Sociology


Faculty List

Professors Emeriti
B. Baldus, Dr. Sc Pol
Y.M. Bodemann, PhD
M. Boyd, PhD, FRSC
R. Brym, PhD
B. Fox, PhD
A.R. Gillis, PhD
E.B. Harvey, PhD
N.L. Howell, PhD
C.L. Jones, PhD
M.J. Kelner, PhD, LL D
C. Kruttschnitt, MS, PhD
D.W. Magill, PhD (N)
H.M. Makler, PhD
W.M. Michelson, PhD, FRSC
J. Myles, PhD, FRSC
J.G. Reitz, BS, PhD, FRSC
L. Tepperman, PhD (N)
I.M. Zeitlin, PhD (T)

Professor and Chair of the Department
S. Baumann, PhD

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream and Associate Chair (Undergraduate Studies)
C. Caron, PhD

Professor and Graduate Chair of the Department
M. Milkie, PhD

Associate Professor and Associate Chair (Graduate Studies)
D. Pettinicchio

Professors
S. Baumann, PhD
J. Bryant, PhD
R. Dinovitzer, PhD
B.H. Erickson, PhD
Y. Lee, PhD
R. Levi, BCL, LLB, LLM, SJD
I. Peng, PhD
S. Schieman, PhD
J. Veugelers, PhD
S. Welsh, PhD
B. Wheaton, PhD

Associate Professors
B. Berry, PhD
A.I. Green, PhD
J.K. Lee, PhD
V. Leschziner, PhD
W.J. Magee, MS, PhD
J. Taylor, PhD

Assistant Professors
S. Alegria, PhD
M. Alexander, PhD
J. Brensinger, PhD
P. Dantzler, PhD
F. Dokshin, PhD
A. Eads, PhD
J. Horowitz, PhD
S. Newman, PhD
H. Nicholson, Jr., PhD
L. Ye, PhD

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
C. Caron, PhD

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
M. McIvor, PhD

Introduction

Sociology’s key principle is that patterned social relationships create opportunities for, and place constraints on, human action. The influence of this idea is widespread. New research agendas in law, literature, economics, and other disciplines reflect the notion that beyond individual motives, goals, values, beliefs and emotions, patterned social relationships help to make us who we are. Our courses and faculty research examine how patterned social relationships shape and are shaped by gender roles and families; health; immigration and ethnic relations; labour markets, work and social inequality; political structures and processes; crime, law and deviance; culture; cities; and networks, and communities.

To test explanations regarding the influence of social relationships on various aspects of human behaviour, sociologists collect and analyze observational, survey, experimental, and historical data. Accordingly, the sociological perspective and the research skills learned by studying sociology prepare students for a wide variety of careers in industry, government, education, politics, health and journalism. Medical, legal, and environmental fields report an increasing need for sociologists. Municipal, provincial and federal governments hire in areas like urban sociology, community relations, policy and planning, and statistical analysis. In private business, sociologists work in management consulting firms and polling organizations, as well as in labour relations and human resources.

A professional career in sociology requires training beyond the undergraduate level. However, the critical, analytical and research skills that undergraduate sociology students learn open many employment opportunities. Over a third of Canadian undergraduates in sociology go on to be employed in business, finance and administrative occupations, and just under a third in government service, social science, and educational fields.

Associate Undergraduate Chair: Professor Christian Caron, 700 University Ave., 416-978-8263, christian.caron@utoronto.ca

Undergraduate Administrator: Donna Ragbir, 700 University Ave., 416-946-4064, sociology.undergraduate@utoronto.ca

Enquiries: 416-978-3412 (choose option 2)

Undergraduate Program Information and Course Descriptions: available at https://sociology.utoronto.ca/

 

Regarding Sociology Programs

Enrolment in sociology programs is limited. Consult the Arts & Science Program Toolkit for application procedures. 

NOTE 1

Obtaining a combined average of 65% or more in SOC100H1+SOC150H1 is required for entry into the sociology major and minor programs. Entry to the sociology specialist program at the end of the first year requires a minimum combined average of 80% in SOC100H1+SOC150H1. Achieving the minimum grades does not guarantee acceptance into the programs. Credit for higher-level SOC courses will not waive these requirements.

NOTE 2

Transfer credits of SOC1**H without exclusion cannot be used to meet program admission or requirements.

Sociology Programs

Sociology Specialist (Arts Program) - ASSPE1013

Enrolment Requirements:

This is a limited enrolment program. Note there are different options depending on whether a student has completed between 4.0 and 8.5 credits, or 9.0 or more credits. Students interested in the Sociology Specialist typically apply and enroll from the Sociology Major.

For students who have completed 9.0 or more credits:

Variable Minimum Grade Average
A minimum grade average is needed for entry, and this minimum changes each year depending on available spaces and the number of applicants. The following courses must be completed:

• SOC201H1, SOC202H1, and SOC204H1

To ensure that students admitted to the program will be successful, applicants with a final grade average lower than 70% in these required courses will not be considered for admission. Please note that obtaining this minimum grade average does not guarantee admission to the program.

Special Requirement

• Students must be enrolled in the Sociology Major (ASMAJ1013)

For students who have completed between 4.0 and 8.5 credits:

Variable Minimum Grade Average
A minimum grade average is needed for entry, and this minimum changes each year depending on available spaces and the number of applicants. The following courses must be completed:

• ( SOC100H1 and SOC150H1)

To ensure that students admitted to the program will be successful, applicants with a final grade average lower than 80% in these required courses will not be considered for admission. Please note that obtaining this minimum grade average does not guarantee admission to the program.

Students in this program have the option to request enrolment in the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream. Students can apply for the ASIP stream after Year 1 (Year 2 entry) or after Year 2 (Year 3 entry, starting Fall 2024). Full details about ASIP, including student eligibility, selection and enrolment, are available in the ASIP section of the Arts & Science Academic Calendar. Please note that the majority of students enter ASIP in Fall term of Year 2. Space is more limited for Year 3 entry. Students applying for Year 3 entry must have been admitted to the Sociology Specialist in the Summer after Year 2.

