2015-2016 Undergraduate Calendar

Kate Bezanson, Jonah Butovsky, Janet Conway, Nancy Cook, Ifeanyi Ezeonu, Margot Francis, Kevin Gosine, Ana Isla, Tamari Kitossa, Hijin Park, Mary-Beth Raddon, Dennis Soron, Michelle Webber

Assistant Professors

Lauren Corman, Katerina Deliovsky

Department Administrator

Viola Bartel

General Information

Administrative Co-ordinator

Jill DeBon

Administrative Assistant

Debbie Crossthwaite

905-688-5550, extension 3455

Academic South 400A

brocku.ca/sociology

The Department of Sociology offers students a unique opportunity to cultivate their intellectual curiosity and social awareness, and to develop their capacity to engage in a critical, informed and self-reflective way with the key social institutions, relationships and processes shaping the world in which they live.

Sociology, by its very nature, encompasses all spheres of social life. Accordingly, it allows students to delve into a rich variety of fascinating topics of the greatest historical and contemporary relevance: animal studies; gender; sexism; family life; sexuality; race and racism; cultural identity; globalization; imperialism and colonialism; immigration; poverty and class inequality; work and the economy; education; religion; the environment; crime, prisons and social repression and social movements. Underlying the wide range of issues taken up in the department's teaching and research activities is a shared commitment to analyzing inequality, oppression and exploitation in all of their varied manifestations and exploring the forms of resistance and struggle to which they give rise.

Students of Sociology develop useful skills that they can carry forward into many areas of their future lives. They learn the basic principles and techniques of social research and are given the opportunity to develop more advanced skills in both qualitative and statistical analysis. They expand their critical thinking, theory-construction and problem-solving abilities and sharpen their skills in oral and written expression. Finally, by learning to develop and to support their ideas while remaining responsive to contending opinions and perspectives, they greatly enhance their ability to work constructively with others, to think outside the narrow confines of ingrained cultural prejudices and habitual forms of "common sense," and to respond creatively and proactively to a wide range of personal, social and political challenges.

Students declaring a major in Sociology can pursue one of six programs: an Honours BA program either in Sociology alone or as a combined major, a BA with Major (either single or combined) and a 3-year Pass BA program (either single or combined). In addition to combined major programs in other academic departments, Sociology students may co-major in interdisciplinary Centres such as Canadian Studies, Labour Studies or Women's and Gender Studies.

Students with a minimum 70 percent Sociology average may declare the BA Honours or combined Honours program as well as a Concentration in Criminology or Concentration in Critical Animal Studies before June 1 of any study year. The Honours program provides students with the opportunity for a more intensive examination of issues in the field. Request for admission to Year 4 (Honours) is by application through a Year 4 Studies form (available online at brocku.ca/webfm_send/1377 or the Registrar's Office) and requires a minimum 70 percent major average and completion of a minimum of 13.5 overall credits. Submit honours applications to the Department Administrator.

Students with a minimum 60 percent Sociology average may declare the BA with Major (single or combined) or Minor before June 1 of any study year.

Students declaring a major in Sociology (Honours, BA with Major, Pass) are responsible for ensuring that their programs satisfy the departmental requirements. The Department Administrator provides academic advising to Sociology students upon request. Students book advising on line at brocku.ca/sociology/advising. To declare a major, minor, or concentration in Sociology, normally at the completion of SOCI 1F90 with a minimum 60 percent average, a Declare or Change Major form must be completed (available online at brocku.ca/webfm_send/1400 or at the Office of the Registrar) and submitted for approval to the Department Administrator by June 1. Declarations are approved by the Department Administrator. To book an appointment with the Department Administrator go to my.brocku.ca/BrockDB/reg_Advising.aspx under Departments select Sociology.

The requirements for graduation with a BA (Honours) are a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average. The requirements for a BA with Major and a Pass BA are a minimum 60 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent overall average.

Sociology and Labour Studies-George Brown College

This program involves courses offered through Brock and George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology. This four-year program combines courses and training in applied labour studies settings at George Brown College with a degree at Brock. The program caters to individuals who wish to have a career in a wide variety of areas including unionized environments, occupational health and safety, politics, or human resources. The program allows students to gain both solid applied skills in these areas and a strong theoretical knowledge about a variety of these topics. Students who successfully complete the requirements for this program will be granted both a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Sociology and Labour Studies degree from Brock and two certificates from George Brown College: 1) a certificate in Contemporary Labour Perspectives from the George Brown School of Labour, and 2) a Post-Graduate Certificate in Human Resources Management. Gaining both a degree and these certificates would ordinarily involve attending college after earning a university degree, but the Brock and George Brown program combines the two in a single integrated package that can be completed in four years. Applicants must have a minimum 70 percent overall average to be considered for admission to the program. Volunteer experience is considered an asset. Successful applicants must maintain a minimum 70 percent overall average during Year 2 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. Application forms for the Sociology and Labour Studies program are available from the Office of the Dean of Social Sciences.

Please consult the Labour Studies entry for a listing of program requirements.

Policing and Criminal Justice

The Policing and Criminal Justice program involves courses offered through Brock and Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology. This four-year program combines training in policing and criminal justice with an education in a chosen academic discipline, which may be Human Geography, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology. For students majoring in Sociology, this four-year program leads to a BA with Major in Sociology and a diploma in Police Foundations from Niagara College. The program caters to the increasing demand in society for professionals who possess both solid applied skills and the substantive knowledge needed to apply them to the areas of policing and criminal justice. This would ordinarily involve attending college after gaining a university degree, but the Brock and Niagara program combines the two in a single integrated package. Enrolment is limited.

Please consult the Policing and Criminal Justice entry for a listing of program requirements.

Program Notes

1.	Students who do not achieve the required major average may request an opportunity to upgrade their marks and be reinstated subject to departmental approval.
2.	Sociology majors are encouraged to choose electives from other departments to broaden their academic experience. If SOCI majors register in more than one-half credit from required SOCI courses as electives, they may be deregistered.
3.	SOCI 4F01 and 4F90 are restricted to students with a minimum 80 percent (single or combined) major average and permission of the Department Administrator.
4.	Acceptable alternatives from the student's co-major may be substituted for SOCI 4F90 (Honours only). However, the student must take additional SOCI credits at the same level, to total seven SOCI credits for an Honours degree.
5.	Courses given outside the Department may be given SOCI credit provided that they are part of an integrated program and written approval is obtained from the Department Administratorr.
6.	With permission of the Department Administrator, courses in related disciplines numbered 3(alpha)90 or above may be considered for SOCI credit.
7.	In 20 credit honours degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least three credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above. In this 20 credit BA with Major degree program a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least four and one-half credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least one and one-half credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above. In 15 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above. In some circumstances, in order to meet university degree and program requirements, more than 15 or 20 credits may be taken.

