Sociology
Faculty List
W.W.
Isajiw, B.A. (LaSalle), M.A., Ph.D. (Catholic Univ. of America),
Professor Emeritus
R.
O'Toole, B.A. (Leeds), PGCE (London), M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto),
Professor Emeritus
A.
Sev'er, B.A., M.A. (Windsor), Ph.D. (York, Canada), Professor
Emeritus
J.
Hannigan, B.A., M.A. (Western Ontario), Ph.D. (Ohio State), Professor
J.
Tanner, B.Sc. (London), PGCE (Leicester), M.A., Ph.D. (Alberta),
Professor
J.
Hermer, B.A. (Western), M.A. (Carleton), D.Phil. (Oxon.), Associate
Professor
P-c.
Hsiung, B.A. (National Chun-sing), M.A. (Chinese Cultural), M.A.,
Ph.D. (UCLA), Associate Professor
P.
Landolt, B.A., M.A. (York), M.A., Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins), Associate
Professor
A.
Mullen, B.A. (Berkeley), M.A., Ph.D. (Yale), Associate Professor
S.
Ungar, B.A. (McGill), M.A., Ph.D. (York, Canada), Associate Professor
K.
Liddle, B.A. (Oberlin), M.A. (Auburn), Ph.D. (Emory), Assistant
Professor
R. Salem, M.A. (Oxford), Ph.D. (Princeton), Assistant Professor
D.
Silver, B.A. (Berkeley), M.A., Ph.D. (Chicago), Assistant Professor
Discipline Representative: A. Mullen Email: mullen@utsc.utoronto.ca
Undergraduate Counsellor: J. Roopnarinesingh Email: social-sciences-counsellor@utsc.utoronto.ca
Sociology is the scientific study of interaction among people, the social
relations which they establish, and the social groups which they form.
Sociology explains how society is ordered, how it functions, and what
accounts for social cohesion, social stratification, social mobility,
and social change. It studies the consequences of co-operation, competition,
and conflict.
Students may wish to take Sociology courses as a part of a general education,
in anticipation of the usefulness of certain courses in future occupations
or professions, or as part of a Specialist, Major or Minor Program.
The introductory courses, SOCA01H3
and SOCA02H3, are intended to
familiarize students with the distinctive theories, methods and questions
of sociology as a part of a liberal education. In addition, the courses
provide a minimum background of knowledge about sociology, and hence
are a prerequisite to all of the more advanced courses.
Planning a Program in Sociology
Students are obliged to take required courses in the Major and Specialist
Programs as early in their careers as possible. For example, SOCA01H3
and SOCA02H3 should be taken during
the first year, SOCB05H3, SOCB06H3,
SOCB42H3 and SOCB43H3
should be taken during the second year and SOCC40H3
and SOCC41H3 should be taken during
the third year. Failure to do so may lead to timetable conflicts and
could prolong the completion of the Program. Students are reminded that
they are not permitted to register in courses for which they have not
completed the prerequisites indicated in the Calendar. They
may only enter a course for which they lack the prerequisites by obtaining
the permission of the instructor prior to registration. Instructors
have the right to request removal of any student ineligible for enrolment.
SPECIALIST PROGRAM IN SOCIOLOGY (ARTS)
Program Admission
Enrolment in the Specialist Program is limited. Students must normally
apply to enter the Program after completing 4 or 5 full credits including
SOCA01H3 and SOCA02H3.
Decisions are made on Program admissions only twice a year, in May and
in August, and are based on student requests submitted to the Registrar
through ROSI. Admission is determined on the basis of a student's overall
GPA and grades in SOCA01H3 and
SOCA02H3. For students applying
after 8-10 credits, admission will be on the basis of overall GPA and
grades in SOC courses taken. Specialist students will be entitled to
priority access to SOCB06H3, SOCB42H3,
SOCB43H3, SOCD23H3
& SOCD31H3, for fall-winter sessions,
in the summer early registration period.
Program Requirements
The Program requires completion of 12.0 full credits as described below.
No more than 14.0 full credits in Sociology may be included in a four-year
degree.
