Sociology

This course will challenge your views on a wide range of issues that affect us all. It will also excite your interest in a unique sociological way of understanding your world. We will analyze the globalization of culture, emerging patterns of class, race, and gender inequality in Canada and internationally, criminal and deviant behaviour, and so on. You will learn to understand these and other pressing social issues by analyzing the way the social world is organized. These topics are further taken up in the sequel to this course, SOC150: Introduction to Sociology II: Sociological Inquiries.

In the sequel to SOC100H1: Introduction to Sociology I: Sociological Perspectives, this course will explore in more depth the topic of social inequality and the contemporary debates that animate sociology. We may like to think of ourselves as perfectly free but powerful social forces open up some opportunities and close off others, constraining our freedom and helping to make us what we are. By examining the operation of these social forces, sociology can help us know ourselves. The course is also about skills-building, skills useful not only for success at U of T, but beyond the walls of the university.

Introduction to the history, nature, and role of sociological theory, through an examination of the works of key classical theorists such as Karl Marx, Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, Georg Simmel, and others. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Introduction in quantitative social science research from descriptive statistics to hypothesis testing using various strategies for the analysis of bivariate relationships. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Introduction to the methods and issues of qualitative research, the theories, methods for data collection and analysis, and the personal and ethical issues relating to qualitative research. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

This course reviews theories of urban genesis and urban form; the interrelationship of urbanization, industrialization and modernization, issues in urban living (housing, transportation, urban-renewal, poverty, unemployment, etc.); urban social networks (ethnic and cultural heterogeneity, neighbourhood, community and other voluntary associations).

The nature and meaning of work in relation to changes in the position of the professions, unions and government, of women and minority groups, and in industrial societies more generally. Career choice and strategies, occupational mobility, and individual satisfaction at work.

This course introduces students to the concepts, history and development of social policy in economically developed welfare states. It examines the problems and concepts of the policy process, exploring the political, economic, and institutional frameworks that structure public choices about social policy in Canada, and compare systems of social policy around the world.

This course examines questions related to sexuality, with a special focus on the social construction of sexual identity, practice, community and desire. To do so, we proceed self consciously with a critical analysis of the modern study of sexuality, and the ways in which sexual science, as a kind of social practice, has affected the construction and regulation of sexual orientation.

The course explores the concepts of race and ethnicity and major theories to understand race and ethnic relations.

This course provides an overview of the study of crime and deviance. We critically examine how scholars have gone about studying crime and deviance (the methods they use and the statistics they employ) as well as the major sociological explanations for crime and deviance. We also consider the empirical evidence as it relates to the validity of these explanations and some of the policy fallout from different theoretical approaches.

This course provides an introduction to the systematic study of the influence of individuals, groups, and society on individuals' thoughts, feelings, and behaviours from a sociological perspective. The course emphasizes interaction among individuals, between an individual and a group, or among groups, all situated within particular social contexts. One core emphasis involves the ways that individual-level processes contribute to explaining social inequality in social groups and organizations. Topics include identity processes, social cognitions, attitudes, emotions, status processes, power relations, legitimacy, and justice.

This course examines diverse family patterns, to show the economic, political and cultural factors that influence families. A brief social history of family paves the way for an examination of the various family patterns common in Canada today. Special attention is paid to the gender relations at the heart of family.

The course will explore the structures and processes of Asian communities in Canada. Historical development of various Asian communities will be explored.

This course is concerned with the causes and consequences of economic inequality. More specifically, it explores how achieved and ascribed characteristics are related to social class and related economic outcomes. Although some of the material will be comparative and pertain to modern Democracies generally, emphasis will be on Canadian society.

This course examines (1) the social causes of illness and disease, (2) the experience of illness, and social processes that shape both of these issues, including medicalization. It focuses on population health, the relation between agency and structure, and macro-micro connections. Professional health care is discussed to the extent that it provides context for analyses of illness patterns and experiences.

This course deals with population aging, cohort effects, inter-generational relations, historical variation in effects of social environment on aging, how health and family relationships vary with age, and social policies related to aging. The whole life course is considered, but the emphasis on adulthood and old age.

This course examines contemporary migration flows, types and causes of migration, theories of migration, immigration policies, and migrant integration with emphasis on Canada.

This course will examine religious beliefs, practices, and experiences from a historical-sociological and comparative perspective. Classical and contemporary theories will be reviewed and applied to investigate such topics as: the social origins of religions; the formation of religious communities; heresies, schisms and the making of orthodoxies; secularization and fundamentalism; cults and new religious movements; religious regulation of the body and person; and the variable linkages of religion to politics, war, art and science.

A selective introduction to major contemporary thinkers and approaches whose ideas have achieved wide influence, as well as an on-going inquiry into the nature and role of sociological analysis. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Provides students with the opportunity to develop an understanding of the logic of multivariate analysis by applying various strategies for the analysis of complex multivariate data. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

An in-depth examination of key methods of qualitative research, and an opportunity to design and conduct qualitative research that draws from key debates, methodologies, and methods in the field. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Characteristics of very different kinds of societies, from hunters and gatherers to modern postindustrial countries, and how these affect features of individual lives including: life stages, their status, and transitions between them; the variety of possible life courses; rates of birth and death, and their implications for people, their kin, and their societies.

An introduction to key topics in political sociology such as social movements, electoral alignments, parties as organizations, the welfare state, revolution, policymaking, state formation, nationalism and imperialism.

This course first explores how sociologists conceptualize gender and study gender. Then, it explores the varied nature of gender relations, with a focus on the social organization of gender today.

The course examines the social origins of culture, the cultural patterns found in various groups and institutions, and the influence culture has on important aspects of society.

Examines a variety of widely discussed social problems, including poverty, crime, substance abuse, sexism, climate change and urban sprawl, using sociological theories to understand the causes of these problems. Will also examine the “social construction” of these social problems and factors that influence public attention and concern.

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/course/rop. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Uses empirical sociological studies to describe and analyze the political, social and economic implications of diverse family relationships and living arrangements. Examines the social and economic consequences of inconsistencies between public definitions of family and the realities of family life. Introduces students to the statistical analysis of the demographic features of families using census data.

Shows how getting ahead or becoming downwardly mobile are affected by social as well as economic factors. Links the experience of mobility to larger scale social change.

Shows how child and adolescent development is affected by family background, neighbourhood and community as well as by social policies implemented at different levels of government. This course reviews evidence from national longitudinal surveys carried out in Canada, the UK and the USA and emphasizes ethical issues in research involving children.

This course offers a sociological account of economic phenomena. It examines the sociological perspectives on production, consumption, exchange and distribution, economic crises, and other economic matters. In addition to exploring economic behavior in the corporate and financial worlds, the course also examines behavior in households, markets for intimacy, and illegal markets.

This course examines the social processes that characterize stratification and social inequality across the globe, by looking at whether global inequality is growing, shrinking or stagnant and the impact of globalization on global inequality, with particular emphasis on examining disparities over time in education, income/wealth and health.

Explores and discusses specific theories of action. Applies theories to various factors associated with AIDS/HIV. Examines political, scientific, health, social, economic, and cultural environments. This course forces students to examine the hidden theoretical assumptions surrounding AIDS/HIV.

Examines the economic, social, cultural and political impacts of 20th century immigration in Canada, and emerging race and ethnic relations. Topics include immigration policy; population impact; community formation; labour markets; enclave economies; welfare use by immigrants; the criminal justice system; racial conflict; multiculturalism and race; and equity policies.

This introductory course examines Canada's population in a global context, covering a broad range of population issues and perspectives. Topics include (a) demographic data and methods, (b) population composition in terms of age, sex, and nuptiality, (c) demographic processes of fertility, mortality, internal and international migration, (d) the relationship between population change and urbanization, and (e) the role of social policy on population change. For all course topics, the instructor will examine historical and cross-national trends and review proposed explanations.

This course examines how society has gone about controlling specific types of deviants (e.g., gang members, sex and drug offenders) and acts of deviance (e.g., organized crime, the deviance of social control agents). In examining these individuals and acts, attention is also directed to why they are defined as deviant and sanctioned, and why some types of deviance are less likely to be detected and sanctioned than others. Finally, consideration is also given to a range of sanctions that have been used to control deviance and the empirical evidence on their effectiveness.

This course explores the dynamics of structure and agency in the making of families. It does so by examining the social relations of sexuality, parenthood and other activities involved in making families. It examines normative patterns and the gender, class, and racial inequalities embedded in them as well as the diversity of family patterns.

This course will provide an overview of the different forms of domestic criminal violence, concentrating primarily on intimate partner violence and child abuse. We will focus on the methodological problems in assessing the nature and extent of these types of violence, the risk factors and correlates of both offending and victimization and the theoretical explanations that have been offered for these crimes. We also consider the social and legal responses to intimate partner violence and child abuse.

