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26.3.1 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
All courses listed will not necessarily be offered in any given year.
All courses are taught as seminars.
THEORY AND METHODS
48-500. Sociological Theory
A critical study of conceptual issues in both macro and micro levels
of sociological theory, including such fundamental questions as the nature
of theories, human nature and the nature of society. Normally, this course
will be team-taught. (2 hours a week.)
48-505. Methodology
A systematic exploration of the general epistemological and procedural
problems as they apply to classical and contemporary methods of sociological
research. The course will cover such problems as validation, measurement,
computerization and statistical inference. Normally, this course will be
team-taught. (2 hours a week.)
48-515. Current Issues in Macrosociology
An advanced seminar examining contemporary approaches to issues of
power and social change. The central focus will be on recent Canadian contributions
to the study of inequality on the basis of class, gender, race, ethnicity,
and sexuality.
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
48-520. Social Movements and Social Change
Seminar on the theory and research of large scale social transformation
through the examination of such topics as the development and impact of
social movements, states and social revolutions and the mobilization of
people on the bases of racial, gender and class divisions. (2 hours a week.)
48-525. Development in the World System
Seminar on the central theoretical and empirical issues raised in understanding
the ways in which national and global processes of socio-economic development
are experienced locally. Questions of class, culture, household, gender,
and community will be discussed in the context of both the third world
and Canada.
WORK
48-530. Industrial Society
Critical analysis of current paradigms of industrial development in
both western and non-western societies focusing on such issues as socio-cultural
convergence and diversity, the international division of labour, the role
of international organizations, the effectiveness of competing state policies,
and the political responses of workers.
48-535. Organization and Work Research
Critical analysis of current theories and research on formal organizations,
focusing on such issues as bureaucracy and control, the alienation of labour,
and the external determinants of organizational rationality. (2 hours a
week.)
RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS
48-540. Race and Ethnic Relations
A comparative analysis of race and ethnic relations in Canada focusing
on such issues as ethnic stratification and mobility patterns, assimilation
and cultural pluralism, policies and legislation governing multiculturalism,
employment equity and collective rights.
48-545. Ethnicity and Nationalism
A comparative analysis of the contemporary and historical relations
between ethnicity and the construction of collective identities and ideologies
in the context of ethnic movements for self-determination, separatism,
and the process of nation-state formation.
FAMILY, SEX, AND GENDER
48-550. The Canadian Family in Comparative Perspective
Various forms of family organization will be examined in terms of their
historical development and current configuration. The relationship between
families and the economy, the polity, and education will also be studied
along with family life cycle, including such issues as conjugal and intergenerational
conflict, emergent family forms, and the social position of the elderly.
48-555. Gender and Sexuality
Examination of current debates on the formation of gender and sexuality,
including such topics as: the sexual division of labour, social policy
and state regulation, and gay and lesbian studies.
CRIMINOLOGY
48-560. Crime and Criminology
A seminar course involving advanced critical analysis of theory and
research on crime, criminals and criminality. Particular attention will
be paid to typologies of crime and criminals. (2 hours a week.)
48-561. Sociology of Law
An investigation of the salient theoretical and research problems in
jurisprudence, legal structures and legal behaviour. Focus will vary according
to students' and instructors' interests. (2 hours a week.)
48-562. Sociology of Punishment and Corrections
This course will include an intensive examination of the theories of
punishments and evaluative research on correctional programs both within
and outside of institutions. (2 hours a week.)
48-563. Current Issues in the Study of Deviance and Criminology
This course will focus on new issues in the sociologies of crime and
deviance. (2 hours a week.)
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
48-570. Current Issues in Social Psychology
An advanced research course designed to give students the opportunity
to explore issues at the leading edge in the field of social psychology.
Students will be expected to do either independent or team research on
selected topics and present their findings in class for peer review. (2
hours a week.)
48-571. Methods for the Study of Social Interaction Processes
Systematic observation methods, participant observer techniques, self-analytic
groups, group structures and process category recording system. (2 hours
a week.)
48-572. Theoretical Social Psychology
A critical examination of current theories in social psychology, with
an emphasis on conceptual and methodological issues. Theoretical emphasis
will vary from year to year. While classical theories will be scrutinized,
the concentration will be on existing critiques, reorientations and developments
in contemporary social psychology. (2 hours a week.)
48-573. Applied Social Psychology
A critical review and examination of the existing literature in applied
social psychology. Students will engage in community-oriented research
projects having applied significance of societal relevance. (2 hours a
week.)
48-575. Social Psychological Approaches to Social Institutions
Theory and research on the consequences of modern urban development.
An emphasis on survey methods of studying human ecology, social epidemiology,
power and class, religion, education and deviance. (2 hours a week.)
48-590. Directed Readings: Development of the Thesis Proposal
Students will register for this course with a faculty advisor in their
declared area of specialization with the purpose of developing a thesis
proposal.
48-796. Major Paper
48-797. Thesis
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