- SOCA01H3 Introduction to
Sociology I
SOCA02H3 Introduction to Sociology II
- SOCB05H3 Logic of Social
Inquiry
- SOCB06H3 Social Statistics
- SOCB42H3 Classical Sociological
Theory I
- SOCB43H3 Classical Sociological
Theory II
- 2.0 full credits at B-level in Sociology
- SOCC40H3 Contemporary Sociological
Theory Part I
- SOCC41H3 Contemporary Sociological
Theory Part II
- SOCD23H3 Practicum in Qualitative
Research Methods
or
SOCD31H3 Practicum in Quantitative
Research Methods
- 4.5 full credits in Sociology at C- or D- level of which at least
1.0 must be at the D-level.
Note: Students may substitute courses from cognate disciplines
with the prior approval of the program supervisor.
- 1.0 other full credit in Sociology.
SPECIALIST (CO-OPERATIVE) PROGRAM IN SOCIOLOGY (ARTS)
The Specialist (Cooperative) Program in Sociology has been withdrawn
from the curriculum. Every effort will be made to ensure that degrees
students currently enrolled in the program are able to complete it.
Degree students who first enrolled at UTSC prior to the 2011 Summer
Session should refer to the 2010/2011 UTSC Calendar.
MAJOR PROGRAM IN SOCIOLOGY (ARTS)
Program Admission
Enrolment in the Major Program is limited. Students must normally apply
to enter the Program after completing 4 or 5 full credits including
SOCA01H3 and SOCA02H3.
Decisions are made on Program admissions only twice a year, in May and
in August, and are based on student requests submitted to the Registrar
through ROSI. Admission is determined on the basis of a student's overall
GPA and grades in SOCA01H3 and
SOCA02H3. For students applying
after 8-10 credits, admission will be on the basis of overall GPA and
grades in SOC courses taken. Major students will be entitled to priority
access to SOCB06H3, SOCB42H3
and SOCB43H3 for fall-winter sessions,
in the summer early registration period.
Program Requirements
The Program requires completion of 7.0 full credits in Sociology including:
- SOCA01H3 Introduction to
Sociology I
SOCA02H3 Introduction to Sociology II
- SOCB05H3 Logic of Social
Inquiry
- SOCB06H3 Social Statistics
- SOCB42H3 Classical Sociological
Theory I
- SOCB43H3 Classical Sociological
Theory II
- 4.0 full credits in Sociology, at least 2.0 of which must be at
the C- or D-level
MINOR PROGRAM IN SOCIOLOGY (ARTS)
Program Admission
Admission to the Minor Program in Sociology is not limited. All students
who apply for this Program will be admitted. However, students are warned
that they are not guaranteed admission to B-level and C-level courses
during fall and winter session, and thus will be accommodated only after
other program students have been admitted to these courses. Thus some
courses may be unavailable, or available only in the summer.
Program Requirements
The Program requires completion of 4.0 full credits in Sociology including:
- SOCA01H3 Introduction to
Sociology I
- SOCA02H3 Introduction to
Sociology II
- SOCB05H3 Logic of Social
Inquiry
- SOCB42H3 Classical Sociological
Theory I
- SOCB43H3 Classical Sociological
Theory II
- 1.5 additional full credits in Sociology including 1.0 at the
C-level
SOCA01H3
Introduction to Sociology I
An introduction to the basic concepts, principles and methods of Sociology
as a discipline for the study of society. Sociology I covers theory,
methods, culture, social interaction and social stratification.
Exclusion: SOC101Y
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCA02H3
Introduction to Sociology II
Sociology II applies the ideas from Sociology I to social institutions
and processes. Topics covered include race and ethnicity, gender,
urbanisation, globalisation, population and deviant behaviour.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3
Exclusion: SOC101Y
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCB05H3
Logic of Social Inquiry
This course introduces the logic of sociological research and surveys
the major quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Students learn
to evaluate the validity of research findings, develop research questions
and select appropriate research designs.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
Exclusion: SOC200H, SOC200Y, (SOCB40H3),
(SOCB41H3)
Enrolment Limits: 170
Breadth Requirement: Quantitative Reasoning
SOCB06H3
Social Statistics
A consideration of elementary statistics including the summarizing
of data, the logic of statistical decision-making and a number of
common statistical tests. Statistics is a basic tool used by sociologists.