Examines factors that influence the organizational structure of health care systems, how these organizations develop, how they are maintained, and how they can be change.

This course examines the labour market and employment situation of immigrants emphasizing recent Canadian experience in comparative context. Topics include immigrant human capital, declining immigrant earnings, immigrant skill-underutilization, impact of the knowledge economy, racial discrimination, labour market structure and unionization, immigrant entrepreneurship and experiences of the Canadian-born second generation. Restricted to Sociology Majors and Specialists.

Uses empirical sociological studies to describe and analyze the political, social and economic implications of diverse family relationships and living arrangements. Examines the social and economic consequences of inconsistencies between public definitions of family and the realities of family life. Introduces students to the statistical analysis of the demographic features of families using census data. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Shows how getting ahead or becoming downwardly mobile are affected by social as well as economic factors. Links the experience of mobility to larger scale social change. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Shows how child and adolescent development is affected by family background, neighbourhood and community as well as by social policies implemented at different levels of government. This course reviews evidence from national longitudinal surveys carried out in Canada, the UK and the USA and emphasizes ethical issues in research involving children. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

This course offers a sociological account of economic phenomena. It examines the sociological perspectives on production, consumption, exchange and distribution, economic crises, and other economic matters. In addition to exploring economic behavior in the corporate and financial worlds, the course also examines behavior in households, markets for intimacy, and illegal markets. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Explores and discusses specific theories of action. Applies theories to various factors associated with AIDS/HIV. Examines political, scientific, health, social, economic, and cultural environments. This course forces students to examine the hidden theoretical assumptions surrounding AIDS/HIV. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

This introductory course examines Canada's population in a global context, covering a broad range of population issues and perspectives. Topics include (a) demographic data and methods, (b) population composition in terms of age, sex, and nuptiality, (c) demographic processes of fertility, mortality, internal and international migration, (d) the relationship between population change and urbanization, and (e) the role of social policy on population change. For all course topics, the instructor will examine historical and cross-national trends and review proposed explanations. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

This course examines how society has gone about controlling specific types of deviants (e.g., gang members, sex and drug offenders) and acts of deviance (e.g., organized crime, the deviance of social control agents). In examining these individuals and acts, attention is also directed to why they are defined as deviant and sanctioned, and why some types of deviance are less likely to be detected and sanctioned than others. Finally, consideration is also given to a range of sanctions that have been used to control deviance and the empirical evidence on their effectiveness. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

This course explores the dynamics of structure and agency in the making of families. It does so by examining the social relations of sexuality, parenthood and other activities involved in making families. It examines normative patterns and the gender, class, and racial inequalities embedded in them as well as the diversity of family patterns. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

This course will provide an overview of the different forms of domestic criminal violence, concentrating primarily on intimate partner violence and child abuse. We will focus on the methodological problems in assessing the nature and extent of these types of violence, the risk factors and correlates of both offending and victimization and the theoretical explanations that have been offered for these crimes. We also consider the social and legal responses to intimate partner violence and child abuse. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

This course introduces students to the sociological study of collective action. Students will explore how movements in a variety of historical and global contexts endeavor to produce social change. In this process, we will examine political and cultural opportunities and obstacles, organizational dynamics, resources, collective action frames, strategies and tactics. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

This course covers the fundamentals of the social network perspective, including a short introduction to social network theory and a survey of major findings in social network research. We will study how patterns of relations between social actors develop and how they affect outcomes such as health, status attainment, and inequality. Students will write a proposal to conduct research from a social network perspective. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

This course analyzes the interplay between new communication technologies and society. It will consider how technological developments affect social systems, and conversely, how social systems affect the nature and use of technology. Much of the course will be devoted to studying the impact of computerization and the advent of the information highway. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

The life course in Canada, in the twentieth century and today, with some comparisons to other first world countries. How lives have changed over the past century; how lives are affected by history and social location; the impact of the life trajectories on health and crime. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Theory and research on quality of life encompass studies of subjective dimensions of individual wellbeing, such as happiness, and studies that focus on objective indicators of the quality of institutions and settings, such as child mortality rates. Quality-of-life theories range from (sometimes utopian) classical sociological theories with a historical and political slant to recent interdisciplinary theories that integrate sociological, psychological, and philosophical approaches. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

An overview of the link between social inequality and emotional inequality, focusing on differences in mental health across social groups and the role of stress and coping resources in explaining group differences. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Cities are home to particular populations (the poor, the homeless, racial and ethnic minorities, immigrants, and the young and old) and have distinct risks and protections relevant to health. Patterns of health in cities, historical developments, and emerging literature and methodology are used to uncover how everyday settings influence health. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

This course examines the dynamics of gender in daily life – in sexuality and intimate relations, in parenting and families, and in paid work and workplace organizations, as well as in popular culture. It examines the social construction of gender in individuals and in social organizations, in order to understand gender inequality. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

This course focuses on women's paid and unpaid work and the relationship between the two. It analyzes the gender gap in earnings, the sexual segregation of the labour force, the restructuring of paid work, sexual harassment, paid domestic work, and the division of housework and child care. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

In this class, we analyze the ways in which race, class, gender and sexuality interact and shape communities, life opportunities, perspectives and politics. We will read contemporary ethnographies concerning work, socialization, and urban life against current sociological theories about inequality and intersectionality, and identity. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

The study of comparative (historical and cross-national) variation in outcomes that are the subject of research by political sociologists. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Social structure of formal and informal groups producing culture; careers in such cultural worlds; the effect of how culture is produced on the nature of culture; how culture is consumed and received; the prestige of different cultural forms and their changes over time. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Examines the international migration of women in postindustrial economies with emphasis on Canada. Topics include: theories of female migration; the impacts of immigration policies; migration trends and entry status; integration issues pertaining to family, language knowledge, citizenship and economic status; labour market barriers and public policy considerations. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Uses recent and historical data to demonstrate the changing social characteristics of local neighbourhoods and larger communities, as these have been affected by industrialization, immigration and other factors and as they affect the life chances of their residents. Provides students with active learning experiences through research activities using Census data. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

This course explores the phenomenological and organizational foundation of everyday experience. It focuses on the structure and social interactions that shape everyday life, and explains the social order that makes everyday life seem smooth and relatively effortless. The course offers experience in qualitative research and writing. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

This course examines the social processes that characterize stratification and social inequality across the globe, by looking at whether global inequality is growing, shrinking or stagnant and the impact of globalization on global inequality, with particular emphasis on examining disparities over time in education, income/wealth and health. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Examines factors that influence the organizational structure of health care systems, how these organizations develop, how they are maintained, and how they can be change. Topics also include the social forces that influence the relationship between healthcare providers and consumers. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Examines the economic, social, cultural and political impacts of 20th century immigration in Canada, and emerging race and ethnic relations. Topics include immigration policy; population impact; community formation; labour markets; enclave economies; welfare use by immigrants; the criminal justice system; racial conflict; multiculturalism and race; and equity policies. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

How location in socioeconomic, ethnic, gender, and generational groups shapes individual cultural repertories; how culture affects individual positions in stratification hierarchies; and the role of culture in group boundaries and struggles. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

An opportunity for students to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-sociology/. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

An opportunity for students to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-sociology/. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

An opportunity for students to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-sociology/. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

An opportunity for students to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-sociology/. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

An opportunity for students to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-sociology/. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

This course covers the fundamentals of the social network perspective, including a short introduction to social network theory and a survey of major findings in social network research. We will study how patterns of relations between social actors develop and how they affect outcomes such as health, status attainment, and inequality. Students will write a proposal to conduct research from a social network perspective.

This course analyzes the interplay between new communication technologies and society. It will consider how technological developments affect social systems, and conversely, how social systems affect the nature and use of technology. Much of the course will be devoted to studying the impact of computerization and the advent of the information highway.

The life course in Canada, in the twentieth century and today, with some comparisons to other first world countries. How lives have changed over the past century; how lives are affected by history and social location; the impact of the life trajectories on health and crime.

This course examines the sociological study of collective action. Students will explore how movements in a variety of historical and global contexts endeavor to produce social change. In this process, we will examine political and cultural opportunities and obstacles, organizational dynamics, resources, collective action frames, strategies and tactics.

Theory and research on quality of life encompass studies of subjective dimensions of individual wellbeing, such as happiness, and studies that focus on objective indicators of the quality of institutions and settings, such as child mortality rates. Quality-of-life theories range from (sometimes utopian) classical sociological theories with a historical and political slant to recent interdisciplinary theories that integrate sociological, psychological, and philosophical approaches.

An overview of the link between social inequality and emotional inequality, focusing on differences in mental health across social groups and the role of stress and coping resources in explaining group differences.

Cities are home to particular populations (the poor, the homeless, racial and ethnic minorities, immigrants, and the young and old) and have distinct risks and protections relevant to health. Patterns of health in cities, historical developments, and emerging literature and methodology are used to uncover how everyday settings influence health.