Honours Program

Year 1

	SOCI 1F90 (see program note 1)
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit
	two elective credits (see program note 2)

Year 2

	SOCI 2P00 and 2P11
	two SOCI credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above
	two elective credits

Year 3

	SOCI 3P00 or 3P01
	SOCI 3P02, 3P11 and 3P12
	one SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
	two elective credits

Year 4

	SOCI 4P00
	one SOCI credit numbered 3(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99
	one and one-half SOCI credits numbered 4(alpha)00 or above (see program note 3)
	two elective credits

BA with Major

Year 1

	SOCI 1F90 (see program note 1)
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit
	two elective credits (see program note 2)

Year 2

	SOCI 2P00 and 2P11
	two SOCI credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above
	two elective credits

Year 3

	SOCI 3P00 or 3P01
	SOCI 3P02 or 3P11
	two SOCI credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
	two elective credits

Year 4

	One and one-half SOCI credits numbered 2(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99
	one and one-half SOCI credits numbered 3(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99
	two elective credits

Pass Program

Year 1

	SOCI 1F90 (see program note 1)
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit
	two elective credits (see program note 2)

Year 2

	SOCI 2P00 and 2P11
	two SOCI credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above
	two elective credits

Year 3

	SOCI 3P00 or 3P01
	SOCI 3P02 or 3P11
	two SOCI credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
	two elective credits

Combined Major Program

Honours

Year 1

	SOCI 1F90 (see program note 1)
	one credit from the co-major discipline
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit
	one elective (see program note 2)

Year 2

	SOCI 2P00 and 2P11
	one SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above
	two credits from the co-major discipline
	one elective credit

Year 3

	SOCI 3P00 or 3P01
	SOCI 3P02 or 3P12
	SOCI 3P11
	one-half SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
	two credits from the co-major discipline
	one elective credit

Year 4

	One-half SOCI credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	one and one-half SOCI credits numbered 4(alpha)01 or above (see program notes 3, 4, 6 and 7)
	two credits from the co-major discipline
	one elective credit

Sociology and Child and Youth Studies

Consult the Child and Youth Studies entry for a listing of the program requirements.

Sociology and Labour Studies

Consult the Labour Studies entry for a listing of the program requirements.

BA with Major

Year 1

	SOCI 1F90 (see program note 1)
	one credit from the co-major discipline
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit
	one elective credit (see program note 2)

Year 2

	SOCI 2P00 and 2P11
	one SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above
	two credits from the co-major discipline
	one elective credit

Year 3

	SOCI 3P00 or 3P01
	SOCI 3P02 or 3P11
	one SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
	one credit from the co-major discipline
	one credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above from the co-major discipline
	one elective credit

Year 4

	One SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)89
	one SOCI credit numbered 3(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99
	one credit from the co-major discipline
	one-half credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above from the co-major discipline
	one-half credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above from the co-major discipline
	one elective credit

Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies

Year 1

	SOCI 1F90
	WGST 1F90
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit
	one elective credit

Year 2

	SOCI 2P00 and 2P11
	one SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above
	WGST 2P90 and 2P91
	WGST 2P94 or 2Q99
	WGST 2P96 or 2P99
	one elective credit

Year 3

	SOCI 3P00 or 3P01
	SOCI 3P02 or 3P11
	one SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
	WGST 3P90 and 3P91
	one WGST credit
	one elective credit

Year 4

	One SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)89
	one SOCI credit numbered 3(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99
	one WGST credit
	one WGST credit numbered 2(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99
	one elective credit

Sociology and Child and Youth Studies

Consult the Child and Youth Studies entry for a listing of the program requirements.

Sociology and Labour Studies

Consult the Labour Studies entry for a listing of the program requirements.

Pass

Year 1

	SOCI 1F90 (see program note 1)
	one credit from the co-major discipline
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit
	one elective credit (see program note 2)

Year 2

	SOCI 2P00 and 2P11
	one SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above
	two credits from the co-major discipline
	one elective credit

Year 3

	SOCI 3P00 or 3P01
	SOCI 3P02 or 3P11
	one SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
	two credits from the co-major discipline
	one elective credit

Concentration Program

Concentration in Criminology

Combining courses from several areas provides a broad liberal arts background with specialization in three areas of criminology: criminal justice; social and moral regulation; law and society.

Students may earn a Concentration in Criminology by successfully completing the following courses together with the requirements from a BA (Honours) in Sociology:

	SOCI 1F90, 2P11, 2P33, 2P61 and 2P62
	one of SOCI 2P20, 2P47, 2P71, 3P30, 3P45, 3P51, 3P96, 3P97, 3P98, 3Q98
	one and one-half credits from SOCI 3P33, 3P60, 3P61, 3P63, 3P65, 3P67, 3P68, 3P69, 3P70, 3P82
	one credit from SOCI 3Q95, 4P33, 4P61, 4P62, 4P65, 4P81, 4P82, 4V80-4V84

Concentration in Critical Animal Studies

Combining courses from several areas provides a broad liberal arts background with specialization in animals and society.

Students may earn a Concentration in Critical Animal Studies by successfully completing the following courses together with the requirements for a BA (Honours) in Sociology:

	SOCI 1F90, 2P00, 2P11 and 2P85
	one of SOCI 2P94, 3P65, 3P75, 3P85, 3P87, 3P95
	one credit from SOCI 3P95, 4P65, 4P80, 4P85
	one SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above
	one SOCI credit numbered 3(alpha)00 or above

Minor Program

Minor in Critical Animal Studies

Students in other disciplines can obtain a Minor in Critical Animal Studies within their degree program by completing the following courses with a minimum 60 percent overall average:

	SOCI 1F90 and 2P85
	one of SOCI 2P94, 3P65, 3P75, 3P85, 3P87, 3P95
	one SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above
	one SOCI credit numbered 3(alpha)00 or above

Minor in Sociology

Students in other disciplines can obtain a Minor in Sociology within their degree program by completing the following courses with a minimum 60 percent overall average:

	SOCI 1F90
	one and one half SOCI credits numbered 1(alpha)90 or above
	one and one half SOCI credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above

Brock/Colleges Articulation Agreement

Policing and Criminal Justice-Niagara College

Consult the Policing and Criminal Justice entry for a listing of program requirements.