Note:
Students cannot combine a Sociology Specialist program with another Sociology program (Major or Minor) for their degree. Credit for higher-level SOC courses will not waive these requirements.

Completion Requirements:

(10.0 credits in Sociology)

1. SOC100H1 and SOC150H1

2. SOC201H1, SOC202H1, and SOC204H1

3. SOC251H1, SOC252H1, and SOC254H1

4. 2.0 SOC credits from 300-level "Program-Only" courses ( SOC317H1 – SOC354H1; Offerings will vary from year to year.).

5. 1.0 SOC credit at the 400-level

6. An additional 3.0 credits in Sociology at the 200 or 300-level (1.0 of which must be taken at the 300-level, i.e., 2.0 credits at the 200 or 300-level and 1.0 at the 300-level).

Students in this program have the option to complete the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream.

NOTES:
1. Students cannot take more than 1.0 credit at the 400-level without written permission from the Undergraduate Program Administrator.
2. Students cannot take more than 2.0 credits of the program-only courses without written permission from the Undergraduate Program Administrator.

Sociology Major (Arts Program) - ASMAJ1013

Enrolment Requirements:

This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enroll.

Variable Minimum Grade Average
A minimum grade average is needed for entry, and this minimum changes each year depending on available spaces and the number of applicants. The following courses must be completed:

• ( SOC100H1 and SOC150H1)

To ensure that students admitted to the program will be successful, applicants with a final grade average lower than 65% in these required courses will not be considered for admission. Please note that obtaining this minimum grade average does not guarantee admission to the program.

Students in this program have the option to request enrolment in the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream. Students can apply for the ASIP stream after Year 1 (Year 2 entry) or after Year 2 (Year 3 entry, starting Fall 2024). Full details about ASIP, including student eligibility, selection and enrolment, are available in the ASIP section of the Arts & Science Academic Calendar. Please note that the majority of students enter ASIP in Fall term of Year 2. Space is more limited for Year 3 entry. Students applying for Year 3 entry must have been admitted to the Sociology Major in the Summer after Year 2.

Note:
Students cannot combine a Sociology Major program with another Sociology program (Specialist or Minor) for their degree. Credit for higher-level SOC courses will not waive these requirements.

Completion Requirements:

(7.0 credits in Sociology)

1. SOC100H1 and SOC150H1

2. SOC201H1, SOC202H1, and SOC204H1

3. 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, and SOC254H1

4. 1.0 SOC credit from 300-level "Program-Only" courses ( SOC317H1 – SOC354H1; Offerings will vary from year to year.).

5. 0.5 SOC credit at the 400-level

6. An additional 2.0 credits in Sociology at the 200 or 300-level (0.5 of which must be taken at the 300-level, i.e., 1.5 credits at the 200 or 300-level and 0.5 at the 300-level).

Students in this program have the option to complete the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream.

NOTES:
1. Students cannot take more than a 0.5 credit at the 400-level without written permission from the Undergraduate Program Administrator.
2. Students cannot take more than 1.0 credit of the program-only courses without written permission from the Undergraduate Program Administrator.

Sociology Minor (Arts Program) - ASMIN1013

Enrolment Requirements:

This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enroll.

Variable Minimum Grade Average
A minimum grade average is needed for entry, and this minimum changes each year depending on available spaces and the number of applicants. The following courses must be completed:

• ( SOC100H1 and SOC150H1)

To ensure that students admitted to the program will be successful, applicants with a final grade average lower than 65% in these required courses will not be considered for admission. Please note that obtaining this minimum grade average does not guarantee admission to the program.

Note:
Students cannot combine a Sociology Minor program with another Sociology program (Specialist or Major) for their degree. Credit for higher-level SOC courses will not waive these requirements

Completion Requirements:

(4.0 credits in Sociology)

1. SOC100H1 and SOC150H1.

2. 3.0 SOC credits, which includes at least 1.0 SOC credit at the 300-level, i.e., 2.0 SOC credits at the 200 OR 300-level and 1.0 SOC credit at the 300-level.


 

Combined Degree Program (CDP) offered with Victoria College and Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)

  • Combined Degree Program in HBA/HBSc and Master of Teaching (MT)

Students enrolled in the Minor in Education and Society and Major in Sociology may apply for this Combined Degree Program. For details about application and program requirements, see the Combined Degree Programs section.

 

Regarding Sociology Courses

Transfer credits of SOC1**H without exclusion cannot be used to meet program admission or requirements.

400-level Courses

Sociology majors cannot take more than 0.5 SOC credit at the 400-level and Sociology specialists cannot take more than 1.0 SOC credit at the 400-level, without written permission from the Undergraduate Program Administrator.

Program-only Courses

Sociology Majors cannot take more than 1.0 SOC credit of the program-only courses and Sociology Specialists cannot take more than 2.0 SOC credits of the program-only courses, without permission from the Undergraduate Program Administrator.

Sociology Courses

SOC100H1 - Introduction to Sociology I: Sociological Perspectives

Hours: 24L/12T

This course will challenge your views on a wide range of issues that affect us all. It will also excite your interest in a unique sociological way of understanding your world. We will analyze the globalization of culture, emerging patterns of class, race, and gender inequality in Canada and internationally, criminal and deviant behaviour, and so on. You will learn to understand these and other pressing social issues by analyzing the way the social world is organized. These topics are further taken up in the sequel to this course, SOC150H1: Introduction to Sociology II: Sociological Inquiries.

Exclusion: SOC101Y1, SOC102H1, SOC103H1, SOCA01H3, SOCA02H3, SOCA03Y3, SOC100H5
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC150H1 - Introduction to Sociology II: Sociological Inquiries

Hours: 24L/12T

In the sequel to SOC100H1: Introduction to Sociology I: Sociological Perspectives, this course will explore in more depth the topic of social inequality and the contemporary debates that animate sociology. We may like to think of ourselves as perfectly free but powerful social forces open up some opportunities and close off others, constraining our freedom and helping to make us what we are. By examining the operation of these social forces, sociology can help us know ourselves. The course is also about skills-building, skills useful not only for success at U of T, but beyond the walls of the university.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC101Y, (SOC102H + SOC103H), SOC200H1, SOC200Y1, SOCB05H3, SOC221H5, SOC200Y5
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC196H1 - Introduction to Arab Majority Societies

Hours: 24L

This course has two goals. It aims to familiarize students with current challenges and dynamics within Arab societies. It seeks to help students develop a critical perspective on prevalent analytical frameworks such as culturalist, orientalist analyses applied to the region. To achieve this, we will use a controversy, conflict, or current event as an entry point to illuminate one or more dimensions of the society we are studying. The countries studied will vary from session to session to reflect the socio-economic, cultural, religious, and political diversity of the region, as well as the common challenges facing these countries. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC197H1 - The Courses of Lives, Histories, & Futures

Hours: 24L

This course will explore how changes in technology, economy, ecology, culture, and other factors shape how individual lives and social relations tend to unfold. Much of the research and theory that social scientists have produced on the “life course” has focused on how historical events and trends, such as war, economic depression, and trends in family-life have re-shaped life transitions and aging. Those latter changes in turn lead to broad social changes that influence subsequent generations in new ways. In this course we will not be solely concerned with changes in and from the past. We will also keep an eye on the future, and ask how technological changes related to bodies, such as genetic engineering and bioelectric implants, might alter the trajectory of lives and social relations of future generations. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC198H1 - Explaining the Persistence of Racialized Inequalities

Hours: 24L

Why are Black and other racialized groups comparatively more disadvantaged than people racialized as White? Although race is a social category, it has profound effects on our life chances and opportunities. Explanations for and strategies to address racialized inequalities have long been debated. Emphasizing sociological perspectives, this course highlights and presents explanations for ongoing racialized inequalities across various social institutions, in opportunities for advancement, and in everyday social interactions. More specifically, this course will discuss racialized inequalities in the following areas: poverty and wealth, the labor market, the educational system, the criminal justice system, health, neighborhoods and housing, the political process and representation, and social interactions and relationships. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC199H1 - Living Together Differently in the 21st Century: Israel as a case study

Hours: 24S

How can people with different worldviews and dissimilar moral visions live together? Liberal philosophers have grappled with this question offering solutions including tolerance, peace, and multiculturalism. However, many people today, particularly in the West, oppose liberalism as a cultural message and a political goal. Powerful evidence can be found in the rise of "populist" backlash movements and the sharp polarization between liberals and conservatives. Can Western democracies overcome this crisis? This seminar explores this question from a sociological perspective with Israel as a case study. We will probe the efforts of Israeli activists and professionals to instill non-liberal peace among Jews and Arabs, to bridge the chasm between liberals and conservatives, and to include LGBTs and people with disabilities as equal members of society while surpassing liberal principles. By analyzing their work, we will broaden our understanding about living together differently in the 21st century. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC201H1 - Classical Sociological Theory

Hours: 24L/12T

Introduction to the history, nature, and role of sociological theory, through an examination of the works of key classical theorists such as Karl Marx, Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, Georg Simmel, and others. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1+ SOC150H1
Exclusion: SOC203H1, SOC231H5, SOCB42H3
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC202H1 - Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Sociology

Hours: 24L/18T

Introduction in quantitative social science research from descriptive statistics to hypothesis testing using various strategies for the analysis of bivariate relationships. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1, SOC150H1
Exclusion: SOC200Y5, SOC222H5, SOCB35H3, ECO220Y1, ECO227Y1, GGR270H1, IRW220H1, PSY201H1, PSY201H5, PSYB07H3, STA220H1, STA248H1, STA288H1, POL222H1, POL232H1, POL242Y1, POL322H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC204H1 - Introduction to Qualitative Methods in Sociology

Hours: 24L/12T

Introduction to the methods and issues of qualitative research, the theories, methods for data collection and analysis, and the personal and ethical issues relating to qualitative research. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1+ SOC150H1
Exclusion: SOC302H1, SOCC23H3, SOC387H5, POL352H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC205H1 - Urban Sociology

Hours: 24L

This course reviews theories of urban genesis and urban form; the interrelationship of urbanization, industrialization and modernization, issues in urban living (housing, transportation, urban-renewal, poverty, unemployment, etc.); urban social networks (ethnic and cultural heterogeneity, neighbourhood, community and other voluntary associations).

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC207H1 - Sociology of Work & Occupations

Hours: 24L

The nature and meaning of work in relation to changes in the position of the professions, unions and government, of women and minority groups, and in industrial societies more generally. Career choice and strategies, occupational mobility, and individual satisfaction at work.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC227H5
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC208H1 - Introduction to Social Policy

Hours: 24L

This course introduces students to the concepts, history and development of social policy in economically developed welfare states. It examines the problems and concepts of the policy process, exploring the political, economic, and institutional frameworks that structure public choices about social policy in Canada, and compare systems of social policy around the world.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC297H1 (New Topics in Sociology: Introduction to Social Policy), offered in Winter 2017, SOC240H5
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC209H1 - Sexuality and Modernity

Hours: 24L

This course examines questions related to sexuality, with a special focus on the social construction of sexual identity, practice, community and desire. To do so, we proceed self consciously with a critical analysis of the modern study of sexuality, and the ways in which sexual science, as a kind of social practice, has affected the construction and regulation of sexual orientation.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC395H1 (taken in Winter 2015, Winter 2016), SOC387H1 (taken in Fall 2016, Fall 2017), SOC386H1 (taken in Winter 2018)
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC210H1 - Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

Hours: 24L

The course explores the concepts of race and ethnicity and major theories to understand race and ethnic relations.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC210Y1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC212H1 - Sociology of Crime & Deviance

Hours: 24L

This course provides an overview of the study of crime and deviance. We critically examine how scholars have gone about studying crime and deviance (the methods they use and the statistics they employ) as well as the major sociological explanations for crime and deviance. We also consider the empirical evidence as it relates to the validity of these explanations and some of the policy fallout from different theoretical approaches.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC211H5
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC213H1 - Sociological Social Psychology