An understanding of statistics is necessary for the student who wants
to become an informed reader of social research. A working knowledge
of elementary algebra is required. However, the lecturer will undertake
brief reviews of mathematics as the need arises.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
Exclusion: ANTC35H3, (ECMB09Y3),
ECMB11H3,
POLB11H3, PSYB07H3,
SOC202H, (SOC300Y), STAB22H3
Enrolment Limits: 170
Breadth Requirement: Quantitative Reasoning
SOCB22H3
Sociology of Gender
This course examines gender as a sociological category that organizes
and, at the same time, is organized by, micro and macro forces. By
examining how gender intersects with race, ethnicity, class, sexuality,
age, and other dimensions, we analyze the constitution and evolution
of gendered ideology and practice.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCB26H3
Sociology of Education
This course offers a sociological perspective on a familiar experience:
attending school. It examines the stated and hidden purposes of schooling;
explores how learning in schools is organized; evaluates the drop-out
problem; the determinants of educational success and failure; and,
it looks at connections between school and work.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
Enrolment Limits: 170
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCB42H3
Classic Sociological Theory I
The development of classic sociological theory from its Enlightenment
origins to the eve of the 20th century. Special emphasis is placed
on the work of Auguste Comte, Herbert Spencer and Karl Marx.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3& SOCA02H3
Exclusion: SOC203Y
Enrolment Limits: 170
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies
SOCB43H3
Classic Sociological Theory II
The development of classic sociological theory from the end of the
19th century to the eve of World War II. Special emphasis is placed
on the work of Emile Durkheim, Max Weber and Georg Simmel.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& SOCB42H3
Exclusion: SOC203Y
Enrolment Limits: 170
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies
SOCB44H3
Sociology of Cities and Urban Life
A theoretical and empirical examination of the processes of urbanization
and suburbanization. Considers classic and contemporary approaches
to the ecology and social organization of the pre-industrial, industrial,
corporate and postmodern cities.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
Exclusion: SOC205Y
Enrolment Limits: 170
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCB47H3
Social Inequality
A sociological examination of the ways in which individuals and groups
have been differentiated and ranked historically and cross-culturally.
Systems of differentiation and devaluation examined may include gender,
race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, citizenship/legal status,
and ability/disability.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
Exclusion: SOC301Y
Enrolment Limits: 170
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCB49H3
Sociology of Family
This course explores the family as a social institution, which shapes
and at the same time is shaped by, the society in North America. Specific
attention will be paid to family patterns in relation to class, gender,
and racial/ethnic stratifications. Selected focuses include: socialization;
courtship; heterosexual, gay and lesbian relations; gender division
of labour; immigrant families; childbearing and childrearing; divorce;
domestic violence; elderly care.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
Exclusion: SOC214Y
Enrolment Limits: 170
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCB50H3
Deviance and Normality I
This course explores how deviance and normality is constructed and
contested in everyday life. The course revolves around the themes
of sexuality, gender, poverty, race and intoxication. Particular attention
will be paid to the role of official knowledge in policing social
norms.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
Exclusion: SOC212Y
Enrolment Limits: 170
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCB51H3
Deviance and Normality II
This course explores how deviance and normality is constructed and
contested in everyday life. The course revolves around the themes
of sexuality, gender, poverty, race and intoxication. Particular attention
will be paid to the role of official knowledge in policing social
norms.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
Exclusion: SOC212Y
Enrolment Limits: 170
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCB52H3
International Migration and Immigrant Incorporation
The course provides an overview of competing theories and concepts
in the field of international migration and immigrant incorporation.
