Articles by author: Janine Duff

  • MA in Critical Sociology – Information Sessions

    Wednesday, August 13, 2025 | By

    Join us for online information sessions about the MA in Critical Sociology on:

    Representatives from the program and from the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs will be online to answer questions. Registration required.

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  • The Canadian Sociological Association – Outstanding Graduating Sociology Student Award

    Wednesday, August 13, 2025 | By

    Congratulations to our 2025 Outstanding Graduating Sociology Student Award recipients!

    2025 Undergraduate Award Student Recipients

    • Harishan Jeyaseelan, Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Sociology
    • Dalton Beauregard, Bachelor of Arts, Sociology

    2025 Graduate Award Student Recipient

    • Luiza Mattos Jobim da Costa, Master of Arts, Critical Sociology

    Click here to learn more about the award.

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  • 2025 SOCI/CRIM Spring and Summer Courses

    Monday, March 03, 2025 | By

    A group of students walking outside on Brock University's main campus.

    Whether you want to jump on the fast track to graduation, reduce next year’s course load, satisfy a program requirement or pick up an elective, Brock’s Department of Sociology is offering a wide array of Spring/Summer courses to help you advance your area of study and explore topics of interest.

    Course Spotlight: Introduction to Sociology I and II (SOCI/CRIM 1P90 and 1P91)

    Do you want to learn more about the social institutions, relationships and conditions that shape our world? Develop foundational academic skills for future sociology and critical criminology studies in these introductory Spring classes!

    • Analyze social interaction, social institutions, and social change across many contexts, such as work, politics, law, criminal justice, families, intimacies, education, race, gender, sexuality, health, the environment, religion, mass media and digital life.
    • Study major theoretical paradigms, core concepts and research methodologies of sociology as a critical discipline with potential to inform social policy and influence societal change.
    • Develop your critical thinking, research and writing skills.

    Recommended for Majors in Sociology, Critical Criminology and Child and Youth Studies, and Minors in Black Studies, Sociology, Critical Criminology and Critical Animal Studies.

    Prerequisite(s): none

    These courses may also be of interest to students in Canadian Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, Labour Studies, Psychology, Political Science, Environmental Sustainability and Law Plus.

    Other Spring/Summer SOCI/CRIM Courses

    Spring:

    • SOCI/CRIM 2P00: Foundations in Sociological Thinking
    • CRIM 2P33: Law and Social Justice
    • CRIM 3P97: Liberties, Rights and Protections

    Summer:

    • SOCI 2P95: Troubling Identities
    • SOCI 3P56: Sociology of Sport

    Cross-listed (Spring):

    • WGST/SOCI 3P92: Gender, Environment, and Technology
    • LABR/SOCI 2Q95: Animals at Work
    • LABR/SOCI 3Q95: Sex Work and Sex Workers

    Cross-listed (Summer):

    • WGST/SOCI 2P86: Women, Gender & the Economy

    Learn more about our Spring and Summer courses.

    Registration opens March 5!

    For more information or to register for Brock’s Spring/Summer courses, visit brocku.ca/springsummer

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