A study of the methods and practices people use to produce and recognize "sensible" social actions in naturally occurring situations....
An examination of poverty as a social institution, social ideology and experienced reality. The course focuses on poverty as a social problem,...
The major issues in the sociology of the environment are examined. Topics may include the sociology of risk, science and technology, the social...
A study of the central concepts in psychoanalysis, with an emphasis on how these concepts contribute to an understanding of subjectivity, social...
An exploration of sexuality as a social and historical construction, including the examination of basic assumptions about sexuality, as well as the...
A critical examination of the changing definition of manhood and masculinity in contemporary society in such areas as power, sexuality, race,...
An examination of the moral organization of social inquiry and the moral responsibility of university teachers and students for human rights...
(Cross-listed as KP411.)
The social and historical construction of motherhood, fatherhood and childhood in 20th century Canadian society is examined. There is a particular...
A critical examination of the symbolic and material importance of bodies as both cultural phenomena and biological organisms. The course addresses the...
A sociological examination of reformative and revolutionary social movements, and North American and European social movement theory, of the 20th and...
By drawing on a rich, multiperspectival, interdisciplinary body of research, this course examines the complex relationship amongst gender and...
An analysis of contemporary issues relating to equity in education in a plural society. Schools are examined as ideological and cultural sites which...
An advanced analysis of economic, social, and political inequality in Canada with emphasis on the contemporary realities of, and interconnections...
An advanced analysis of critical race discourse and ethnic studies within a Canadian context. The course provides an examination into the historical...
A critical examination of globalization with a focus on migration and transnationalism and their constituent networks. Other issues may include...
An examination of the human genome project, nanotechnologies, cyborg apparatuses, and debates within bioethics. Drawing upon various social theories,...
An advanced analysis in the sociology of mental health and illness. Through engagement with sociological perspectives, the course explores the social...
An examination of the relationship of governmental power to the formation of individual and collective identities in liberal-capitalist societies....
This course offers an advanced examination of the relationships between children, parents and schools, employing sociological theories and empirical...