This course examines the dynamics of gender in daily life – in sexuality and intimate relations, in parenting and families, and in paid work and workplace organizations, as well as in popular culture. It examines the social construction of gender in individuals and in social organizations, in order to understand gender inequality.

This course focuses on women's paid and unpaid work and the relationship between the two. It analyzes the gender gap in earnings, the sexual segregation of the labour force, the restructuring of paid work, sexual harassment, paid domestic work, and the division of housework and child care.

In this class, we analyze the ways in which race, class, gender and sexuality interact and shape communities, life opportunities, perspectives and politics. We will read contemporary ethnographies concerning work, socialization, and urban life against current sociological theories about inequality and intersectionality, and identity.

This course examines the labour market and employment situation of immigrants emphasizing recent Canadian experience in comparative context. Topics include immigrant human capital, declining immigrant earnings, immigrant skill-underutilization, impact of the knowledge economy, racial discrimination, labour market structure and unionization, immigrant entrepreneurship and experiences of the Canadian-born second generation.

The study of comparative (historical and cross-national) variation in outcomes that are the subject of research by political sociologists.

How location in socioeconomic, ethnic, gender, and generational groups shapes individual cultural repertories; how culture affects individual positions in stratification hierarchies; and the role of culture in group boundaries and struggles.

Social structure of formal and informal groups producing culture; careers in such cultural worlds; the effect of how culture is produced on the nature of culture; how culture is consumed and received; the prestige of different cultural forms and their changes over time.

Examines the international migration of women in postindustrial economies with emphasis on Canada. Topics include: theories of female migration; the impacts of immigration policies; migration trends and entry status; integration issues pertaining to family, language knowledge, citizenship and economic status; labour market barriers and public policy considerations.

Uses recent and historical data to demonstrate the changing social characteristics of local neighbourhoods and larger communities, as these have been affected by industrialization, immigration and other factors and as they affect the life chances of their residents. Provides students with active learning experiences through research activities using Census data.

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-sociology/

This course explores the phenomenological and organizational foundation of everyday experience. It focuses on the structure and social interactions that shape everyday life, and explains the social order that makes everyday life seem smooth and relatively effortless. The course offers experience in qualitative research and writing.

Independent Research courses allow students to pursue a specific topic of interest. These courses are offered at the 300-level, as full or half courses. Students work independently with a professor in the Department who acts as research supervisor. There are no formal class meetings, lectures, or readings other than what is agreed to with the supervisor. Professors accept supervisory responsibility at their discretion. They are not required to serve as research supervisors. It is recommended that students approach a professor working in the same sub-discipline of sociology. Often students become interested in a topic through a SOC course and approach the instructor of that course for supervision; however, this is not required. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. For further details, please visit our website at: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/independent-research-course/

Independent Research courses allow students to pursue a specific topic of interest. These courses are offered at the 300-level, as full or half courses. Students work independently with a professor in the Department who acts as research supervisor. There are no formal class meetings, lectures, or readings other than what is agreed to with the supervisor. Professors accept supervisory responsibility at their discretion. They are not required to serve as research supervisors. It is recommended that students approach a professor working in the same sub-discipline of sociology. Often students become interested in a topic through a SOC course and approach the instructor of that course for supervision; however, this is not required. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. For further details, please visit our website at: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/independent-research-course/

Independent Research courses allow students to pursue a specific topic of interest. These courses are offered at the 300-level, as full or half courses. Students work independently with a professor in the Department who acts as research supervisor. There are no formal class meetings, lectures, or readings other than what is agreed to with the supervisor. Professors accept supervisory responsibility at their discretion. They are not required to serve as research supervisors. It is recommended that students approach a professor working in the same sub-discipline of sociology. Often students become interested in a topic through a SOC course and approach the instructor of that course for supervision; however, this is not required. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. For further details, please visit our website at: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/independent-research-course/

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/course/rep. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/course/rep. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/course/rop. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

This course examines the sociological implications associated with the growing dominance of psychiatry over designating and managing the margins of ‘normality’ and ‘deviance.’ It covers the evolution of the DSM and rise of deinstitutionalization, the importance of stigma and symbolic interactionist understandings of psychiatric diagnoses, and the methods of social control used to mitigate risk and reduce social deviance within the psychiatric and criminal justice systems. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the social implications of mental health labels. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

This course considers the history of penology, theories of penal development and current trends. Particular attention will be paid to cross-national variations in punishment and what these reveal about the relevance of particular theories and the importance of culture in understanding historical developments in punishment. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