Sociology and Labour Studies-George Brown College

Consult the Labour Studies entry for a listing of program requirements.

MA in Critical Sociology

The graduate program allows for study and directed research in critical sociology. For further information, including the faculty interests, see the graduate calendar or the Sociology Department website brocku.ca/social-sciences/graduate-programs/critical-sociology

MA in Social Justice and Equity Studies

Many faculty members from the Sociology Department participate in the interdisciplinary MA in Social Justice and Equity Studies. For further information see brocku.ca/webcal/current/graduate/SJES

Course Descriptions

Note that not all courses are offered in every session. Refer to the applicable term timetable for details.

# Indicates a cross listed course

* Indicates primary offering of a cross listed course

Prerequisites and Restrictions

Students must check to ensure that prerequisites are met. Students may be deregistered, at the request of the instructor, from any course for which prerequisites and/or restrictions have not been met.

SOCI 1F90

Introduction to Sociology

Major theoretical paradigms, core concepts and research methodologies. Sociological perspectives on contemporary problems in Canadian, cross-cultural and global contexts.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

SOCI 1P01

Global Issues: Canadian Connections

Topics may include global mining interests, international worker migration, water scarcity, the sex trade industry and human trafficking, the trade in armaments, nuclear proliferation, the international labour movement, and animal rights from a global perspective.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

SOCI 1P80

Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Major anthropological theories, concepts and methodologies. Topics may include comparative perspectives on kinship, sexuality, politics, economics, social inequality and social change.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

SOCI 2F60

Foundations for Community Engagement

Interdisciplinary examination of philosophies, social histories and politics of community service, combined with experiential learning and field trips in community settings, and practices of self-reflection on community engagement.

Lectures, seminar, experiential learning activities, 3 hours per week.

Note: major credit will not be granted to Sociology majors. Transportation and additional cost is the student's responsibility.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SOCI 1F99.

SOCI 2P00

Foundations in Sociological Thinking

Foundational ideas in social theory, from its classical roots to contemporary branches. Critical thinking and expression.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors, CRAS and SOCI minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

SOCI 2P11

Introduction to Research Methods

Research techniques employed by sociologists and the formulation of research designs appropriate to various kinds of intellectual problems in the social sciences, including the relationship between social theory and social research, the logic of research design, fundamental techniques of data collection and ethical issues in social research.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors, CRAS and SOCI minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

*SOCI 2P20

Sexualities and Society

(also offered as WGST 2P20)

Topics may include the structuring of sexual identities, sexuality and inequality, legal and social regulation of sexuality, and social justice issues.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined), WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90 or WGST (WISE) 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 2P20.

*SOCI 2P21

Sociology of Families

(also offered as WGST 2P21)

Sociological approaches to families as sites of social reproduction. Topics may include Canadian and global perspectives on gender and generation in family life, families and inequality, family-based state and legal regulation, families and social justice struggles.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined), WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 1F90, WGST (WISE) 1F90, 2P00.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 2P21 and CHYS 3P38.

SOCI 2P22

Education and Equity

Contemporary issues in education in Canada and globally. Topics may include implications of globalization, teacher education, teachers and professors as workers, equity issues (gender, race, sexuality, age and class), and efforts to alter curriculum and pedagogy (critical, feminist, anti-racist.)

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

Note: students may not concurrently register in CHYS 2P22.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CHYS 2P22.

SOCI 2P26

Health, Healthcare and Society

Sociological approaches to health and healthcare. Topics may include theoretical and comparative perspectives on social determinants, cultural constructions, inequalities and diverse intersectionalities of health, healthcare, and the healthcare industry.

Lectures, seminar 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors, CRAS and SOCI minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

Note: may be available on-site or online.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in HLSC (CHSC) 2P21.

*SOCI 2P32

In and Out of Work in the Global Economy

(also offered as LABR 2P32)

Examination of paid and unpaid work in industrialized and industrializing countries. Topics may include patterns of un/under -employment, peripheral employment, home-working and worker resistance.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined), LABR (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 1F90, LABR 1F90, 1F99.

SOCI 2P33

Law and Social Justice

Examination of the complex relations between law, inequality and social change. Theoretical approaches to the sociology of law. The role of law in the differential distribution and relations of power along different points of disadvantage.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

SOCI 2P38

Childhood, Youth and Society

Historical, cross-cultural and sociological perspectives on the relationship between childhood, youth and society. Topics include children and youth in schools, communities, popular culture and state policy.

Lectures, seminar/lab, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

Note: students may not concurrently register in CHYS 2P38.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CHYS 2P38.

SOCI 2P47

Racialization and Society

Topics may include theoretical, historical and comparative perspectives on the structuring of racial and ethnic identities, ethnic and racial privilege and oppression and anti-racist struggles.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SOCI 3P47.

*SOCI 2P51

Sociology of Gender

(also offered as WGST 2P51)

Sociological approaches to gendered social structures, social relations and identities. Topics may include historical and cross-cultural perspectives on gender, the gendering of social institutions and everyday lives, and struggles for gender equality.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90 or WGST (WISE) 1F90.

#SOCI 2P54

Documentary Film

(also offered as COMM 2P54 and FILM 2P54)

History, theory, aesthetics and cultural implications of documentary film and other visual media.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly lab.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 1F90, COMM 1F90, CPCF 1F25, FILM 1F94 or permission of the instructor.

SOCI 2P58

Self and Society

Relationship between the individual and social structure as revealed through everyday social interaction. Theoretical perspectives on the self, identity, group dynamics, symbols, language, emotion and the nature of reality.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors, CRAS and SOCI minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

SOCI 2P61

Introduction to Criminology

Historical development of major schools of criminology, the development of criminal laws. Topics may include methodological problems in the study of crime, victimization and selected types of criminal activity.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide. In Spring session, open to all students.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

SOCI 2P62

Sociology of Criminal Justice

Issues and problems pertaining to administration and operation of the Canadian criminal justice system. The social contruction of law and role of the courts, problematics of policing and enforcement, crime and criminalization, issues in punishment and imprisonment. The administration of justice as a social and political process that reacts to but also amplifies social problems.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

#SOCI 2P70

Popular Music and Society

(also offered as COMM 2P70, MUSI 2P70 and PCUL 2P70)

Critical approaches to popular music in its social, cultural, political and economic contexts.

Lectures, seminar, lab, 4 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined), BCMN, COMM, MCMN, MUSI (single or combined) and PCUL majors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to SOCI (single or combined), BCMN, COMM, MCMN, MUSI (single or combined), PCUL, GHUM, SOSC majors, MEST and PCUL minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 1F90, COMM 1F90, CPCF 1F25, MUSI 1F00, 1F50, PCUL 1F92 or permission of the instructor.

