration of the main development theories and discussion of how gender is placed within them, analysis of the practical application of development projects and discussion of how they affect gender dynamics, and examination of power relations between development agencies and developing countries. Examples from Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America are used.
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SOCI 375. Suspect Minorities in Canada.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
This course will address the challenge of diverse, liberal societies like Canada, of dealing with "suspect" minorities of various types --racial, ethnic, religious, linguistic -- from the perspective of the minority group, and majority group, and the society and polity at large.
- Prequisite(s): SOCI 210, or SOCI230, or consent of the instructor
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SOCI 385. Sociology of Human Sexuality.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Sociological perspectives on sexual activity and attitudes, and their consequences for individuals and society. Topics include gender and life-course patterns, race and class differences, social networks and STDs, and interactions of biological (hormonal, genetic) and social factors in shaping sex. Emphasis is on quantitative evidence from recent national surveys.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 210 Sociological Perspectives
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SOCI 386. Contemporary Social Movements.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
This course will focus on contemporary social movements in Canada, the U.S., and Western Europe, such as the civil rights movement, the women's movement, and the environmental movement. Empirical studies of movements will be used to explore such general issues as how social movements emerge, grow, and decline.
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SOCI 388. Crime.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Introductory course on methods and theories in criminology. Exploration of the nature and distribution of crime; and critical evaluation of definitions and the measurement of crime; review of theoretical approaches used to understand such a phenomenon; a comparative overview of the criminal justice system.
- Section 002 (01-MAY-2003/31-AUG-2003)
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SOCI 390. Gender and Health.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Key conceptual and substantive issues in gender and health since c1950: stratified medicalization of women's and men's health; social movements in health including the women's health movement; gender inequality in morbidity and mortality; gender, power and control in patient/physician interactions; embodied experience; politics and policies of gender and health.
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SOCI 395. Sociology of Law.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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The course provides an overview of the role that law plays in modern society from a sociological perspective. The first part of the course explores major theoretical traditions within the sociology of law emphasizing relevant theoretical statements by Durkheim, Marx, and Weber and examines how these theories continue to influence our understanding of the law today. The second part draws from both theoretical and empirical work to assess the ways in which the law serves as a form of social control, produces and reproduces inequality in society, and finally considers the possibility that law can act as a vehicle for social change.
- Prerequisite(s): SOCI 210
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400 level courses
SOCI 400. Comparative Migration and Citizenship.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Advanced course on international migration, belonging and diversity in contemporary societies. Will examine dynamics of exclusion and inclusion, the accommodation of cultural diversity, the adaptation of immigrants and how global international migration challenges and re-shapes citizenship. Will cover key theoretical debates in the field and the data and case studies on which these debates hinge.
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SOCI 405. Families over the Life Course.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
This course examines the comparative and interdisciplinary dimensions of family changes and their repercussions on individuals' life courses. It examines topics such as the effects of parental separation on children's well-being and development, or the impact of the diversification of family trajectories on the provision of care at old age.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 210 or SOCI 247 or permission of the instructor
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SOCI 410. Urban Ethnography.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
This course surveys the tradition of urban ethnography in sociology. Students will read, discuss, and assess major classic and modern urban ethnographies as well as
theoretical and methodological debates that pertain to urban ethnography. Special attention will be paid to scholarship that illuminates race and ethnicity, crime, and
poverty as social phenomena.
- Prerequisite(s): SOCI 222 or SOCI 366
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SOCI 415. Education and Inequality.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Focuses on the mechanisms by which educational institutions foster and maintain equalities and inequalities around the world, considers the kinds of inequalities
which exist in our society, their bases and sources, and analyzes educational practices and structures related to the production and maintenance of equalities and inequalities. Considers the consequences of educational opportunity of recent reform proposals, and the relation of education to occupational opportunities. Engages with multidisciplinary theories of social stratification and examines empirical and theoretical studies from both low-and high-income societies.
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SOCI 420. Organizations.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
A survey of theories of organization with particular reference to problems of growth, technology, centralization and decentralization, and organizational environments.
- Prerequisites: SOCI 210 or SOCI 235
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SOCI 424. Networks and Social Structures.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Relational and network-analytical approaches to social structure. The theory and methods of network analysis. Subjects will include communication networks, online community structure, social support, influence processes, and overlapping networks.