Hours: 24L

This course provides an introduction to the systematic study of the influence of individuals, groups, and society on individuals' thoughts, feelings, and behaviours from a sociological perspective. The course emphasizes interaction among individuals, between an individual and a group, or among groups, all situated within particular social contexts. One core emphasis involves the ways that individual-level processes contribute to explaining social inequality in social groups and organizations. Topics include identity processes, social cognitions, attitudes, emotions, status processes, power relations, legitimacy, and justice.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Exclusion: PSY220H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC214H1 - Sociology of the Family

Hours: 24L

This course examines diverse family patterns, to show the economic, political and cultural factors that influence families. A brief social history of family paves the way for an examination of the various family patterns common in Canada today. Special attention is paid to the gender relations at the heart of family.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOCB49H3; SOC244H5
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC215H1 - Sociology of Organizations

Hours: 24L

Organizations are ubiquitous in modern society. Many of us spend the first days of our life in hospitals and our last days in nursing homes. During our lifecourse, we go to school, we work, we dream of becoming a part of some organizations (perhaps an elite university or firm), while we try to avoid becoming a part of other organizations (e.g., jail). Despite their ubiquity and importance in our lives, we seem not to notice organizations or think about how they may be shaping our lives for better or worse. This course will help students begin to see organizations sociologically. We will examine organizations from several theoretical perspectives and learn about empirical developments in organizational sociology.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC496H1 (offered as "Sociology of Organizations") taken in Fall 2016, SOC489H1 (offered as "Sociology of Organizations") taken in Fall 2017, SOC489H1 (offered as "Sociology of Organizations") taken in Fall 2019, SOC298H1 (offered as "Sociology of Organizations") taken in Winter 2023.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

SOC218H1 - Asian Communities in Canada

Hours: 24L

The course will explore the structures and processes of Asian communities in Canada. Historical development of various Asian communities will be explored.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC342Y1/ SOC394Y1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC220H1 - Social Stratification

Hours: 24L

This course is concerned with the causes and consequences of economic inequality. More specifically, it explores how achieved and ascribed characteristics are related to social class and related economic outcomes. Although some of the material will be comparative and pertain to modern Democracies generally, emphasis will be on Canadian society.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC225H1 - Canadian Society

Hours: 24L

This course uses a sociological approach to understand current Canadian society, Canada’s role in global politics, and how Canadian social policies compare to the policies of other countries around the world. The topics considered in the course include economics, politics, happiness, health and mental health care, crime and punishment, tolerance for diversity, education, and more. The most current Canadian research and global comparative research are explored to ensure students leave with a thorough scientific awareness of where Canada is, where it is going, and what they think the best policies for Canada are moving forward.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC297H1 (offered as "Canadian Society") taken in Fall 2022
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

SOC230H1 - Sociology of Education

Hours: 24L

In advanced economies, schooling is a near-universal and highly structured institution. During the most impressionable times in their lives, children and adolescents go nearly every day to sit in the same pattern of classes with the same peers. In theory, students both within and across schools are supposed to learn the same things, at approximately the same time, and engage in similar rituals. And yet, this level of standardization often leads to substantively different outcomes across groups. This course investigates the structure of schools and the achievement hierarchies within and across them.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC240H1 - Sociology of Law

Previous Course Number: SOC293H1

Hours: 24L

This course asks students to think critically about the role of law in society, and to develop a sociological understanding of law and legal institutions. The course will include theoretical approaches to understanding the role of law and legal authority, and the constitutive ways in which law affects, shapes, and is negotiated in everyday life. In addition, attention will be paid to the legal profession, including empirical research on lawyers, legal careers, and their relationship to fields of practice, with an emphasis on the relationship between the structure of the legal profession and law as a democratic institution.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC293H1 (Topics: Sociology of Law), offered in Summer 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019, SOC396H1 (Topics: Sociology of Law), offered in Winter 2013
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC243H1 - Sociology of Health and Illness

Hours: 24L

This course examines (1) the social causes of illness and disease, (2) the experience of illness, and social processes that shape both of these issues, including medicalization. It focuses on population health, the relation between agency and structure, and macro-micro connections. Professional health care is discussed to the extent that it provides context for analyses of illness patterns and experiences.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC239H5
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC246H1 - Sociology of Aging

Hours: 24L

This course deals with population aging, cohort effects, inter-generational relations, historical variation in effects of social environment on aging, how health and family relationships vary with age, and social policies related to aging. The whole life course is considered, but the emphasis on adulthood and old age.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC334H5
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC249H1 - Sociology of Migration

Hours: 24L

This course examines contemporary migration flows, types and causes of migration, theories of migration, immigration policies, and migrant integration with emphasis on Canada.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC307Y1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC250Y1 - Sociology of Religion

Hours: 48L

This course will examine religious beliefs, practices, and experiences from a historical-sociological and comparative perspective. Classical and contemporary theories will be reviewed and applied to investigate such topics as: the social origins of religions; the formation of religious communities; heresies, schisms and the making of orthodoxies; secularization and fundamentalism; cults and new religious movements; religious regulation of the body and person; and the variable linkages of religion to politics, war, art and science.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Exclusion: RLG210Y1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC251H1 - Contemporary Sociological Theory

Hours: 24L/12T

A selective introduction to major contemporary thinkers and approaches whose ideas have achieved wide influence, as well as an on-going inquiry into the nature and role of sociological analysis. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1 or SOC203H1
Exclusion: SOC376H1; SOC232H5
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC252H1 - Intermediate Quantitative Methods in Sociology

Hours: 24L/24T

Provides students with the opportunity to develop an understanding of the logic of multivariate analysis by applying various strategies for the analysis of complex multivariate data. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC202H1
Exclusion: SOC300H1, ECO220Y1, PSY202H1, STA221H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC254H1 - Intermediate Qualitative Methods in Sociology

Hours: 24L/12T

An in-depth examination of key methods of qualitative research, and an opportunity to design and conduct qualitative research that draws from key debates, methodologies, and methods in the field. Restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC204H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC256H1 - Lives and Societies

Hours: 24L

Characteristics of very different kinds of societies, from hunters and gatherers to modern postindustrial countries, and how these affect features of individual lives including: life stages, their status, and transitions between them; the variety of possible life courses; rates of birth and death, and their implications for people, their kin, and their societies.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC260H1 - Introduction to Political Sociology

Hours: 24L

An introduction to key topics in political sociology such as social movements, electoral alignments, parties as organizations, the welfare state, revolution, policymaking, state formation, nationalism and imperialism.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOCB30H3, SOC335H5
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC265H1 - Gender and Society

Hours: 24L

This course first explores how sociologists conceptualize gender and study gender. Then, it explores the varied nature of gender relations, with a focus on the social organization of gender today.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOCB22H3, SOC275H5
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC270H1 - Introduction to Social Networks

Previous Course Number: SOC355H1

Hours: 24L

This course covers the fundamentals of the social network perspective, including a short introduction to social network theory and a survey of major findings in social network research. We will study how patterns of relations between social actors develop and how they affect outcomes such as health, status attainment, and inequality. Students will write a proposal to conduct research from a social network perspective.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC355H1, SOC294H1 (Topics: Introduction to Social Networks) offered in Winter 2018 and Winter 2020
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC280H1 - Sociology of Culture

Hours: 24L

The course examines the social origins of culture, the cultural patterns found in various groups and institutions, and the influence culture has on important aspects of society.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Exclusion: SOC281H1; SOC202H5
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC282H1 - Introduction to Social Problems

Hours: 24L

Examines a variety of widely discussed social problems, including poverty, crime, substance abuse, sexism, climate change and urban sprawl, using sociological theories to understand the causes of these problems. Will also examine the “social construction” of these social problems and factors that influence public attention and concern.

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC293H1 - New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-s…

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC294H1 - New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-s…

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC295H1 - New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-s…

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC296H1 - New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-s…

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC297H1 - New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-s…

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC298H1 - New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-s…

Prerequisite: SOC100H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC150H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC299Y1 - Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC303H1 - Family Demography

Hours: 24L

Uses empirical sociological studies to describe and analyze the political, social and economic implications of diverse family relationships and living arrangements. Examines the social and economic consequences of inconsistencies between public definitions of family and the realities of family life. Introduces students to the statistical analysis of the demographic features of families using census data.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC320H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC214H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC304H1 - Status and Class Mobility

Hours: 24L

Shows how getting ahead or becoming downwardly mobile are affected by social as well as economic factors. Links the experience of mobility to larger scale social change.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC321H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC305H1 - Sociology of Professions

Hours: 24L

Becoming a professional (doctor, accountant, lawyer, engineer, nurse, etc.) remains a coveted goal for many young adults and their parents. But what is a profession, and what do these disparate groups have in common? This course lays the groundwork for understanding how the “professional projects” define professions, limit entry, create internal inequalities and try to maintain their prestige. The role of policy is key to our understanding of the professions, and we will focus on the role of policies in the creation of professions, in the substance of professional work such as ethics, autonomy and commercialism, and on the role of policies in addressing social concerns of inequality and diversity in the professions.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC322H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC306H1 - Economic Sociology

Hours: 24L

This course offers a sociological account of economic phenomena. It examines the sociological perspectives on production, consumption, exchange and distribution, economic crises, and other economic matters. In addition to exploring economic behavior in the corporate and financial worlds, the course also examines behavior in households, markets for intimacy, and illegal markets.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC386H1F (2016/2017), SOC323H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC308H1 - Global Inequality

Hours: 24L

This course examines the social processes that characterize stratification and social inequality across the globe, by looking at whether global inequality is growing, shrinking or stagnant and the impact of globalization on global inequality, with particular emphasis on examining disparities over time in education, income/wealth and health.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level or SOC220H1
Exclusion: SOC395H1S (2016/2017), SOC345H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC309H1 - HIV and AIDS: Social Policies and Programs

Hours: 24L

Explores and discusses specific theories of action. Applies theories to various factors associated with AIDS/HIV. Examines political, scientific, health, social, economic, and cultural environments. This course forces students to examine the hidden theoretical assumptions surrounding AIDS/HIV.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC309Y1, SOC324H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC310H1 - Sociology of Atrocities

Previous Course Number: SOC397H1

Hours: 24L

This course focuses on the sociology of atrocities. We focus on the range of social actors and processes involved when atrocities occur, how we identify, name, and respond to atrocities (such as genocide or crimes against humanity), the behavior of bystanders and intervenors, cultural trauma and the effects of atrocities, and processes of commemoration. We investigate the collective and social dynamics to try and explain the role of individuals, groups, and institutional actors in committing atrocities, including the role of group identities, bureaucracies, collective decision-making, shared repertoires, legacies of hate, and peer networks. We study the role of other actors – in particular legal institutions, but also humanitarian bodies, journalists, and others – in identifying, naming and sometimes responding to these atrocities, along with sociological evidence about how they do so and the efficacy of any such response.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC330H1, SOC397H1 (Selected Topics in Sociological Research: International Criminal Justice & Atrocities), offered in Fall 2013, Winter 2015 and Winter 2016
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC311H1 - Immigration and Race Relations in Canada

Hours: 24L

Examines the economic, social, cultural and political impacts of 20th century immigration in Canada, and emerging race and ethnic relations. Topics include immigration policy; population impact; community formation; labour markets; enclave economies; welfare use by immigrants; the criminal justice system; racial conflict; multiculturalism and race; and equity policies.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC336H1, SOC347H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC312H1 - Population and Society

Hours: 24L

This introductory course examines Canada's population in a global context, covering a broad range of population issues and perspectives. Topics include (a) demographic data and methods, (b) population composition in terms of age, sex, and nuptiality, (c) demographic processes of fertility, mortality, internal and international migration, (d) the relationship between population change and urbanization, and (e) the role of social policy on population change. For all course topics, the instructor will examine historical and cross-national trends and review proposed explanations.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC312Y1, SOC325H1, SOC356H5
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC313H1 - Social Control

Hours: 24L

This course examines how society has gone about controlling specific types of deviants (e.g., gang members, sex and drug offenders) and acts of deviance (e.g., organized crime, the deviance of social control agents). In examining these individuals and acts, attention is also directed to why they are defined as deviant and sanctioned, and why some types of deviance are less likely to be detected and sanctioned than others. Finally, consideration is also given to a range of sanctions that have been used to control deviance and the empirical evidence on their effectiveness.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC326H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC212H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC315H1 - Domestic Violence

Hours: 24L

This course will provide an overview of the different forms of domestic criminal violence, concentrating primarily on intimate partner violence and child abuse. We will focus on the methodological problems in assessing the nature and extent of these types of violence, the risk factors and correlates of both offending and victimization and the theoretical explanations that have been offered for these crimes. We also consider the social and legal responses to intimate partner violence and child abuse.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC328H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC212H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC316H1 - Sociology of Health Care

Hours: 24L

Examines factors that influence the organizational structure of health care systems, how these organizations develop, how they are maintained, and how they can be change.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC244H1, SOC333H5, SOC346H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC317H1 - Urban Policy

Hours: 24L/12T

Urban policies reflect how cities and urban areas are designed, built, and managed. They actively shape the ways in which people live. From transportation to housing, crime prevention to climate change, urban policies cover a number of areas of great concern. While cities are heralded as sites of innovation and economic activity, they are also sites of deep inequality. Cities across the world have produced different responses to address these issues. However, urban policy is not only shaped by policymakers; rather, many different institutions shape public policymaking. Given the range of issues facing urban areas, it is important to understand the policies are designed and implemented, and the multiple actors engaged.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1, and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC353H1 (offered as "Urban Policy") taken in Winter 2022 or 2023
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

SOC318H1 - Theories of Stratification

Hours: 24L/12T

Why do some people have more resources than others? Who winds up at the top of economic hierarchies, and who winds up at the bottom? These are the primary questions for the study of stratification. In this course, we focus primarily on the most influential contemporary sociological theories of status attainment and gender inequality, with additional but briefer treatments of the central theories on other topics (e.g., poverty and the welfare state, networks, rents, racial inequality). This is a program-only course and is restricted to Sociology Majors and Specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC361H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC319H1 - Immigration and Employment

Previous Course Number: SOC439H1

Hours: 24L/12T

This course examines the labour market and employment situation of immigrants emphasizing recent Canadian experience in comparative context. Topics include immigrant human capital, declining immigrant earnings, immigrant skill-underutilization, impact of the knowledge economy, racial discrimination, labour market structure and unionization, immigrant entrepreneurship and experiences of the Canadian-born second generation. This is a program-only course and is restricted to Sociology Majors and Specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC370H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC321H1 - Status and Class Mobility

Hours: 24L/12T

Shows how getting ahead or becoming downwardly mobile are affected by social as well as economic factors. Links the experience of mobility to larger scale social change. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC304H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC322H1 - Sociology of Professions

Hours: 24L/12T

Becoming a professional (doctor, accountant, lawyer, engineer, nurse, etc.) remains a coveted goal for many young adults and their parents. But what is a profession, and what do these disparate groups have in common? This course lays the groundwork for understanding how the “professional projects” define professions, limit entry, create internal inequalities and try to maintain their prestige. The role of policy is key to our understanding of the professions, and we will focus on the role of policies in the creation of professions, in the substance of professional work such as ethics, autonomy and commercialism, and on the role of policies in addressing social concerns of inequality and diversity in the professions. This is a program-only course and is restricted to Sociology Majors and Specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, ​ SOC252H1, ​ SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC305H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC323H1 - Economic Sociology

Hours: 24L/12T

This course offers a sociological account of economic phenomena. It examines the sociological perspectives on production, consumption, exchange and distribution, economic crises, and other economic matters. In addition to exploring economic behavior in the corporate and financial worlds, the course also examines behavior in households, markets for intimacy, and illegal markets. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC306H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC325H1 - Population and Society

Hours: 24L/12T

This introductory course examines Canada's population in a global context, covering a broad range of population issues and perspectives. Topics include (a) demographic data and methods, (b) population composition in terms of age, sex, and nuptiality, (c) demographic processes of fertility, mortality, internal and international migration, (d) the relationship between population change and urbanization, and (e) the role of social policy on population change. For all course topics, the instructor will examine historical and cross-national trends and review proposed explanations. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC312H1, SOC356H5
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC326H1 - Social Control

Hours: 24L/12T

This course examines how society has gone about controlling specific types of deviants (e.g., gang members, sex and drug offenders) and acts of deviance (e.g., organized crime, the deviance of social control agents). In examining these individuals and acts, attention is also directed to why they are defined as deviant and sanctioned, and why some types of deviance are less likely to be detected and sanctioned than others. Finally, consideration is also given to a range of sanctions that have been used to control deviance and the empirical evidence on their effectiveness. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC313H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC212H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC327H1 - Sociology of Sports

Hours: 24L/12T

The sociology of sport seeks to critically examine common sense views about the role, function and meaning that sport has in different societies. By challenging ‘nature’ and taken-for-granted views about sport, sociologists seek to provide both a more social and scientific account of sports. This course will do so by exploring several topics including but not limited to learning about different perspectives on sports, sports and socialization, sports and media, the business of sports, the intersection between sports and inequality, sports and race, sports and gender and sexuality, sports and deviance, as well as sports and politics.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC354H1 (offered as "Sociology of Sports") taken in Summer 2022, SOC351H1 (offered as "Sociology of Sports") taken in Fall 2022
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

SOC328H1 - Domestic Violence

Hours: 24L/12T

This course will provide an overview of the different forms of domestic criminal violence, concentrating primarily on intimate partner violence and child abuse. We will focus on the methodological problems in assessing the nature and extent of these types of violence, the risk factors and correlates of both offending and victimization and the theoretical explanations that have been offered for these crimes. We also consider the social and legal responses to intimate partner violence and child abuse. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC315H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC212H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC329H1 - Social Movements

Hours: 24L/12T

This course introduces students to the sociological study of collective action. Students will explore how movements in a variety of historical and global contexts endeavor to produce social change. In this process, we will examine political and cultural opportunities and obstacles, organizational dynamics, resources, collective action frames, strategies and tactics. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC279H1, SOC360H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC330H1 - Sociology of Atrocities

Previous Course Number: SOC397H1

Hours: 24L/12T

This course focuses on the sociology of atrocities. We focus on the range of social actors and processes involved when atrocities occur, how we identify, name, and respond to atrocities (such as genocide or crimes against humanity), the behavior of bystanders and intervenors, cultural trauma and the effects of atrocities, and processes of commemoration. We investigate the collective and social dynamics to try and explain the role of individuals, groups, and institutional actors in committing atrocities, including the role of group identities, bureaucracies, collective decision-making, shared repertoires, legacies of hate, and peer networks. We study the role of other actors – in particular legal institutions, but also humanitarian bodies, journalists, and others – in identifying, naming and sometimes responding to these atrocities, along with sociological evidence about how they do so and the efficacy of any such response. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC310H1, SOC397H1 (Selected Topics in Sociological Research: International Criminal Justice & Atrocities), offered in Fall 2013, Winter 2015 and Winter 2016
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC331H1 - Sociology of Technology

Hours: 24L/12T

This course invites students to critically examine the interplay between technology and society. We will discuss how our interactions with technologies, including computers and the Internet, ICTs, social media, and other digital technologies, have become central for our understanding of contemporary social life. This course provides an overview of the sociology of technology, encompassed by various topics in which technology intersects with other areas of sociological inquiry, such as social stratification, community and networks, criminology and social control, work and labour, health and aging, and many others. This is a program-only course and is restricted to Sociology Majors and Specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC356H1, SOC356Y1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC332H1 - Lives in Canada

Hours: 24L/12T

The life course in Canada, in the twentieth century and today, with some comparisons to other first world countries. How lives have changed over the past century; how lives are affected by history and social location; the impact of the life trajectories on health and crime. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC357H1, SOC257H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC220H1 or SOC281H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC333H1 - Quality of Institutions and Lives

Hours: 24L/12T

Theory and research on quality of life encompass studies of subjective dimensions of individual wellbeing, such as happiness, and studies that focus on objective indicators of the quality of institutions and settings, such as child mortality rates. Quality-of-life theories range from (sometimes utopian) classical sociological theories with a historical and political slant to recent interdisciplinary theories that integrate sociological, psychological, and philosophical approaches. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC362H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC334H1 - Sociology of Mental Health and Mental Disorders

Hours: 24L/12T

An overview of the link between social inequality and emotional inequality, focusing on differences in mental health across social groups and the role of stress and coping resources in explaining group differences. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC363H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC335H1 - Urban Health

Hours: 24L/12T

Cities are home to particular populations (the poor, the homeless, racial and ethnic minorities, immigrants, and the young and old) and have distinct risks and protections relevant to health. Patterns of health in cities, historical developments, and emerging literature and methodology are used to uncover how everyday settings influence health. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC364H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC336H1 - Transnational Asia

Hours: 24L/12T

This course explores how transnational flows of capital, labor, ideas, and culture are reconstituting the ways in which we organize our political, economic, and cultural life by particularly focusing on Asia, the region that has been at the center of this global transformation. How has the notion of the "transnational" evolved and invited critical re-evaluations? What has been the place of Asian countries in this global process and what political, economic, social, and cultural changes do they experience? By examining these questions, this course aims to enhance our understanding of contemporary Asian societies closely tied with each other and the rest of the world. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC372H1, SOC351H1 (New Topics in Sociology: Transnational Asia), offered in Winter 2019; SOC395H1 (New Topics in Sociology: Transnational Asia), offered in Fall 2019
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC337H1 - Gender Relations

Hours: 24L/12T

This course examines the dynamics of gender in daily life – in sexuality and intimate relations, in parenting and families, and in paid work and workplace organizations, as well as in popular culture. It examines the social construction of gender in individuals and in social organizations, in order to understand gender inequality. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC365H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC265H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC339H1 - Race, Class, and Gender

Hours: 24L/12T

In this class, we analyze the ways in which race, class, gender and sexuality interact and shape communities, life opportunities, perspectives and politics. We will read contemporary ethnographies concerning work, socialization, and urban life against current sociological theories about inequality and intersectionality, and identity. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC367H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC340H1 - Comparative Political Sociology

Hours: 24L/12T

The study of comparative (historical and cross-national) variation in outcomes that are the subject of research by political sociologists. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC371H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC260H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC341H1 - Sociology of Scandals

Hours: 24L/12T

Scandals – corporate, political, or bureaucratic – pervade media reporting and public debate. This course takes up scandals as sociological events: what are the causes of scandals? How are scandals ‘made’? How are scandals represented? And what are the consequences of scandals: do they discredit some actors, and lead to cultural, institutional, and organizational change? Do they lead to reform, used for new professional mobilization, new forms of regulation and oversight, targeted for legal intervention, or do they generate new political shifts, or new memories or narratives? Or are they ignored? The course will also pay attention to how scandals are made public: leaks, investigations, whistleblowers, and media reporting, and the framing of events as scandals worthy of public condemnation. Finally, with scandals often thought of as singular, this course allows students to consider what is in common between these events. This is a program-only course and is restricted to Sociology Majors and Specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, ​ SOC252H1, ​ SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC389H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC344H1 - Sociology of Everyday Life

Hours: 24L/12T

This course explores the phenomenological and organizational foundation of everyday experience. It focuses on the structure and social interactions that shape everyday life, and explains the social order that makes everyday life seem smooth and relatively effortless. The course offers experience in qualitative research and writing. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC388H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC345H1 - Global Inequality