Discussion puts the Canadian case in comparative perspective.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
Exclusion: SOC210Y
Enrolment Limits: 170
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCB53H3
Race and Ethnicity
The course draws on a geographically varied set of case studies to
consider both the historical development and contemporary state of
the sociological field of race, racialization and ethnic relations.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
Exclusion: SOC210Y
Enrolment Limits: 170
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCB54H3
Sociology of Work and Industry I
Economic activity drives human society. This course explores the nature
of work, how it is changing, and the impact of changes on the transition
from youth to adult life. It also examines racism in the workplace,
female labour force participation, and why we call some jobs 'professions',
but not others.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
Exclusion: SOC207Y, SOC317Y, SOC370Y
Enrolment Limits: 170
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCB55H3
Sociology of Work and Industry II
Is it just about the money? This course examines the factors that
shape workplace behaviour-the effects of managerial control systems,
technology and work groups; the expectations that people have of their
jobs. It examines relationships between workers and management, trade
unions and industrial conflict. It explores cheating in the workplace.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
Exclusion: SOC207Y, SOC317Y, SOC370Y
Enrolment Limits: 170
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCB58H3
Sociology of Culture
An introduction to various ways that sociologists think about and
study culture. Topics will include the cultural aspects of a wide
range of social phenomena - including inequality, gender, economics,
religion, and organizations. We will also discuss sociological approaches
to studying the production, content, and audiences of the arts and
media.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
Exclusion: (SOCC18H3),
SOC360Y
Enrolment Limits: 170
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies
SOCC03H3
Collective Behaviour
The study of uninstitutionalized group behaviour - crowds, panics,
crazes, riots and the genesis of social movements.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& [SOCB05H3 or [(SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)]] & SOCB42H3
& SOCB43H3
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCC04H3
Social Movements
The development of an approach to social movements which includes
the following: the origin of social movements, mobilization processes,
the career of the movement and its routinization. The course readings
will be closely related to the lectures, and a major concern will
be to link the theoretical discussion with the concrete readings of
movements.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& [SOCB05H3 or [(SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)]] & SOCB42H3
& SOCB43H3
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCC08H3
Gender and Information Technology
Examines transformation and perpetuation of gender stratification
in relation to information technology (IT). It explores the roles
of family, ideology, state policies, and other social institutions,
and in the context of development and globalization. Students will
develop and apply analytical skills to understand gender and IT in
everyday life.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& [SOCB05H3 or [(SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)] & SOCB42H3
& SOCB43H3] or (ISTB01H3)
or IDSA01H3
Exclusion: SOC356Y
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCC09H3
Sociology of Gender and Work
Explores the interaction of gender and work, both paid and unpaid
work. Critically assesses some cases for central theoretical debates
and recent research. Considers gender differences in occupational
and income attainment, housework, the relation of work and family,
gender and class solidarity, and the construction of gender identity
through occupational roles.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& [SOCB05H3 or [(SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)]] & SOCB42H3
& SOCB43H3
Exclusion: SOC366H
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCC10H3
Gendered Selves, Gendered Lives and Inequalities
Individuals are socialized to act, think, behave and get treated in
ways that are genderized. This course is a critical examination of
gender in work, health, education, interpersonal relations, family
life and parenthood. Socially constructed inequalities on the basis
of gender will be challenged.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& [SOCB05H3 or [(SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)]] & SOCB42H3
& SOCB43H3
Exclusion: SOC365H, SOC365Y
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCC11H3
Policing and Security
This course examines the character of policing and security programs
in advanced liberal democracies. Attention will be paid to the nature
and enforcement of modern law by both state and private agents of
order, as well as the dynamics of the institutions of the criminal
justice system.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& [SOCB05H3 or [(SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)]] & SOCB42H3
& SOCB43H3
Exclusion: SOC213Y, SOC306Y
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCC16H3
Sociology of Conflict and Co-operation
An examination of international conflict and cooperation in the context
of global change. This course begins with an examination of the nuclear
arms race, then explores how technology, economics, population growth,
and environment interact to create interdependencies and afford new