- Familiarity with R, Stata, or another programming language is strongly encouraged.
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SOCI 430. Sociology of Citizenship.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Advanced course on theoretical approaches to citizenship. Focus will be on multiple dimensions of citizenship: legal status, rights, participation and belonging. Examines how class, race, ethnicity, gender and immigrant status inform the relationship between individuals and states. Will address contemporary debates about the reconfiguration of citizenship.
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SOCI 441. Current Problems in Sociology 03.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Intended for students who are adequately prepared to undertake advanced work and have an explicit proposal to submit.
- Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Open to U2 and U3 students only
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SOCI 442. Independent Reading and Research 01.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Intended for students who are adequately prepared to undertake advanced work and have an explicit proposal to submit.
- Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Open to U2 and U3 students only
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SOCI 443. Independent Reading and Research 02.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Intended for students who are adequately prepared to undertake advanced work and have an explicit proposal to submit.
- Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Open to U2 and U3 students only
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SOCI 445. Readings: Sociological Theory.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Specialist examination of key issues in sociological theory, either through treatment in depth of a single theorist or through concentration on analytic issues that form the centre of continuing debates in the philosophy of social science.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 330 or permission of instructor
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SOCI 446. Colonialism and Society.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Forms that colonialism took, its impact on colonial societies, and its modern legacies, focusing on overseas colonialism between 1600 and the 1970s.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 210 or permission from instructor.
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SOCI 455. Post-Socialist Societies.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
The demise of Communist Party rule between 1989 - 1991 throughout Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. The societal implications (e.g. class formation, gender relations, nationalism, corruption, religious freedom) of these dramatic economic and political changes.
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SOCI 461. Quantitative Data Analysis.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
This course blends theory and applications in regression analysis. It focuses on fitting a straight line regression using matrix algebra, extending models for multivariate analysis and discusses problems in the use of regression analysis, providing criteria for model building and selection, and using statistical software to apply statistics efficiently.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 350
- You may not be able to get credit for this course and other statistic courses. Be sure to check the Course Overlap section under Faculty Degree Requirements in the Arts or Science section of the Calendar.
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SOCI 470. Topics in Economic Sociology.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Topics in economic sociology. Topics vary by year.
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SOCI 475. Canadian Ethnic Studies Seminar.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
An interdisciplinary seminar focusing on current social sciences research and public policies in areas relating to Canadian ethnic studies. Topics will include ethnic and racial inequalities, prejudice and discrimination, ethnic identities and cultural expressions, the structure and organization of minority groups.
- Restrictions: Open to students following the Minor Concentration in Canadian Ethnic Studies; or to students with at least nine credits, three at the 300 level, in the social sciences; or with permission of instructor. Not open to students who took CANS 404 in 2007-08.
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SOCI 477. Qualitative Methods in Sociology.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Introduction to qualitative research methods. Students will be exposed to various types of data collection (e.g., textual, observational) and data analysis techniques (e.g., in vivo coding) for qualitative data in an experiential, hands-on fashion.
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SOCI 480. Honours Project.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
The Honours Project, normally in the form of a paper, provides every Honours student with the opportunity to work independently on a topic of special interest. The student works out the topic for the Honours Project through discussions with appropriate potential supervisors (aided by the Honours Adviser when necessary).
- Restriction: For Sociology U3 Honours and Joint Honours students only
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SOCI 484. Emerging Democratic States.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Focus on the sociological aspects of recent transitions to democracy within developing countries - particularly within Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. Exploration of why democratization has taken place, to what extent it has been successful and the implications of democratization.
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SOCI 488. Punishment and Prisons.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
An overview of research on prison "communities" and prison riots. An assessment of incapacitation, deterrence and labelling effects of incarceration. A conceptual framework for analyzing variations (across societies) and changes (over time) in the overall aggregate rates of punishment that social systems impose on their offender populations.
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SOCI 489. Gender, Deviance and Social Control.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
This seminar examines how the definition of deviance, reactions to deviance and explanations of deviance are gendered. Specific topics vary from year to year.
- Course for Women's Studies Concentrations
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
- Restriction: open to U3 students concentrating on social problems.
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SOCI 495. Social Problems and Conflicts.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
This course explores the social construction of "social problems". It focuses on the social conflicts involved in the definition of social issues and on how and why "problems" change over time. Issues such as drinking, smoking, drug use, pornography, abortion, and homosexuality will be discussed.
