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Students are introduced to major areas of social theory. They explore important perspectives, key concepts and thinkers, and the sociological influences which fueled the emergence of changing understandings of society. The course will also be of interest to students in a number of different social...

Most people would not consider themselves as deviants as they would assume it refers to criminal behaviour. However, the fact is that everyone is a deviant in some way because deviance is both relative and socially constructed. Students examine sociological theories of deviance, focusing on their...

Discontinued as of Summer Semester 2025. An examination of the social impact of modern technology on social relations, personal perceptions and the environment. The information highway will be examined in terms of the larger processes of economic globalization and the concurrent restructuring of...

Discontinued as of Summer Semester 2025. A sociological examination of some of the major social movements, and their contesting ideologies, through which the contemporary social world is constructed. Theoretical tools will be developed to analyze movements organized around the ideas and practices of...

A sociological analysis of the family including sex roles, children's rights, adoption and identity, marriage, divorce, socialization, and change in both historical communities and modern industrial societies.Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C-" grade in one of the following: ANTH 1120, SOCI 1120, 1121...