Selected topics in sociology not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topics varies from year to year. Students should...
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Introduction to research methodology and use of multivariate statistics in sociology. Descriptive statistics, foundations of statistical inference,...
Introduction to qualitative research design, data collection, and data analysis. Topics may include: sampling, data collection methods, archival...
Developments in theoretical sociology since the mid-twentieth century such as systems theory, structuralism and post-structuralism, ethnomethodology,...
Theoretical and empirical examination of the bases of structured inequality. Topics might include, in cross-national perspective, social class,...
Race, racism and ethnicity in Canada and internationally. Critical perspectives on race and ethnicity, which intersect with other social relations....
Examination of the various dimensions and meanings of globalization and its relationship with human rights, with emphasis on the implications of the...
The nature and place of expert knowledge in societies. The development of the practices and organization of the professions and their relation to...
Introduction to the socio-cultural study of science, technology and the environment including the cultural character of contemportary technology, the...
Principal theories and methods used by Science and Technology Studies scholars to examine the social construction of scientific knowledge. Topics may...
Knowledge/power relations in historical and comparative perspective, with attention to information devices, techniques, and practices. ...
Issues related to people and the urban environment, including the historical process of urbanization, rural-urban transition, the diffusion of urban...
Sociological and feminist perspectives; applied understandings of gender, gender relations; women's and men's lives in contemporary Canadian society...
Key concepts of sex, sexuality, gender, eroticism and pleasure. The history of sex and sexuality with reference to heterosexuality. The regulation of...
A socio-historical and cross-cultural exploration of constructions, deconstructions, and the experience of childhood in Canada and internationally....
Current theory and research on health, disease and social responses to health issues. Topics include population differences incidence and prevalence...
Survey of alcohol and other drug use in cross-cultural and sub-group perspectives. Relationships between culture, social structure and patterns of use...
Women's health issues and how they relate to social, political and economic factors. The intersection of gender, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation...