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(B.A.)
Discipline Representative: P-C Hsiung (416-287-7291)
Sociology is the scientific study of interaction
among people, the social relations which they establish, and the
social groups which they form. Sociology attempts to explain 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 course, SOCA01, is intended to familiarize students with the distinctive theories, methods and questions of sociology as a part of a liberal education. In addition, the SOCA01 course provides a minimum background of knowledge about sociology, and hence is a prerequisite to all of the more advanced courses.
Students who want to learn about certain areas of sociology which may be useful in later occupational situations may consult faculty advisors who are prepared to assist them in course selection. There are no formal requirements for these special areas and they will not be designated on diplomas.
The faculty advisers for special areas of concentration are:
Social Work Prof. A. Sev'er
Urban Studies Prof. J. Hannigan
Education Prof. J. Tanner
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, SOCB01, SOCB03 and
SOCB06 should be taken during the second year, and SOCC05 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 enrollment.
Supervisor: S. Ungar (416-287-7299)
The Program requires completion of ten full-course equivalents as described below. No more than fourteen full-course equivalents in Sociology may be included in a four-year degree.
1. SOCA01Y Introduction to Sociology
2. SOCB01Y Methods in Social Research
3. SOCB03Y Classic Sociological Theory
4. SOCB06H Social Statistics
5. Two full-course equivalents at B-level in Sociology
6. SOCC05Y Contemporary Sociological Theory
7. One and a half full-course equivalents at C-level
8. One full-course equivalent at D-level
9. One other full-course equivalent in Sociology
Enrolment in this Program will be limited starting in 2002.
Students must normally apply to enter the Program
after completing 4 or 5 F.C.E. including SOCA01Y. 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 grade in SOCA01Y. 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 SOCB01Y, SOCB03Y and SOCB06H for fall-winter sessions,
in the summer early registration period.
Supervisor: S. Ungar (416-287-7299)
The Program requires completion of seven full-course
equivalents in Sociology including:
1. SOCA01Y Introduction to Sociology
2. SOCB01Y Methods in Social Research
3. SOCB03Y Classic Sociological Theory
4. SOCB06H Social Statistics
5. Three and a half full-course equivalents in Sociology,
at least one and a half of which must be at the C-level
Enrolment in this Program will be limited starting in 2002.
Students must normally apply to enter the Program after completing 4 or 5 F.C.E. including SOCA01Y. 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 grade in SOCA01Y. 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 SOCB01Y, SOCB03Y and SOCB06H for fall-winter sessions, in the summer early registration period.
Supervisor: S. Ungar (416-287-7299)
The Program requires completion of four full-course
equivalents in Sociology including:
1. SOCA01Y Introduction to Sociology
2. SOCB01Y Methods in Social Research
3. SOCB03Y Classic Sociological Theory
4. One full-course equivalent in Sociology at the
C-level
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 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.
An introduction to the basic concepts, principles and methods of sociology as a discipline for the study of society.
Major topics studied include: the nature of social groups, social processes, culture, socialization, deviant behaviour, population, community, stratification, social institutions and social change.
Three hours of lecture per week.
Exclusion: SOC101
A. Sev'er/S. Ungar/M. MacKinnon/T.B.A.
The course will be divided into three basic units.
It will start with a critical overview of the logic and methods
of social scientific research. Topics will include the logic of
research, research design and causal analysis, and methods of
data collection. Once the fundamentals have been covered, an effort
will be made to teach students how to "read" and critically
evaluate research reports. Several studies will be examined in
detail, and then students will be given the opportunity to do
their own evaluations. The final goal will be to provide some
practical experience in doing research. Using data sets provided
by the instructor, students will be taught how to interpret tables
and to employ data to test hypotheses.
Three hours of lecture per week.
Limited enrolment: 170
Exclusion: SOC200
Prerequisite: SOCA01Y
R. Bernard/T.B.A.
This course will locate the development of sociological theories within the general frame of the history of social thought.
After a brief review of the antecedents of sociological
thought in social philosophy from classical antiquity to the 18th
century, the emergence of sociology is examined within the context
of critical social and political changes. Special consideration
is given to the works of Comte, Marx, Tocqueville, Durkheim, Weber,
Simmel and Freud. The significance of their theories for contemporary
developments in sociology is emphasized.