*SOCI 2P71

Social Class and Social Conflict

(also offered as LABR 2P71)

Classical and contemporary approaches to the study of social class. Topics may include class relations and class conflict, elites, social mobility, poverty and social marginalization, the Canadian class structure in comparison to other industrialized nations.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined), LABR (single or combined) majors, CRMR, SOCI and LABR minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 1F90, LABR 1F90, 1F99.

SOCI 2P73

Globalization, Inequality and New World Disorders

Global spread of capitalism, historical origins and perpetuation of underdevelopment, the destruction of traditional societies and environmental impact. Socio-economic structures and political institutions of selected Third World countries and their relation to metropolitan, industrialized power centres.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors, CRAS and SOCI minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

*SOCI 2P80

Labour, Environment and Consumption

(also offered as LABR 2P80)

Topics may include global comparative consumption patterns and the relation between labour and environmental interests.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 1F90, LABR 1F90, 1F99.

SOCI 2P81

Sociology of Food and Agriculture

Social and health issues related to food and food production. Topics may include the dramatic changes in the way food is produced, the risks and benefits of different forms of food produced, who produces food and the constraints they face.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90 or permission of the Department Administrator.

*SOCI 2P83

Changing Cultures and Societies

(also offered as INTC 2P83)

Cultural anthropology provides a comparative perspective on cultural identities and social life in a globalized world. Topics may include struggles for environmental, economic and social justice.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 1F90, 1P80, INTC 1F90.

SOCI 2P85

Animals and Human Society

Relationships between animals and human societies from various theoretical perspectives. Topics may include cultural attitudes, symbolism, social meanings, animal rights, animals as food, entertainment and models for human societies, experimentation, environmental issues and related matters.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

#SOCI 2P86

Women in the Economy

(also offered as CANA 2P86, LABR 2P86 and WGST 2P86)

Women in the Canadian labour market. Topics include allocation of time between the household and the labour market, gender segregation in the work place, how earnings are determined, causes of occupational and earning difference by gender, role of investment in education and discrimination, recent developments in the labour market and their impact on women and men, and selected policy issues.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 4.0 credits.

Note: may be offered online.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE (ECON) 2P86.

#SOCI 2P90

Women's Issues: Sexuality, Class, Ethnicity

(also offered as WGST 2P90)

Diverse theoretical perspectives on the intersecting locations of women in terms of sexuality, class, ethnicity and other expressions of social inequality. Classic feminist perspectives as applied to these issues and related social policies.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined), WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90, WGST (WISE) 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 2P90.

SOCI 2P91

Directed Studies I

Topic, readings and methods of evaluation chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise the student.

Restriction: permission of the instructor.

Note: consultation is done prior to enrolment. A written agreement is to be signed by the Chair and filed in the Department.

SOCI 2P92

Directed Studies II

Topic, readings and methods of evaluation chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise the student.

Restriction: permission of the instructor.

Note: consultation is done prior to enrolment. A written agreement is to be signed by the Chair and filed in the Department.

SOCI 2P94

Sociology of Animals, Nature and Social Change

Topics may include wilderness defence, environmental and animal advocacy, state and legal constructions of 'eco-terrorism' and strategies for resistance.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors, CRAS and SOCI minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

SOCI 2P95

Troubling Identities

Sociological perspectives on the processes by which social and personal identities are formed at the nexus between social structural arrangements and everyday lives. Social processes by which these identities may be systematically troubled. Topics may include stigmatization, shaming and marginalization.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SOCI 2P52.

#SOCI 2P96

Women and Development

(also offered as INTC 2P96, LABR 2P96 and WGST 2P96)

Examination of the major social consequences of the theoretical paradigms of development (economic development, sustainable development and women/gender in development); theoretical material, practical knowledge and debates on diverse experiences of women living in the non-industrial world using feminist perspectives.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 1F90, INTC 1F90, LABR 1F90, 1F99, WGST (WISE) 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 2P96.

#SOCI 2P98

Media Industries

(also offered as COMM 2P98 and PCUL 2P98)

Canadian media production in its economic, political and technological environments.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined), BCMN, COMM, MCMN, FILM (single and combined), PCUL majors and MEST minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 1F90, COMM 1F90, PCUL 1F92.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SOCI (COMM/PCUL) 3P14.

#SOCI 2P99

Canadian Women in a Global Context

(also offered as INTC 2P99 and WGST 2P99)

Social, political, economic and cultural issues. Topics may include rights of Aboriginal women, reproductive rights and ethics, marginalization of immigrant women, activist movements, and the impact and inadequacy of government policy.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2P90 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 2P99.

#SOCI 2Q90

Mothering and Motherhood: Images, Issues and Patterns

(also offered as CHYS 2Q90 and WGST 2Q90)

Motherhood as it is theorized/analyzed in interdisciplinary feminist scholarship and portrayed in women's fictional or autobiographical writings and art forms. The historical, socio-cultural, psychological, political and racial differences of mothering and mothering roles.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 1F90, CHYS 1F90, WGST (WISE) 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 2Q90.

#SOCI 2Q95

Animals at Work

(also offered as LABR 2Q95)

Examination of labour involving animals in historical, contemporary, and cross-cultural contexts. Topics may include class and animals, animals as workers, connections and tensions between the rural and urban, debates about workers' and animals' welfare, inter-species solidarity, agency, and political action.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 1F90, 1P80, LABR 1F90, 1F99.

SOCI 2V80-2V89

Selected Topics in Sociology

Issues in sociology.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.

SOCI 2V81

2015-2016: Sport and Society

Exploration of sport focusing on inequalities of gender, race, sexuality, class and power. Topics may include sport and violence, sport and masculinity, and women in sports.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

SOCI 3P00

Introduction to Early Modern Social Theory

Central ideas of the social sciences, their intellectual origin and their change over time. The works of major social philosophers from the 18th and 19th centuries as well as classical sociological theorists.

Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors, CRAS and SOCI minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2P00.

SOCI 3P01

Contemporary Social Theory

Major contemporary perspectives of society including functionalist, Marxist, neo-Marxist, cultural, symbolic interactionist, feminist, critical race, post-structural, queer and post-colonial theories. Theoretical origins and development in historical context, their assumptions, conceptual distinctions, methodological features and ethical implications.

Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2P00.