- Prerequisite: permission of instructor
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SOCI 499. Internship: Sociology.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Internship with an approved host institution or organization.
- Restriction: Open to U2 and U3 students with a minimum CGPA of 2.7, and permission of the departmental Internship Advisor. This course will normally not fulfill program requirements for seminar or 400-level courses. A letter from a supervisor at the institution must attest to successful completion of the student's tenure.
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500 level courses
SOCI 501. Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
This course traces the historical development of the conflict between labor, capital, and the state over the meaning and content of democracy, and how that conflict has shaped politics, economics, and ideology over time. Through a combination of theoretical analysis of core concepts and empirical case studies, students will gain a sociological understanding of the complex forces that have shaped our modern world. Includes analysis of nation-state formation, class formation and class conflict, welfare state emergence and development, and labour unions and labour policy.
- Prerequisite(s): SOCI 210 and SOCI 211, or permission of the instructor.
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SOCI 502. Sociology of Fertility.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
An upper-level course that will cover the major theories and findings from the social scientific study of fertility behavior. Readings and discussion will focus on the causal linkages between social change and transitions in fertility behavior. We will examine contemporary and historical fertility behavior and transitions across the globe.
- Restriction(s): Open to graduate students and final year undergraduates
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SOCI 504. Quantitative Methods 1.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
An introduction to basic regression techniques commonly used in the social sciences. Covers the least squares linear regression model in depth and may introduce models for discrete dependent variables as well as the maximum-likelihood approach to statistical inference. Emphasis on the assumptions behind regression models and correct interpretation of results. Assignments will emphasize practical aspects of quantitative analysis.
- Prerequisites: SOCI 350 and SOCI 461 or equivalents
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SOCI 506. Quantitative Methods 3.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Advanced statistical analyses focusing on advanced methods such as event history analysis and analysis of contingency tables.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 504 or equivalent or permission of instructor.
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SOCI 507. Social Change.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
An examination of the major sociological theories of long term macro social change. Topics include why industrialization began in Europe instead of Asia, the divergence among societies in systems of class, gender, ethnic and racial inequality, and whether industrial society has entered a new post-industrial or post-modern phase.
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken SOCI 672. Undergraduates by permission of instructor only.
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SOCI 508. Medical Sociology and Social Psychiatry.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
The social construction of mental illness and disease, the personal and professional definition and recognition of illness, the distribution and determinants of illness, disease, sickness in the population, and the politics of medical research.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 309 or SOCI 310 or Permission of the Instructor.
- Note: Open to Social Studies of Medicine students.
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SOCI 510. Seminar in Social Stratification.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Recent theoretical and empirical developments in social stratification and inequality. The study of social class, with attention to the anomalous findings on heterogeneity in labour markets and the labour process, status attainment processes, and the socio-political and industrial attitudes of the working class. Students will prepare quantitative analysis of Canadian survey material as well as critical qualitative reviews.
- Prerequisites: SOCI 333 and SOCI 350 or equivalents
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SOCI 512. Ethnicity and Public Policy.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Major themes in the theoretical literature on ethnicity. Public policies with direct and indirect implications for inter-ethnic relations will be studied. Policies affecting areas such as language, education, immigration, employment and promotion, multiculturalism and welfare. Examples drawn from several multi-ethnic societies. Political, constitutional, and economic problems associated with these policy initiatives.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 230 or permission from the instructor.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken SOCI 629.
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SOCI 514. Criminology.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
A survey of the major schools of thought that have developed to explain criminal behaviour from the emergence of modern criminology in the 18th and 19th centuries to current debates.
- Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor.
- Note: Grad students and U3 students only.
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SOCI 515. Medicine and Society.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
The sociology of health and illness. Reading in areas of interest, such as: the sociology of illness, health services occupations, organizational settings of health care, the politics of change in national health service systems, and contemporary ethical issues in medical care and research.
- Prerequisite: Undergraduate students require permission of instructor
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SOCI 519. Gender and Globalization.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Focus on the diverse forces of globalization that impact the lives of men and women. Critical analysis of key theories and concepts implicated in the intersection of globalization processes with gender dynamisms.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 270 or permission of instructor.
