Summer 2012 Courses

This course will cover the same material as Sociology 1020, but will also provide students with the opportunity to enhance their essay-writing skills while pursuing a project or projects involving sociological analysis.
2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour, 1.0 course.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 1020

Survey of issues and theories in the study of social problems with particular attention to contemporary Canadian society.
2 lecture hours, 1.0 course.

The course examines health from a community perspective. The main focus will be on understanding the influence of the community on health, with particular attention to the relationship between social inequality and health.  The course will also consider the implications of a sociological perspective for health promotion policies. 
3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.  

An introduction to the techniques of statistical analysis used by sociologists, including descriptive statistics, the normal curve, hypothesis testing and various measures of association. 3 hours, 0.5 course.

Mandatory for students registered in Yr 2 of an Honors Specialization in Sociology. [Courses on the following antirequisite list are treated as substitutions for this course as follows:

1. Students who have taken a course from the following antirequisite list, will need to replace Sociology 2205A/B Statistics for Sociology with an additional 0.5 Sociology course at the 2200 level.
2. Students who have completed Social Work 2207 or the former Social Work 2205 must replace both Sociology 2205A/B Statistics for Sociology and Sociology 2206A/B Research Methods in Sociology with 1.0 Sociology course(s) at the 2200 level.]

Antirequisite(s): Biology 2244A/B, Economics 2122A/B, 2222A/B, Geography 2210A/B, Health Sciences 3801A/B, MOS 2242A/B, Psychology 2810, 2820E, 2830A, 2850A/B, 2851A/B, the former 2885, Social Work 2207A/B, former Social Work 2205, Statistical Sciences 2035, 2037A/B if taken before Fall 2010, Statistical Sciences 2141A/B, 2143A/B, 2244A/B, 2858A/B and the former 2122A/B.  [Please consult this more comprehensive list of introductory statistics courses that are antirequisites for each other.]
Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

An introduction to the research process and ethical dilemmas faced by sociologists, as well as a survey of the essential procedures used to collect sociological data, e.g. sampling, questionnaire design, and observational field research techniques.3 hours, 0.5 course

Mandatory for students registered in Yr 2 of an Honors Specialization offered through the Dept. of Sociology. [Courses on the following antirequisite list are treated as substitutions for this course as follows:

1. Students who have taken a course from the following antirequisite list will need to replace Sociology 2206A/B Research Methods in Sociology with an additional 0.5 Sociology course at the 2200 level.
2. Students who have completed Social Work 2207 or the former Social Work 2205 must replace both Sociology 2205A/B Statistics for Sociology and Sociology 2206A/B Research Methods in Sociology with 1.0 Sociology course(s) at the 2200 level.]

Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 231, Social Work 2207 or the former Social Work 2205, Health Sciences 2801A/B or the former Health Sciences 2800.
Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

An analysis of the theories and research of human conduct in social settings. 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2233
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

Sociological, psychological, and other research perspectives on family structure and functioning. 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

A study of the causes and consequences of the unequal distribution of prestige, power and wealth and of the ideologies used to defend and criticize inequality. Different societies are examined but emphasis is on the development and contemporary structure of the Canadian class system. 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

A survey of sociological theory from the historical roots of social science to the present. 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.

Sociology 2240E or 2270A/B and 2271A/B are mandatory for students registered in Yr 2 of an Honors Specialization offered through the Dept. of Sociology.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2270A/B and Sociology 2271A/B or the former Sociology 230.
Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

This course examines how health care in Canada is related to social processes and social structure. We will investigate how the health care system in Canada is organized to respond to health and illness. Various occupations within the health care division of labour will be studied. This will be followed by an examination of key institutions involved in the provision of health care, both public and private. Finally, the role of the state in the health care system and various strategies of health reform will be examined. 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2245 or former Health Sciences 245.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E or permission of the Department.

A sociological analysis of the criminal justice system in Canada (public involvement, police, courts, and correctional programs). The organization, structure and functioning of the criminal justice system are examined. 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 253F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

Basic approaches to the study of deviant behavior with special emphasis on problems in concept formation, measurement and theory construction. 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

The sociological aspects of crime in Canada. The measurement patterns, causes and social explanations of criminal behavior will be examined. 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

This course will review sociological perspectives on youth criminal offending and on the legal and moral regulation of youth. Canadian social policies with respect to the criminal behaviour of young persons will also be examined. 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

A comprehensive survey of the founding theories and theorists (among others, Marx, Weber and Durkheim) of sociology, and of the social and historical contexts out of which their theories grew. Students will be introducted to the principal philosophical and epistemological questions concerning the nature of sociological knowledge. 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Sociology 2240E or 2270A/B and 2271A/B are mandatory for students registered in Yr 2 of an Honors Specialization offered through the Dept. of Sociology.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2240E or the former Sociology 230.
Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in Sociology 1020 or 1021E.

Continuities in Sociological thinking will be stressed by building upon the insights of the discipline's founding thinkers, while simultaneously exposing students to the rich variety that characterizes contemporary theorizing. Among other approaches, structural functionalism, symbolic interactionism, Marxism, critical theory, feminist theory, and post-modernism will be discussed. 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Sociology 2240E or 2270A/B and 2271A/B are mandatory for students registered in Yr 2 of an Honors Specialization offered through the Dept. of Sociology.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2240E or the former Sociology 230.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2270A/B.