opportunities for world order. Special attention is given to North-South
relations and to climate change.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& [SOCB05H3 or [(SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)]] & SOCB42H3
& SOCB43H3
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCC21H3
Sociology of Religion
An examination of religion as a social institution. Consideration
of the problem of appropriate definition precedes close analysis of
the writings of major classic theories on the topic of religious belief
and practice. The continuing significance of this work in contemporary
theory and research is investigated.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& [SOCB05H3 or [(SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)]] & SOCB42H3
& SOCB43H3
Exclusion: SOC250Y, RLG210Y
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCC24H3
Changing Family Life in Canada
A theoretical and empirical examination of different forms of family
and the major changes in the structure and interaction of family life
in Canada. Of special interest are topics like women and work, race/ethnicity
and family diversities, declining birth-rates, high divorce rates
and new reproductive technologies.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& [SOCB05H3 or [(SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)]] & SOCB42H3
& SOCB43H3
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCC25H3
Ethnicity, Race and Migration
A theoretical and empirical examination of ethnic identity formation,
race and racism, and their relationship to international migration.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& [SOCB05H3 or [(SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)]] & SOCB42H3
& SOCB43H3
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCC26H3
Sociology of Urban Growth
An in-depth examination of major trends and theories of urban growth
from the 19th century to the present. Topics include planning urban
utopias (Ebenezer Howard, Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright); Jane
Jacobs' urban neighbourhood; edge cities; new urbanist principles;
spectacular consumption spaces; neo-bohemia, urban scenes and the
creative city.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& [SOCB05H3 or [(SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)]] & SOCB42H3
& SOCB43H3
Exclusion: SOC386Y
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCC27H3
Sociology of Suburbs and Suburbanization
This course examines the political economy of suburban development,
the myth and reality of suburbanism as a way of life, the working
class suburb, the increasing diversity of suburban communities, suburbia
and social exclusion, and the growth of contemporary suburban forms
such as gated communities and lifestyle shopping malls.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3, SOCA02H3,
SOCB44H3
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCC29H3
Special Topics in Sociology of Family
A sociological and historical analysis of diverse family forms across
the ages and in different geographic locations. How consensus versus
conflict theories account for the changes in family forms and how
subsistence patterns such as hunting-gathering, horticulture, agrarian
and industrial patterns shape and alter the family forms and gendered
roles will be analyzed.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& [SOCB05H3 or [(SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)]] & SOCB42H3
& SOCB43H3
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCC30H3
Criminal Behaviour
The young figure prominently in people's views about, and fears of,
crime. This course examines definitions of crime, how crime problems
are constructed and measured. It looks at schools and the street as
sites of criminal behaviour, and considers how we often react to crime
in the form of moral panics.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& [SOCB05H3 or [(SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)]] & SOCB42H3
& SOCB43H3
Exclusion: SOC306Y
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCC33H3
Comparative Social Structure
A comparative analysis of social systems, social institutions and
social organizations which attempts to link the specific to the general
and the local to the global in the area of social structure. Attention
will be devoted to various case studies.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& [SOCB05H3 or [(SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)]] & SOCB42H3
& SOCB43H3
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCC34H3
Migrations & Transnationalisms
Examines the relationship between contemporary modes of international
migration and the formation of transnational social relations and
social formations. Considers the impact of trans-nationalisms on families,
communities, nation-states, etc.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& [SOCB05H3 or [(SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)]] & [[SOCB42H3
& SOCB43H3] or IDSB01H3]
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCC35H3
Social Change
An examination of processes of change in social structures, social
institutions and social organizations grounded in the investigation
of general theories of social transformation. Special attention is
devoted to the nature, causes and consequences of socio-cultural changes
in the contemporary world.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& [SOCB05H3 or [(SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)]] & SOCB42H3
& SOCB43H3
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCC37H3
Environment and Society
This course links studies in the classical sociology of resources
and territory (as in the works of Harold Innis, S.D. Clark, and the
Chicago School), with modern topics in ecology and environmentalism.