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SOCI 520. Migration and Immigrant Groups.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Review of the major demographic, economic and sociological theories of internal and international migration. The main emphasis will be on empirical research on migration and immigrant groups.
- Prerequisite: 15 credits in the Social Sciences
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SOCI 525. Health Care Systems in Comparative Perspective.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Comparative perspective to illustrate processes involved in the development and evolution of health care systems around the world. Countries examined will represent different welfare state regimes, health care system typologies, levels of development and wealth.
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EPIB 525. Not open to students who are taking or have taken PPHS 525.
- Note: This course is cross-listed in Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and in Sociology.
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SOCI 526. Indigenous Women's Health and Healthcare
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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This course examines (i) the health status of Indigenous women in Canada, (ii) Indigenous ways of knowing about health, (iii) healthcare services, delivery, and access for Indigenous women in rural and remote areas as well as in urban centres, (iv) and participatory health research with Indigenous communities.
- Restrictions: Undergraduate students must obtain permission of instructor to enroll in the course.
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SOCI 529. Political Sociology 1.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Key theories and empirical areas of political sociology. Major works relevant to each theme will be read and analyzed. Topics include: political socialization, the social psychology of political behaviour, class and politics, political organizations, elite studies. A research paper in one of the areas covered will be required.
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SOCI 530. Sex and Gender.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
This seminar critically reviews theoretical perspectives and research on sex and gender in various domains of social life. It gives special emphasis to work which considers the meaning of gender and how it differs across time and place.
- Restriction: Open to Honours Sociology students and to Sociology Majors with the permission of the instructor
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SOCI 535. Sociology of the Family.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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This seminar reviews literature on major research areas in family. The course examines families in the past, the study of family using a life course approach, and considers selective areas which may have had significant influences on contemporary family such as work and family, family violence, and cultural variation in families.
- Undergraduate students require permission of instructor
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SOCI 538. Selected Topics in Sociology of Biomedical Knowledge.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
The seminar will examine recent work in the sociology of biomedical knowledge. It will focus on the technological shaping of biomedical knowledge, i.e., on the impact of new technologies and equipments on the development of biomedical knowledge.
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SOCI 540. Comparative Ethnicity and Race.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Introduction to the sociological study of ethnicity and ‘race’. Exploration of the range of meanings and the contours of theoretical debates across a range of places in order to put in perspective the North-American experience.
- Section 01 - Sociology Honours, and Major Concentration students with instructor's permission
- Section 02 - Sociology graduate students
- Restriction: Open to graduate students. Undergraduate students admitted with permission of instructor.
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SOCI 545. Sociology of Population.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
The classic literature of sociology of population. Drawing reciprocal linkages between social and population processes: Historical, family and labour force demography, demographic and fertility transitions, mortality, ethnic and race relations, gender, macro-structural interaction theory, and the relation of population and the environment.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 234 or equivalent
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SOCI 550. Developing Societies.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Comparison of alternative explanations of underdevelopment: the impact of social stratification, relations of domination and subordination between countries, state interference with the market. Alternative strategies of change: revolution, structural adjustment, community development and cooperatives. Students will write and present a research paper, and participate extensively in class discussion.
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SOCI 555. Comparative Historical Sociology.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
The analysis of patterns of state and nation-building in historical and comparative perspectives with particular attention being given to methodology.
- Restriction: Undergraduate students require permission of instructor
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SOCI 560. Labour and Globalization.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
The relationship between labour and globalization, focusing on globalization of production, working conditions, national labour responses, and the emergence of transnational campaigns for labour rights and new forms of private regulation.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 307 or Permission of Instructor
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SOCI 571. Deviance and Social Control.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
This seminar focuses on how social groups enforce rules (and maintain social order) through coercion and socialization. It reviews current research and critiques key theoretical approaches to social control. Included are discussions of regulating institutions such as prisons and mental asylums, and the roles of gossip, manners and etiquettes.
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SOCI 580. Social Research Design and Practice.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Asking researchable sociological questions and evaluation of different research designs used to answer such questions. Development of cogent research proposals, including data collection procedures. Principles, dynamics, strengths and practical limitations of research designs. Examples from recent publications.
- Restriction: Open to U3 and graduate students
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SOCI 588. Biosociology/Biodemography.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
This course will explore linkages between social and biological systems, their influence on health and well-being over the life course, and on health disparities. Topics include classical sociological approaches to biosocial processes, sociobiology (reductionist, but population-based), and newer demographic studies on gen-environment, epigenetic, and stress-metabolic/allostatic processes.