This fourth year course will provide an advanced treatment of selected topics in political Sociology. Specific topics to be covered are the relationship between political systems and cleavage voting, the relationship between social class and attitudes and voting, the post-materialist thesis, social capital and civic participation, gender politics, the various varieties, causes and effects of welfare states, and social movements. The course will have both a Canadian and international focus. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Examines the competing theoretical, policy and therapeutic responses to a variety of family health problems, including addictions, chronic physical illnesses, and mental illness, as well as the effects of illness on family life and family coping. The links between theory and practice provide the basis for discussion of knowledge transfer. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

From social cohesion to intergroup violence, emotional processes influence social outcomes. Moral aspects of experience in particular are linked to emotions such as shame and pride. Students in this course will review major theories of, and a variety of empirical approaches to, the link between social and emotional processes. They will be encouraged to extend ideas and analyses in the published literature to new topics. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

The course will cover methods for analyzing social network data and familiarize students with software created for working with these data. Each student will complete an empirical research project. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

This course explores major questions about the nature of gender and gender inequality. The course requires a careful review of key theoretical and empirical work addressing one of these questions and the completion of a research project. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

This course explores how policy processes and frameworks need to be evaluated in light of the social context in which they are developed. Factors to be considered include the interplay between public values and expectations and public policy; the implications of cultural diversity and demographic change, and understandings of ethical principles of conduct in public organizations. A related goal is to help students learn how to use empirical research to answer highly contested issues in policy circles and in public life. These objectives are pursued by introducing students to major trends in inequality in Canada, assessing these trends within a comparative context, reflecting on their normative implications, and examining alternative policy responses to these developments. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

This course focuses on current debates and research findings in the study of social movements. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Relationships between various forms of culture and the networks connecting both individual people and organizations creating culture. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

This course examines the social foundations of thinking and action, with a focus on how individuals think and act through shared cognitive schemas that are embedded in larger social structures. The course is organized around a wide-ranging array of classical and contemporary theories that help explain the various factors that shape culture and cognition. There is a research component to put this analytical understanding into practice. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Nearly one-quarter of Canada’s population are immigrant offspring, defined as those who immigrate as children or those who are Canadian born with foreign born parents. This course examines sociological perspectives, language and bilingualism, racial and ethnic identities, family structure and relationships, marriage, education and labour market experiences of immigrant offspring. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists .

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-sociology/. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

This course offers real world observation and abundant examples that speak to the strengths and limitations of particular theory, data, and methods for studying urban problems. Students undertake a supervised research project that involves identifying, observing and reflecting on real phenomena in the urban environment. Restricted to 4th-year sociology specialists and majors.

This course is a research-based exploration of mental health at all stages of life, from birth to death. It emphasizes the long-term consequences for mental health of childhood adversities and disadvantage, major life transitions, and turning points in the life course. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

Independent Research courses allow students to pursue a specific topic of interest. These courses are offered at the 400-level, as full or half courses. Students work independently with a professor in the Department who acts as research supervisor. There are no formal class meetings, lectures, or readings other than what is agreed to with the supervisor. Professors accept supervisory responsibility at their discretion. They are not required to serve as research supervisors. It is recommended that students approach a professor working in the same sub-discipline of sociology. Often students become interested in a topic through a SOC course and approach the instructor of that course for supervision; however, this is not required. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. For further details, please visit our website at: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/independent-research-course/

Independent Research courses allow students to pursue a specific topic of interest. These courses are offered at the 400-level, as full or half courses. Students work independently with a professor in the Department who acts as research supervisor. There are no formal class meetings, lectures, or readings other than what is agreed to with the supervisor. Professors accept supervisory responsibility at their discretion. They are not required to serve as research supervisors. It is recommended that students approach a professor working in the same sub-discipline of sociology. Often students become interested in a topic through a SOC course and approach the instructor of that course for supervision; however, this is not required. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. For further details, please visit our website at: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/independent-research-course/

Independent Research courses allow students to pursue a specific topic of interest. These courses are offered at the 400-level, as full or half courses. Students work independently with a professor in the Department who acts as research supervisor. There are no formal class meetings, lectures, or readings other than what is agreed to with the supervisor. Professors accept supervisory responsibility at their discretion. They are not required to serve as research supervisors. It is recommended that students approach a professor working in the same sub-discipline of sociology. Often students become interested in a topic through a SOC course and approach the instructor of that course for supervision; however, this is not required. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. For further details, please visit our website at: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/independent-research-course/

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-so...