ST. THOMAS MORE COLLEGE
Sections of some courses in this department are taught by faculty in the corresponding department of St. Thomas More College. These course sections are designated in the Registration Guide by section numbers prefixed with the letter "M."
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COURSES
400-level courses are restricted to students in their third and fourth years who have completed at least 18 credit units in sociology with good standing. (Some courses have other specific prerequisites). All 400-level courses will be conducted as seminars and will emphasize theoretical considerations.
SOC 402.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session»
Advanced Seminar in the Sociology of Agriculture
1/2(3S) or 1&2(1.5S)
Prerequisite(s): 18 credit units in sociology including SOC 204 or 302.
Theoretical and research approaches to the political and social economy of agriculture. Emphasis is given to contemporary works on agro-industrial reorganization, agro-food technology, sustainability, state intervention, international trade, aid, and agrarian reform.
SOC 405.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session»
Social Change
1/2(3S) or 1&2(1.5S)
The use of various social models in the analysis of social change. Selected theories of and research on change and development.
SOC 409.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session»
Sociology of Development
1/2(3S) or 1&2(1.5S)
A review of present theories of development. The main emphasis will be on the search for missing variables in theories of development produced by western social scientists.
SOC 411.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session»
The Family: Developments in Research and Theory
1/2(3S) or 1&2(1.5S)
Prerequisite(s): SOC 207.
Selected topics concerning marriage and family behaviour: recent developments in research and theory.
SOC 412.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session»
Advanced Seminar in Ethnic Relations
1/2(3S) or 1&2(1.5S)
Theoretical aspects of inter-ethnic processes. Comparative analysis of empirical research on ethnic minorities within Canada and other selected societies.
SOC 413.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session»
Seminar in Sociology of Religion
1/2(3S) or 1&2(1.5S)
Prerequisite(s): SOC 217 or 321.
An advanced seminar in sociological theories of religious behaviour.
SOC 415.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session»
Selected Problems in Social Control
1/2(3S) or 1&2(1.5S)
Theoretical analysis of and empirical research on selected problems in social deviancy and social control.
SOC 416.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session»
Industrialism and Social Welfare
1/2(3S) or 1&2(1.5S)
Prerequisite(s): SOC 220 or 215 or 315 or 316.
An advanced course which investigates various theoretical perspectives on social welfare as a social institution in the context of industrialism. Selected issues particularly relevant to Canada, such as resource development and social policy will be included.
SOC 418.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session»
Advanced Criminology
1/2(3S) or 1&2(1.5S)
Prerequisite(s): SOC 212 and either SOC 329 or 330.
An analysis and critique of current developments in Canadian criminological discourse, with an emphasis on the specific research issues and their relation to theoretical and policy developments.
SOC 420.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session»
Medical Sociology
1/2(3S) or 1&2(1.5S)
Prerequisite(s): 18 credit units in sociology including SOC 238.
Comparative study of health-care systems; the structure and functions of medical institutions; and the relationship between the organization of health-care delivery systems and the medical profession, society and the state.