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SOCI 590. Social Conflict and Violence.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
This course examines recent theory and research on the comparative study of social conflict and political violence. Topics covered include the causes and consequences of international wars, state repression, civil violence, guerrilla warfare, and terrorism.
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SOCI 595. Migration Governance and Stratification.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Faculty of Arts)
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Description
Examination of how states and other actors govern the movement of people across international borders, and how this governance contributes to new and ongoing patterns of stratification by race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexuality. Topics include: theoretical paradigms for understanding migration governance and its relation to inequalities; the economic, social, and political factors that influence immigration and refugee policy making; the social construction of migrant categories in historical perspective; the role of international organizations and non-state actors in migration governance; and the relationship between migration governance and migrants' experiences of economic, social, and political stratification.
- Prerequisite(s): By permission of instructor
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600 level courses
SOCI 600. Qualitative Research Methods 1.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Overview of qualitative research design and modes of data collection, particularly observation, interviewing and focus groups. Students are required to design and undertake their own qualitative research project. Introduction to computerized tools for qualitative data management, transcription and analysis.
- Restrictions: Permission of instructor. Not open to students who have taken SOCI 540.
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SOCI 601. Qualitative Research Methods 2.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Qualitative data interpretation and analysis. Coding, identifying themes and memo-writing. Students conclude their qualitative research project, writing up findings in the form of a publishable-quality paper.
- Seminar will be offered once a week, during the Fall term, for a duration of two hours (1x2).
- Prerequisite: SOCI 600
- Restrictions: Permission of instructor.
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SOCI 602. Comparative-Historical Methods.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
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Description
This course reviews the diverse methods of comparative-historical sociology and prepares students to employ these methods for their research.
- Restriction(s): Permission of instructor.
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SOCI 603. Bibliographic Methods 1.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Research-related skills for the production of a research bibliography under the supervision of a faculty member.
- Corequisite: SOCI 604.
- Restriction: Restricted to Sociology M.A. students.
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SOCI 604. Bibliographic Methods 2.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Advanced research-related skills for the production of a research bibliography under the supervision of a faculty member.
- Corequisite: SOCI 603.
- Restriction: Restricted to Sociology M.A. students.
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SOCI 620. Quantitative Methods 2.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
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Description
This course provides an introduction to generalized linear models for analyzing categorical and correlated data. The main topics include: (1) logistic/probit models (including multinomial logit, logit models for ordinal data) and (2) Extensions to multilevel and panel data analysis. The exposition covers model specification,estimation, hypothesis testing, remedies for violations of statistical assumptions, and interpretation of the results. The emphasis is on applications of these models in social science research, and research articles in sociology are used to illustrate the application of these models and techniques.
- Restriction(s): Premission of instructor.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 504 or equivalent
- Restriction(s): Premission of instructor.
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SOCI 621. Fixed and Random Effects.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
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Description
Fixed and random effect regression. Emphasis on longitudinal panel data and hierarchical data.
- Prerequisites: SOCI 504 or equivalent
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SOCI 622. Event History Analysis.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
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Description
Applied introduction to event history analysis, a set of statistical methods used to analyze changes from one state to another (i.e. transitions) and the effects of independent variables on the timing and likelihood of these transitions.
- Prerequisites: SOCI 504 or equivalent
- Restrictions: Permission of instructor.
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SOCI 623. Latent Variable Models.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
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Description
Latent variable models attempt to explain complex relations between manifest/observed variables by simple relations between these variables and an underlying unobservable or “latent” structure. Topics include both cross-sectional (Latent Class, factor analysis) and longitudinal (Latent Transition/Hidden Markov, Latent Class Growth Analysis, Growth Mixture Models) versions.
- Prerequisites: SOCI 504 or equivalent
- Restrictions: Permission of instructor.
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SOCI 624. Social Networks.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
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Description
Social networks from various standpoints, including classical theory, formal models, methods for empirical analysis, and substantive applications.
- Prerequisites: SOCI 652 or Permission of Instructor
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Syllabus:
SOCI 625 D1 Fall 2021
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SOCI 625D1/D2 Fall 2019-Winter 2020 [.pdf]
SOCI 626. Demographic Methods.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
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Description
Introduction to demographic measurement and modeling. Course covers direct and indirect estimation, standardization, life table construction, and population projections.