Two hours of lecture per week.
Limited enrolment: 170
Exclusion: SOC203
Prerequisite: SOCA01Y
M. Hammond/T.B.A.
A review of theories of urban genesis and urban form;
the interrelationship of urbanization, industrialization and modernization,
issues in urban living (housing, transportation, urban-renewal,
poverty, unemployment, etc.); urban social networks (ethnic and
cultural heterogeneity, neighbourhood, community and other voluntary
associations).
Two hours of lecture per week.
Exclusion: SOC205
Prerequisite: SOCA01Y
J. Hannigan
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. This course is intended to supplement SOCB01.
Two hours of lecture per week and a one hour tutorial per week.
Limited enrolment: 170
Exclusions: ANTC35, ECMB09, ECMB11, PSYB07, SOC201, SOC300, STAB22
Prerequisite: SOCA01Y
An analysis of the social processes by which behaviour
is defined and treated as criminal, immoral, disgusting, sick,
or merely eccentric; the establishment and administration of sanctions,
treatment and other controls; deviant subcultures; and specific
categories of deviance, such as: crimes against persons, "victimless
crimes"; mental illness, sexual deviation and alcoholism.
Two hours of lecture per week.
Exclusion: SOC212
Prerequisite: SOCA01Y
J. Hermer/T.B.A.
A study of the structure and processes in a society
made up of a variety of ethnic and racial groups. The focus will
be on Canada. The course will study ethnic stratification, immigration,
prejudice and discrimination, ethnic social mobility and ethnic
conflict, assimilation and ethnic identity retention, and the
problem of integration of society. Specific topics will include:
conflict of generations, stereotyping, Canadian bilingualism and
multiculturalism and others.
Two hours of lecture per week.
Exclusion: SOC210
Prerequisite: SOCA01Y
T.B.A.
This course examines primary, secondary and higher educational institutions in modern industrial societies. Among the topics explored are social factors in educational achievement, accessibility, school culture, the role and professional status of teachers, and knowledge and power in learning situations.
Exclusions: SOCB24, SOCB25, SOC225
Prerequisite: SOCA01Y
An introductory examination of the nature of work and people's occupational roles and behaviour in modern industrial settings.
Students will be exposed to some of the major concepts, theories and empirical research in the sociology of work and industry. Topics will include: an overview of the process of capitalist industrialization; changes in the occupational structure of the labour force; orientations to work; sources of job satisfaction and dissatisfaction, women and work, the impact of new technology; unions; employment, and unemployment; and professionalisation.
Two hours of lecture per week.
Exclusions: SOCC07, SOCC13, SOC207, SOC316, SOC317, SOC370
Prerequisite: SOCA01Y
The study of uninstitutionalized group behaviour
- crowds, panics, crazes, riots and the genesis of social movements.
Two hours of lecture per week.
Limited enrolment: 60
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y, SOCB01Y, SOCB03Y
J. Hermer
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.
Two hours of lecture per week.
Limited enrolment: 60
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y, SOCB01Y, SOCB03Y
S. Ungar
A consideration of basic questions as they arise
in the work of contemporary theorists and theoretical schools
of sociology. Students will be expected to develop an informed,
critical perspective on current debates within the discipline.
Two hours of lecture per week.
Limited enrolment: 60
Exclusion: SOC313
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y, SOCB01Y, SOCB03Y
M. Hammond
A sociological examination of gender as a category of analysis, research and social experience.
The single most important influence on our behaviour
is being male or female. Gender is built into the way our institutions
are put together, the way we are socialized, and the way access
to scarce resources is structured. This course will focus on the
social construction of gender, gender ideology, the impact of
gender on the individual and the social structure; and the maintenance
of gender inequality in the labour force, in the family, in education
and in social interaction.
Two hours of lecture per week.
Limited enrolment: 60
Exclusion: SOC365
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y, SOCB01Y, SOCB03Y
TBA
An examination of the production and reception of culture in various societies.
This course focuses attention on various historical
and contemporary manifestations of folk, popular, mass and deviant
cultures as well as on classical and contemporary art, music and
literature.
Limited enrolment: 60
Exclusion: SOC360
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y, SOCB01Y, SOCB03Y
R. O'Toole
An examination of the use of non-statistical methods
for systematic analysis of social behaviour. Each student will
develop craftsmanship in participant observation, ethnography,
and socio-historical methods by completing first-hand observation
and analysis.
Two hours of lecture per week.
Limited enrolment: 60
Exclusions: SOC387, SOC405
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y, SOCB01Y, SOCB03Y
P-C Hsiung
Examination of the major changes in the structure of the family in Canada, and their consequences for family life.
Limited enrolment: 60
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y, SOCB01Y, SOCB03Y, SOCB12Y
A. Sev'er
A comparative study of relations between diverse ethnic and racial groups in selected societies.
The purpose of the course is to develop a critical
understanding of the process of inter-group relations. The course
will compare the patterns of interethnic relations in North America
with those in selected European countries, Africa, Asia and Latin
America.
Limited enrolment: 60
Exclusion: SOC330
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y, SOCB01Y, SOCB03Y, SOCB20Y
R. Bernard
An advanced study of the causes and consequences
of criminal behaviour, with special emphasis on Canada.
Two hours of lecture per week.
Limited enrolment: 60
Exclusions: SOC306, WDW203
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y, SOCB01Y, SOCB03Y, SOCB18Y
J. Tanner
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.
Limited enrolment: 60
Exclusions: SOCB25, SOCC17
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y, SOCB01Y, SOCB03Y
R. O'Toole
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.
Limited enrolment: 60
Exclusion: SOC385
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y, SOCB01Y, SOCB03Y
J. Hannigan
Student research by field methods, survey analysis or library or archival research. Regular supervision of data collection and analysis, culminating in a research report.
Students are advised that they must obtain consent from the supervising instructor before registering for this course.
Exclusions: SOC390, SOC391, SOC392
Prerequisites: Completion of at least fifteen full-course equivalents including SOCA01Y, SOCB01Y, SOCB03Y, SOCB06H and permission of the instructor.
Special topics in contemporary sociological theory, designed as a final year course for students taking a Specialist Program in Sociology.
Exclusion: SOC440
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y, SOCB01Y, SOCB03Y, SOCB06H, SOCC05Y
Special topics in methodologies used in contemporary sociological research. Designed as a final year course for students taking a Specialist Program in Sociology.
Two hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y, SOCB01Y, SOCB03Y, SOCB06H, SOCC05Y
SOCB02Y3 Sociology of Interpersonal Relations
Exclusion: SOC202
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y
SOCB04Y3 Political
Sociology
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y
SOCB10Y3 Social
Class and Social Stratification
Exclusion: SOC301
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y
SOCB12Y3 Sociology
of the Family
Exclusion: SOC212
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y
SOCB34Y3 Sociology
of Mass Media and Communication
Exclusions: SOCB15, SOCC34
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y
SOCC02H3 Small Groups
Exclusion: SOCB07
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y, SOCB01Y, SOCB02Y & SOCB03Y
SOCC11H3 Sociology
of Law and Law Enforcement
Exclusions: SOC213, SOC306
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y, SOCB01Y, SOCB03Y, SOCB18Y
SOCC16H3
Sociology of Conflict and Co-operation
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y, SOCB01Y, SOCB03Y
SOCC21Y3 Sociology
of Religion
Exclusions: SOCB21, SOC250, RLG210
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y, SOCB01Y, SOCB03Y
SOCC26H3 Sociology
of Urban Growth
Exclusion: SOC386
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y, SOCB01Y, SOCB03Y, SOCB05Y
SOCC28H3
Sociology of Aging
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y, SOCB01Y, SOCB03Y
SOCC29H3 Variant
Family Forms
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y, SOCB01Y, SOCB03Y, SOCB12Y
SOCC33H3
Comparative Social Structure
Exclusion: SOCB23
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y, SOCB01Y, SOCB03Y
SOCD44H3
Advanced Seminar on Issues in Contemporary Sociology
Prerequisites: SOCA01Y, SOCB01Y, SOCB03Y, SOCB06H,
SOCC05Y
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