The course will include empirical research, and theoretical issues,
in the relationship of various social systems to their natural environments.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& [SOCB05H3 or [(SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)]] & SOCB42H3
& SOCB43H3
Exclusion: SOC385H
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCC38H3
Gender and Education
An examination of a number of key issues in the sociology of education,
focusing particularly upon gender and higher education.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& [SOCB05H3 or [(SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)]] & SOCB42H3
& SOCB43H3
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCC39H3
Political Sociology
An examination of power in its social context. Specific attention
is devoted to such topics as ideologies, parties, movements, nations,
states and revolutions.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& [SOCB05H3 or [(SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)]] & SOCB42H3
& SOCB43H3
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCC40H3
Contemporary Sociological Theory Part I
The development of sociological theory from the end of World War II
to the late 1960s. Special attention is devoted to the perspectives
of Functionalism, Conflict Theory and Symbolic Interactionism.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& [SOCB05H3 or [(SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)]] & SOCB42H3
& SOCB43H3
Exclusion: (SOCC05Y3)
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCC41H3
Contemporary Sociological Theory Part II
The development of sociological theory from the 1960s to the present.
Phenomenological, Socio-biological, Rational-Choice and other perspectives
are explored.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& [SOCB05H3 or [(SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)]] & SOCB42H3
& SOCB43H3 & SOCC40H3
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCC44H3
Media and Society
Provides an introduction to the emergence, organization and regulation
of various media forms; social determinants and effects of media content;
responses of media audiences; and other contemporary media issues.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& [SOCB05H3 or (SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)]] & SOCB42H3
& SOCB43H3
Exclusion: (SOCB56H3),
(SOCB57H3)
Enrolment Limits: 60
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCD23H3
Practicum in Qualitative Research Methods
This course provides students with hands-on experience conducting
qualitative research. Each student will design and carry out a research
project. Students will select their own research questions, review
the relevant sociological literature, develop a research design, and
conduct qualitative research, analyze, write up and present their
findings.
Prerequisite: 10 credits including SOCA01H3,
SOCA02H3, SOCB05H3,
SOCB06H3 & [a cumulative GPA
of at least 2.7 or enrolment in the Specialist Program in Sociology
or the Major Program in Public Policy].
Exclusion: SOC387H, (SOCC23H3)
Enrolment Limits: 15
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
SOCD31H3
Practicum in Quantitative Research Methods
This course provides students with hands-on experience conducting
quantitative research. Each student will design and carry out a research
project using secondary data. Students will select their own research
questions, review the relevant sociological literature, develop a
research design, conduct statistical analyses and write up and present
their findings.
Prerequisite: 10 credits including SOCA01H3,
SOCA02H3, SOCB05H3,
SOCB06H3 & [a cumulative GPA
of at least 2.7 or enrolment in the Specialist Program in Sociology
or the Major Program in Public Policy].
Exclusion: SOC300H, (SOCC31H3)
Enrolment Limits: 15
Breadth Requirement: Quantitative Reasoning
SOCD40H3
SOCD41H3
Supervised Independent Research
Independent research using field methods, survey analysis, library
or archival research; regular supervision of data collection and analysis;
final written research report. Intended for upper level students with
well above average performance in sociology and whose interests or
needs are not met by other sociology courses being offered.
Prerequisite: Completion of at least 15 full credits including SOCA01H3
& SOCA02H3 & SOCB06H3
& [SOCB05H3 or [(SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)]] & SOCB42H3
& SOCB43H3 & permission of the
instructor & permission of the sociology supervisor of studies.
Exclusion: SOC390Y, SOC391H, SOC392H
SOCD42H3
Advanced Seminar in Sociological Theory
Exploration of significant topics of interest in contemporary sociological
theory. Designed for and restricted to students enrolled in the final
year of the Specialist Program in Sociology.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& [SOCB05H3 or [(SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)]] & SOCB06H3
& SOCB42H3 & SOCB43H3
& SOCC40H3 & SOCC41H3
SOCD44H3
Advanced Seminar on Issues in Contemporary Sociology
Exploration of current debates and controversies surrounding recent
scholarly developments. Restricted to final year students taking a
Specialist Program in Sociology.
Prerequisite: SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& [SOCB05H3 or [(SOCB40H3)
& (SOCB41H3)]] & SOCB06H3
& SOCB42H3 & SOCB43H3
& SOCC40H3 & SOCC41H3