SOCI 3P02

Qualitative Sociological Methods

Selected qualitative methods commonly used in Sociology. Topics may include participant observation, unobtrusive methods, case studies, interviews, focus groups, textual and historical analyses.

Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2P11.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SOCI 2P12.

#SOCI 3P03

Beauty, Bodies and Cultures

(also offered as WGST 3P03)

Intersectional examination of social constructions of beauty and the regulation of bodies in historical and contemporary periods, as well as regional, national and global contexts. Topics may include plastic surgery, genital surgeries, cosmetic, fitness and fashion industries, the veil, beauty pageants and eating disorders.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 1F90, WGST (WISE) 1F90, 2P00 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P03.

#SOCI 3P06

Class and Culture

(also offered as LABR 3P06 and PCUL 3P06)

Intersectional and critical analysis of the cultural politics of class. Topics may include class experience and consciousness, class and labour in popular culture, the influence of class and culture on society, and cultures of resistance.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to students with a minimum 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 1F90, LABR 1F90, 1F99, PCUL 2P20, 2P30 or permission of the instructor.

SOCI 3P11

Quantitative Data Analysis I

Introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics. Emphasis on hand computing and statistical computing.

Lectures/lab, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2P11.

Completion of this course will replace previous grade and credit obtained in SOCI 2P13.

SOCI 3P12

Quantitative Data Analysis II

Advanced quantitative methods of data analysis focusing on the development and application of technical skills, including data processing, accessing public information systems, multivariate analysis and advanced regression techniques.

Lectures/lab, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 3P11 (2P13).

*SOCI 3P20

Queer Communities and Popular Culture

(also offered as WGST 3P20)

Growth of queer communities and their influence on popular print, audio and visual media. Topics include gay, lesbian, bisexual, two-spirited and transgendered (glbtt) influence on contributions to a wide range of culture including film, fashion, sport, theatre and cyberspace.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined), WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90 or WGST (WISE) 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P20.

*SOCI 3P26

Medical Sociology

(also offered as HLSC 3P26)

Social factors associated with physical health, illness and impairments; health care delivery systems and the factors which influence their utilization.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined), CMTY, PHTH majors and SOCI minors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to SOCI (single or combined), CMTY, GHUM, SOSC majors and SOCI minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90 or permission of the Department Administrator.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CHSC 3P26.

*SOCI 3P30

Women, Work and Family

(also offered as LABR 3P30 and WGST 3P30)

Examination of the transformation of women's paid labour force involvement and evaluation of personal and public strategies to address the work/family conflict.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined), LABR (single or combined), WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 1F90, LABR 1F90, 1F99, WGST (WISE) 1F90, 2P00.

Note: SOCI 2P32 recommended.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P30.

SOCI 3P33

Law and Social Regulation

Legal, administrative and moral regulation of deviant, risky or populations perceived as undesirable and the production of desirable citizens.

Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 2P33, 2P61, 2P62.

*SOCI 3P35

Communities in Crisis

(also offered as LABR 3P35)

Poverty, unemployment, personal upheaval and family relocation in the early 21st century and, within this context, the evolving individual and collective strategies to create vibrant communities.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) and LABR (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 1F90, LABR 1F90, 1F99.

#SOCI 3P44

Gender and Sexuality in Childhood and Youth

(also offered as CHYS 3P44 and WGST 3P44)

Historical, cross-cultural and sociological approaches to the development of gender identities and sexuality amongst children and youth. Topics include the role of families, schools, peers and state policies.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined), CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Honours)/BEd (Primary/Junior), WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to SOCI (single or combined), CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Honours)/BEd (Primary/Junior), WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined), GHUM, SOSC majors, SOCI, CHYS, WGST and WISE minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 2P00 (2P13) and 2P11, 2P38, CHYS 2P38, WGST(WISE) 2P90, 2P91.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P44.

*SOCI 3P45

Sociology of African Canadians

(also offered as WGST 3P45)

Sociological perspectives and issues in the lives of African Canadians. Topics may include contemporary and historical immigration patterns, slavery, criminal justice, family, gender analysis, racism, sexual identity, labour, the civil rights movement, desegregation, Diasporan debates, and contributions in arts and science. Addresses men's and women's issues equally.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined), WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90 or WGST (WISE) 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SOCI (WISE) 2P45.

*SOCI 3P51

Gender and Society

(also offered as WGST 3P51)

Sociological approaches to gender as an organizing principle in society. Topics may include Canadian and global perspectives on the structuring of masculinities, femininities and other genders, gendered economies, gendered politics, gendered families and gendered popular culture.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined), WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined) majors, CRMR, SOCI, WGST and WISE minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 1F90, WGST (WISE) 1F90, 2P00.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P51.

#SOCI 3P54

Issues in Documentary Film

(also offered as COMM 3P54 and FILM 3P54)

Advanced studies in selected aspects of documentary film and other visual media.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly lab.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2P54.

*SOCI 3P55

Sociology of Professional Wrestling

(also offered as SPMA 3P55)

Comprehensive and critical analysis of pro wrestling as cultural phenomenon. Topics include the history of pro wrestling; the organization of pro wrestling-national and international comparisons; occupational recruitment and retention; the business of pro wrestling multi-media complex.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) and SPMA majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90 or SPMA 1P91 and 1P92.

Note: may be available on-site or online.

SOCI 3P60

Debates in Criminology

Topics may include the boundary problem in criminology, conflict and consensus theories, criminology as a moral enterprise, criminologists as knowledge workers, organizational deviance, criminology and social inequality.

Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors and SOCI minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 2P33, 2P61, 2P62.

Note: SOCI 2P61 recommended.

SOCI 3P61

Sociology of Punishment

Major sociological approaches to punishment in modern society. Critical assessment of the structure and policies of Canadian correctional institutions. Sentencing, rehabilitation, prisoners' rights, special populations, subcultures, penal reform, pre-trial detention and community sanctions (probation, fines, community service and parole).

Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 2P33, 2P61, 2P62.

SOCI 3P63

Crime, Surveillance and Security

Critical exploration of contemporary efforts to prevent crime, produce order and enhance security through decentralized and proactive initiatives. Conceptions of risk, order and disorder, community and security through examination of topics that may include gated communities, crime stoppers, community policing, urban planning and design, private policing, regulation of public space and surveillance technologies.

Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 2P33, 2P61, 2P62.

SOCI 3P65

Animals and the Law

Overview of the legal status of animals and how this affects their treatment. Topics may include animal rights and animal welfare, anti-cruelty legislation, regulations and standards concerning use of animals in agriculture, biotechnology, entertainment and vivisection.

Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

*SOCI 3P66

Social Movements

(also offered as LABR 3P66)

Survey of the impact of ideology on behaviour and the subsequent development of social movements or specific examinations of particular movements such as separatism, nationalism, fascism, Marxism or feminism.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined), LABR (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 1F90, LABR 1F90, 1F99 or permission of the Department Administrator.

SOCI 3P67

Crime and the Media

Media construction of crime and the implications for criminal justice policies.

Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 2P33, 2P61, 2P62.

SOCI 3P68

Critical Gang Studies

Street gangs and gang violence in North America. Topics may include theories of gang formation, the social construction of gang problems, the cultural diffusion of gang activities, gang typologies and subculture, and policing gang violence.

Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 2P33, 2P61, 2P62.

*SOCI 3P69

Critical Perspectives in Indigenous Criminalization

(also offered as ABST 3P69)

Sociological approaches to Indigenous criminalization. Topics may include imprisonment, gendered violence, state crimes, the policing of protest, and Indigenous law and self-governance.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors, CRMR and SOCI minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90 or one ABST credit.

SOCI 3P70

Social Justice Research

Exploration of social justice issues through a critical reading of original case studies including theoretical perspective, methodological approach, findings and implications.

Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors, CRAS and SOCI minors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to SOCI (single or combined), GHUM, SOSC majors, CRAS and SOCI minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

SOCI 3P71

The State and Society

The state as a social, economic, political and ideological institution emphasizing Canada. Topics may include theories of the state (such as Marxist, liberal and feminist); welfare and post-welfare state theory; state power in a global context; and selected case studies of states, public policy and social justice.

Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90 or permission of the Department Administrator.

#SOCI 3P73

Popular Music and Youth Culture

(also offered as COMM 3P73, MUSI 3P73 and PCUL 3P73)

Cultural relation between young people and popular music. Topics include music's role in the formation of identity, the connection between musical taste and various forms of youth fashion or style, and the impact of new technologies on the ways in which young people access music.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single and combined), BCMN, COMM, MCMN, MUSI (single and combined), PCUL majors, MEST and PCUL minors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or permission of the instructor.

SOCI 3P75

Sociology of Animal Agriculture

Political economy of animal agriculture. Topics may include factory farming, dairy and fishing industries, fast food, cruelty to animals, slaughterhouses, impacts on environment and human health, cultural meanings of meat, vegetarianism, veganism, industry responses, biotechnology, labour relations and intersections of class, gender and racism.

Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

*SOCI 3P80

Environmental Justice

(also offered as WGST 3P80)

Historical review of relation between environment and human societies from various theoretical perspectives. Inequalities and social justice struggles. Topics may include sustainability, biodiversity, eco-tourism, population, consumerism, environmental management.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90 or WGST (WISE) 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P80.

*SOCI 3P82

Women and Crime

(also offered as WGST 3P82)

Feminist criminological theory and selected topics on crime, prisons and the Canadian criminal justice system as they pertain to women. Topics may include women's crime rates, violence by and against women, prostitution, drug use, girl gangs, women's prisons, women police officers, women in the security sector, women and terrorism, and Domestic Violence Courts.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 1F90, WGST (WISE) 1F90, 2P00.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P82.

SOCI 3P85

Animals in Cross-Cultural Perspective

Human relationships with animals in various cultures. Topics may include utilitarian, economic, symbolic and emotional relationships with animals, Ethnographic case studies.

Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

*SOCI 3P86

Indigenous Peoples in Global Perspective

(also offered as ABST 3P86 and WGST 3P86)

Contemporary debates in global Indigenous movements, including the legacy of colonization, land dispossession, cultural appropriation and new developments in the areas of environmental justice, cultural revival and political sovereignty.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined), WGST (single or combined) and WISE (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 1F90, one ABST credit, WGST (WISE) 1F90, 2P00 or permission of the Department Administrator.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SOCI (ABST 3P46).

SOCI 3P87

Sociology of Dogs and Other Canids

Human interactions with domesticated and wild canids. Topics may include domestication and social bonds across species, cultural constructions of canids, dog breeding, dogs as pets, street dogs, dogfighting, role of animal shelters, eating dogs, efforts to exterminate, manage or conserve wild canids.

Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SOCI 2P75.

SOCI 3P90

Directed Studies III

Topic, readings and methods of evaluation chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise the student.

Restriction: permission of the instructor.

Note: topics must be chosen in consultation with a faculty member prior to enrolment. A written agreement is to be signed by the Chair and filed in the Department.

SOCI 3P91

Directed Studies IV

Topic, readings and methods of evaluation chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise the student.

Restriction: permission of the instructor.

Note: topics must be chosen in consultation with a faculty member prior to enrolment. A written agreement is to be signed by the Chair and filed in the Department.

#SOCI 3P92

Advanced Seminar in Eco-Feminism

(also offered as WGST 3P92)

Local, national and/or global processes relating to struggles for equality and environmental crises from a social science perspective.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined), WGST (single or combined) and WISE (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 1F90, WGST (WISE) 1F90, 2P00.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P92.

#SOCI 3P93

Media and Minorities

(also offered as COMM 3P93 and PCUL 3P93)

Relation between mass media and minority groups in society including dominant representations and stereotypes of cultural, racial and sexual minorities, and minority group access to alternative forms of media production.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly lab.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined), BCMN, COMM, MCMN, PCUL majors and MEST minors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2P00 (2P13) and 2P11, COMM 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

SOCI 3P94

Economy, Culture and Society

Sociological perspectives on relation between economic beliefs and actions, cultural values and norms, and social structures and processes. Topics may include cross-cultural perspectives on markets, wealth, gift giving and labour.

Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors, CRAS and SOCI minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

Note: may be offered online.

SOCI 3P95

Sociology of Wildlife

Social construction of wildlife and examination of the situation of various species. Human-animal interactions in various contexts: wildlife trade, captivity, sanctuaries. Critical approaches to wildlife in cultural, economic, political and social context.

Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

SOCI 3P96

Human Migration in a Globalized World

Examination of histories, political economies, social relations and cultural meanings of global human migration. Topics may include voluntary and forced migration, immigration, refugee issues, tourism, borders, securitization, citizenship, diaspora and transnationalism.

Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SOCI 3P48.

SOCI 3P97

Liberties, Rights and Protections

Theoretical and empirical issues of civil liberties and human rights in criminological perspective. Topics may include criminalization and criminal justice, security, surveillance and control, international crimes, and persecution and protection.

Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SOCI 2P65 and SOCI 3P25.