- Specific topics may vary from semester to semester.
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SOCI 652. Current Sociological Theory.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Examination of works in some major areas of Sociology with a focus on: antecedent thought and research in the area; the internal structure and consistency of these works; the validity of the major claims made; and the implications for future theoretical development and research.
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SOCI 690. M.A. Thesis 1.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Exploratory thesis research for the selection of a thesis topic.
- Restriction: Open only to graduate students registered in the M.A. thesis program of the Sociology Department.
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SOCI 691. M.A. Thesis 2.
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Credits: 6
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
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Description
Preparation, submission and approval of the thesis proposal by the student to his/her committee.
- Restriction: Open only to graduate students registered in the M.A. thesis program of the Sociology Department.
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SOCI 692. M.A. Thesis 3.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
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Description
Fieldwork and data analysis on the thesis. Progress report to the supervisor.
- Restriction: Open only to graduate students registered in the M.A. thesis program of the Sociology Department.
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SOCI 693. M.A. Thesis 4.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
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Description
Fieldwork and data analysis on the thesis. Progress report to the supervisor.
- Restriction: Open only to graduate students registered in the M.A. thesis program of the Sociology Department.
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SOCI 694. M.A. Thesis 5.
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Credits: 18
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Completion, submission, and approval of the M.A. Thesis by the committee and the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office.
- Restriction: Open only to graduate students registered in the M.A. thesis program of the Sociology Department.
- Restriction: Open only to graduate students registered in the M.A. thesis program of the Sociology Department.
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SOCI 695. M.A. Thesis 6.
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Credits: 15
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Completion, submission, and approval of the M.A. Thesis by the committee and the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office.
- Restriction: Open only to graduate students registered in the Medical Sociology thesis program.
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SOCI 696. Research Paper 1.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
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Description
Exploratory research for the selection of a research topic.
- Restriction: Open only to graduate students registered in the M.A. thesis program of the Sociology Department.
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SOCI 697. Research Paper 2.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
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Description
Preparation, submission and approval of the proposal by the student to his/her supervisor.
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SOCI 698. Research Paper 3.
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Credits: 6
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
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Description
Fieldwork and data analysis on the research.
- Restriction: Open only to graduate students registered in the M.A. thesis program of the Sociology Department.
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SOCI 699. Research Paper 4.
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Credits: 12
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
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Description
Completion, submission and approval of the research paper by the committee.
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700 level courses
SOCI 700. Ph.D. Area Examination 1.
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Credits: 0
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
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Description
The examination assesses the student's breadth of knowledge in one substantive area. This is the first of two required comprehensive examinations for the Ph.D. Program.
- Restriction: Only open to Ph.D. students in the Sociology Department
- Restriction: Only open to Ph.D. students in the Sociology Department
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SOCI 701. Ph.D. Area Examination 2.
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Credits: 0
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
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Description
The examination assesses the student's breadth of knowledge in one substantive area. This is the second of two required comprehensive examinations for the Ph.D. Program.
- Restriction: Only open to Ph.D. students in the Sociology Department
- Restriction: Only open to Ph.D. students in the Sociology Department
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SOCI 702. Ph.D. Proposal Approval.
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Credits: 0
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Presentation and acceptance of the Ph.D. Proposal Defense by the student to the Department Proposal Committee.
- Only open to Ph.D. students in the Sociology Department
- Restriction: Only open to Ph.D. students in the Sociology Department
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SOCI 703. Bibliographic Methods 3.
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Credits: 0
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
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Description
Further development of research-related skills and the production of a research bibliography under the supervision of a faculty member.
- Restriction: Restricted to Sociology Ph.D. students.
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SOCI 704. Bibliographic Methods 4.
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Credits: 0
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
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Description
Further development of research-related skills and the production of a research bibliography under the supervision of a faculty member.
- Restriction: Restricted to Sociology Ph.D. students.
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SOCI 720. Reading in Social Theory.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
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Description
Supervised readings in social theory supervised by a member of staff. Topics will be chosen to suit individual interests.
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SOCI 730. Reading and Research.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Sociology (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Supervised readings and research supervised by a memeber of staff. Topics will be chosen to suit individual interests.
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