#SOCI 3P98

Family Conflict and Violence

(also offered as CHYS 3P98)

Conflict within modern family relationships. Contemporary research on spousal violence, power and decision-making, sexual abuse and child abuse. Socio-historical factors contributing to increased family stress. Institutional and interpersonal strategies for reducing family conflict.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined), CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Honours)/BEd (Primary/Junior), CRMR and SOCI minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous grade assigned and credit obtained in SOCI (CHYS) 3P83.

#SOCI 3Q95

Sex Work and Sex Workers

(also offered as LABR 3Q95, POLI 3Q95 and WGST 3Q95)

Examination of sex work, various theoretical perspectives on sex work and their social policy implications for sex workers. Topics may include prostitution, pornography, the political economy of sex work and sex worker union organizing.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 1F90, LABR 1F90, 1F99, one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99,WGST (WISE) 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3Q95.

SOCI 3Q96

Critical Issues in Contemporary Society

Social problems in advanced industrial societies and Canada in particular. Focus on social problems stemming from economic and political crises. Topics may include unemployment, regionalism, ethnic/racial conflict, sovereignty, nationalism, concentrated economic power, and state and market. Proposed strategies of remedial social change.

Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90 or permission of the Department Administrator.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SOCI 3P36.

*SOCI 3Q98

Indigenous Peoples in North America

(also offered as ABST 3Q98 and WGST 3Q98)

Contemporary struggles for cultural survival, land, self-determination and rights in the context of colonialism in North America. Diversity of Indigenous peoples, including their internal debates and divides.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 1F90, one ABST credit, WGST (WISE) 1F90, 2P00 or permission of the Department Administrator.

Completion of this course will replace previous grade assigned and credit obtained in SOCI (ABST) 3P46 and SOCI (ABST/WGST) 3P76.

SOCI 3V10-3V19

Selected Research Topics

Selected methodological issues in sociology.

Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.

SOCI 3V80-3V99

Selected Topics in Sociology

Selected issues in sociology.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

SOCI 3V91

2015-2016: Bodies, Economies and Kinship

Topics may include families of choice, LGBTQ families, transnational adoption, disability, assisted reproductive technologies, consumption and commodification, body tissue donation and banking, companion species, and human milk exchange.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

SOCI 4F01

Honours Seminar

Examination and assessment of problems in research.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors with a minimum 80 percent major average and approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the Department.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 3P00 or 3P01; SOCI 3P02 (2P12) and 3P11 (2P13).

SOCI 4F90

Honours Thesis

Students electing this option will be required to undertake an independent research project under the supervision of a member of the department.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors with a minimum 80 percent major average, approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the Department Administrator.

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 3P00, 3P01, 3P12.

Note: the results of the project will be presented as a thesis. Students are required to submit a detailed (one page minimum) letter of intent by March 31. For more information contact the Department Administrator.

SOCI 4P00

Engaging the Sociological Imagination

Integration of theory, research and practice through critical and analytical overviews of the discipline of Sociology.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single) majors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

SOCI 4P02

Selected Topics in Social Theory

Selected topics in early or late modern theory and theoretical sociology. In-depth explorations of specific theoretical paradigms, philosophies of social science, theoretical research programs or comparative analysis of alternative or contending theoretical strategies or projects.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 3P00 or 3P01.

*SOCI 4P11

Critical Approaches to Applied Social Research Design

(also offered as GEOG 4P11 and POLI 4P11)

Application of social science skills in community and public-sector settings, including various qualitative and quantitative research strategies to empower communities and inform social policy development. Includes evaluation of a community agency or social program of choice.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined), CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Honours)/BEd (Primary/Junior), GEOG (single or combined), GEOG (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) and POLS (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 2P11, CHYS 3P10, 3P15, GEOG 2P10, 2P12, POLI 2P80 or permission of the Department Administrator.

#SOCI 4P21

Labour and Social Justice Organizing

(also offered as LABR 4P21)

Theory and praxis of labour and social justice organizing.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) and LABR majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 1F90, LABR 1F90, 1F99.

Note: experiential learning component with students creating their own labour/social justice campaign or participating in an existing campaign.

*SOCI 4P22

Education and Equity

(also offered as WGST 4P22)

Selected issues in education in Canada and globally. Topics may include access, representation, experience, and careers of students, teachers and faculty; student cultures; student supervision; efforts to alter pedagogy and curriculum; and implications of globalization.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined), WGST (single or combined) and WISE (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

Note: SOCI 2P22 recommended.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 4P22.

#SOCI 4P23

Research on Media and Popular Culture

(also offered as COMM 4P23 and PCUL 4P23)

Advanced research seminar on the relations between mass media and popular culture.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined), BCMN, COMM, MCMN, PCUL majors and MEST minors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2P98 (3P14) or COMM 3P15.

*SOCI 4P26

Sociology of Health

(also offered as HLSC 4P26)

Selected social policy issues in medical sociology, psychiatric sociology or related subdisciplines. Topics may include the politics of individualizing health problems, clinical sociology and related topics.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) and PHTH majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CHSC 4P26.

#SOCI 4P31

Women, Work and Unions

(also offered as LABR 4P31 and WGST 4P31)

Theoretical and research developments concerning women's paid and unpaid work. Topics may include union activism, collective bargaining priorities and related government policies.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined), LABR (single or combined), WGST (single or combined) and WISE (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

Prerequisite(s): one of SOCI 1F90, LABR 1F90,1F99, WGST (WISE) 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 4P31.

*SOCI 4P32

Sociology of Work

(also offered as LABR 4P32 and WGST 4P32)

Theoretical and research developments in the sociology of work. Topics may include the impact of technological innovation on the labour process, reconceptualizations of work and leisure, changes in the gendered nature of work, role of the contemporary labour movement, and international perspectives on labour and the labour force.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): two SOCI or LABR credits or permission of the Department Administrator.

Note: SOCI 2P32 recommended.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SOCI (LABR/WISE) 4F30 and WISE 4P32.

SOCI 4P33

Law and Society

Specific relationships between Canada's legal institutions and social structure and institutions; law and Aboriginal peoples, family and gender issues, environment, work and technology, feminist critique of legal theory and practice.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

*SOCI 4P35

Gendered Patterns of Resistance and Survival

(also offered as LABR 4P35 and WGST 4P35)

Examination of the ways in which women and men, separately and together, seek to resist and survive the social and economic turmoil of the 21st century. Focus on individuals, families and communities and resistance in the context of global economic reorganization. Topics may include case studies in the Niagara Peninsula.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 4P35.

*SOCI 4P37

Exploring Alternatives to Capitalism

(also offered as LABR 4P37)

Topics may include socialism, anarchism, eco-feminism, co-operativism, and social democracy. Theoretical and historical perspectives may be examined.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

#SOCI 4P38

Advanced Topics in Childhood, Youth and Society

(also offered as CHYS 4P38)

Canadian and international research on childhood and youth in changing societies. Topics include the globalization of childhood and youth, child labour, child welfare and Canadian policy.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined), CHYS (single or combined) and CHYS BA (Honours)/BEd (Primary/Junior) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and approval to year 4 (honours).

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2P38 or CHYS 2P38.

Note: With Major CHYS students with a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum of 14.0 overall credits may be able to register. Contact the Department of Child and Youth Studies.

*SOCI 4P51

Gender and Society

(also offered as WGST 4P51)

Selected issues in gender and society. Topics may include feminist theories, work, family, state, popular culture, race, militarism and violence.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): two SOCI or WGST (WISE) credits or permission of the Department Administrator.

Note: SOCI 3P51 recommended.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SOCI (WGST) 4F50, WISE 4F50 and 4P51.

*SOCI 4P53

Masculinities, Culture and Economy

(also offered as LABR 4P53 and WGST 4P53)

Theoretical and empirical issues of the relation between masculinities and cultural and economic processes and structures. May include ethnicity, racialization, sexuality, nationalism, popular culture, leisure, changes in work and the labour market, class formation, and regional identity.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): two SOCI credits or permission of the Department Administrator.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 4P53.

SOCI 4P57

Global Racism/Antiracism

Topics may include theorizing of racism, ethnicity and anti-racism in diverse trans/national settings, comparative perspectives on racialized inequalities and anti-racist movements.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

Note: SOCI 2P47 recommended.

SOCI 4P61

Criminal Justice

Topics may include critical perspectives on law and social control, feminist perspectives on law and criminology and the politics of law and criminal justice.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

SOCI 4P62

Social and Moral Regulation

Topics may include critical theoretical perspectives on deviance, moral regulation and the politics of social control.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

SOCI 4P65

Animals and the Law

Topics may include ideas of justice, animal protection, animal abuse and violence, commodification and property status of animals, legal rights for animals, wildlife trade, endangered species, international laws.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

Note: SOCI 3P65 recommended.

SOCI 4P67

Racism/Antiracism in Canada

Topics may include Canadian theoretical contributions to the study of racism, ethnicity and anti-racism, racialized inequality in Canada, Canadian anti-racist movements.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

Note: SOCI 2P47 recommended.

*SOCI 4P68

Social Movements and Globalization

(also offered as GEOG 4P68 and POLI 4P68)

Restructuring of social movements from around the world in new alliances for global justice. Topics may include relations between local and global scales, cross-cultural collaboration, tensions between unity and diversity, conflicts and unequal power relations in networks and North-South inequalities. May include indigenous movements, transnational feminism, the anti-corporate globalization movement and environmentalism.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined), GEOG (single or combined), GEOG (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), POLS (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

SOCI 4P70

Social Issues in the Community

Organizational responses, resistance strategies, constraints on social action and policy alternatives.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

SOCI 4P71

Contesting Everyday Im/mobilities

Culture, infrastructure and politics of movement, travel or transportation in relation to issues such as equity, ecology, economics, time or safety. Topics may include automobility, aeromobility, public transportation, active transportation, migration, tourism.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

*SOCI 4P76

Indigenous Social and Political Thought

(also offered as ABST 4P76 and WGST 4P76)

History and contemporary literatures on Indigenous epistemologies, the political philosophy of movements for decolonization, environmental sustainability, and Indigenous writing on gendered justice and cultural resurgence in a globalizing world emphasizing writings by Indigenous scholars.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of two SOCI credits, one ABST credit, two WGST (WISE) credits or permission of the Department Administrator.

SOCI 4P80

Critical Animal Studies

Selected issues related to the interaction between animals and human society.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 honours.

Note: SOCI 2P85 or 3P85 recommended.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SOCI 4F80.

SOCI 4P81

Selected Issues in Criminology

Comparative sociological perspectives on issues in criminology.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SOCI 4V81.

SOCI 4P82

Race and the War for Drugs

Topics may include domestic drug wars and their linkages with classim, racism, sexism and militarization, foreign intervention, banks and money laundering, and the role of the state as a participant in and amplifier of narcotrafficking.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90.

Note: SOCI 2P61 and 2P62 recommended.

SOCI 4P85

Animals and Human Societies

Sociology of animal-human interaction. Topics may include exploration of animal-human bonds and boundaries, theoretical arguments on the nature of animal rights, ethical treatment of animals; animals and the law, representation of animals, and cultural meanings of animals.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

Note: SOCI 2P85 recommended.

SOCI 4P87

Social Inequality

Advanced study of social inequality and social class in a comparative perspective.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SOCI 4V87.

SOCI 4P88

Social Problems

Advanced study of social problems using various social research methodologies.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SOCI 4V10.

SOCI 4P89

Controversies in Sociology

Advanced study of controversies in Sociology emphasizing issues in the 21st century. Topics may include racism, gender, social class and sexuality.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SOCI 4V85.

SOCI 4P90

Directed Studies V

Topic, readings and methods of evaluation chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise the student.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the instructor.

Note: consultation is done prior to enrolment. A written agreement is signed by the Chair and filed in the Department.

SOCI 4P91

Directed Studies VI

Topic, readings and methods of evaluation chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise the student.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the instructor.

Note: consultation is done prior to enrolment. A written agreement is signed by the Chair and filed in the Department.

*SOCI 4Q41

Social Policy

(also offered as WGST 4Q41)

Canadian and international social policy issues. Topics may include aboriginal peoples, women and public policy, labour relations, health care delivery, multiculturalism, Canadian federalism, family policy.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1F90, WGST (WISE) 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 4Q41.

SOCI 4V10-4V19

Selected Research Topics

Selected methodological issues in sociology.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

SOCI 4V80-4V89

Special Topics in Sociology

Selected issues in sociology. Course content will vary depending upon the interests of instructors and students.

Restriction: open to SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

SOCI 4V83

2015-2016: Comparative Sociological and Legal Perspectives on Sexual Assault Cases

Topics may include comparative Canada/US sociological and legal approaches to sexual violence, including criminal, military, civil trials, alternative dispute resolution and restorative justice approaches. Emphasis on sexual assault case processing and sexual violence in cases involving First Nations women in Canada and Black women in the US.

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