Hours: 24L/12T

This course examines the social processes that characterize stratification and social inequality across the globe, by looking at whether global inequality is growing, shrinking or stagnant and the impact of globalization on global inequality, with particular emphasis on examining disparities over time in education, income/wealth and health. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC308H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC346H1 - Sociology of Health Care

Hours: 24L/12T

Examines factors that influence the organizational structure of health care systems, how these organizations develop, how they are maintained, and how they can be changed. Topics also include the social forces that influence the relationship between healthcare providers and consumers. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC316H1; SOC244H1; SOC333H5
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC347H1 - Immigration and Race Relations in Canada

Hours: 24L/12T

Examines the economic, social, cultural and political impacts of 20th century immigration in Canada, and emerging race and ethnic relations. Topics include immigration policy; population impact; community formation; labour markets; enclave economies; welfare use by immigrants; the criminal justice system; racial conflict; multiculturalism and race; and equity policies. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC311H1; SOC336H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC348H1 - Culture and Inequality

Hours: 24L/12T

How location in socioeconomic, ethnic, gender, and generational groups shapes individual cultural repertories; how culture affects individual positions in stratification hierarchies; and the role of culture in group boundaries and struggles. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Exclusion: SOC281H1; SOC381H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC350H1 - New Topics in Sociology

Hours: 24L/12T

An opportunity for students to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-sociology/. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC351H1 - New Topics in Sociology

Hours: 24L/12T

An opportunity for students to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-sociology/. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC352H1 - New Topics in Sociology

Hours: 24L/12T

An opportunity for students to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-sociology/. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC353H1 - New Topics in Sociology

Hours: 24L/12T

An opportunity for students to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-sociology/. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC354H1 - New Topics in Sociology

Hours: 24L/12T

An opportunity for students to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-sociology/. This is a program-only course and is restricted to sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: SOC201H1, SOC202H1, SOC204H1 and 1.0 credit from SOC251H1, SOC252H1, SOC254H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC356H1 - Sociology of Technology

Hours: 24L

This course invites students to critically examine the interplay between technology and society. We will discuss how our interactions with technologies, including computers and the Internet, ICTs, social media, and other digital technologies, have become central for our understanding of contemporary social life. This course provides an overview of the sociology of technology, encompassed by various topics in which technology intersects with other areas of sociological inquiry, such as social stratification, community and networks, criminology and social control, work and labour, health and aging, and many others.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC331H1, SOC356Y1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC357H1 - Lives in Canada

Hours: 24L

The life course in Canada, in the twentieth century and today, with some comparisons to other first world countries. How lives have changed over the past century; how lives are affected by history and social location; the impact of the life trajectories on health and crime.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC257H1, SOC332H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC220H1 or SOC281H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC360H1 - Social Movements

Hours: 24L

This course examines the sociological study of collective action. Students will explore how movements in a variety of historical and global contexts endeavor to produce social change. In this process, we will examine political and cultural opportunities and obstacles, organizational dynamics, resources, collective action frames, strategies and tactics.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC279H1, SOC329H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC361H1 - Theories of Stratification

Hours: 24L

Why do some people have more resources than others? Who winds up at the top of economic hierarchies, and who winds up at the bottom? These are the primary questions for the study of stratification. In this course, we focus primarily on the most influential contemporary sociological theories of status attainment and gender inequality, with additional but briefer treatments of the central theories on other topics (e.g., poverty and the welfare state, networks, rents, racial inequality).

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC318H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC362H1 - Quality of Institutions and Lives

Hours: 24L

Theory and research on quality of life encompass studies of subjective dimensions of individual wellbeing, such as happiness, and studies that focus on objective indicators of the quality of institutions and settings, such as child mortality rates. Quality-of-life theories range from (sometimes utopian) classical sociological theories with a historical and political slant to recent interdisciplinary theories that integrate sociological, psychological, and philosophical approaches.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC333H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC363H1 - Sociology of Mental Health and Mental Disorders

Hours: 24L

An overview of the link between social inequality and emotional inequality, focusing on differences in mental health across social groups and the role of stress and coping resources in explaining group differences.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC334H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC364H1 - Urban Health

Hours: 24L

Cities are home to particular populations (the poor, the homeless, racial and ethnic minorities, immigrants, and the young and old) and have distinct risks and protections relevant to health. Patterns of health in cities, historical developments, and emerging literature and methodology are used to uncover how everyday settings influence health.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC335H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC365H1 - Gender Relations

Hours: 24L

This course examines the dynamics of gender in daily life – in sexuality and intimate relations, in parenting and families, and in paid work and workplace organizations, as well as in popular culture. It examines the social construction of gender in individuals and in social organizations, in order to understand gender inequality.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC337H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC265H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC367H1 - Race, Class, and Gender

Hours: 24L

In this class, we analyze the ways in which race, class, gender and sexuality interact and shape communities, life opportunities, perspectives and politics. We will read contemporary ethnographies concerning work, socialization, and urban life against current sociological theories about inequality and intersectionality, and identity.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC339H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC370H1 - Immigration and Employment

Previous Course Number: SOC439H1

Hours: 24L

This course examines the labour market and employment situation of immigrants emphasizing recent Canadian experience in comparative context. Topics include immigrant human capital, declining immigrant earnings, immigrant skill-underutilization, impact of the knowledge economy, racial discrimination, labour market structure and unionization, immigrant entrepreneurship and experiences of the Canadian-born second generation.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC319H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC317Y1 or SOC336H1 or SOC366H1 or SOC383H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC371H1 - Comparative Political Sociology

Hours: 24L

The study of comparative (historical and cross-national) variation in outcomes that are the subject of research by political sociologists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC340H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC260H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC372H1 - Transnational Asia

Previous Course Number: SOC395H1

Hours: 24L

This course approaches Asia from a transnational perspective to enhance our understanding of the complexities involved in Asia’s contemporary transformations. By departing from traditional nation-state-oriented analyses, this class explores how Asia shapes and is shaped by trans-Pacific politics, war and colonial legacies, global capitalism, labor migration, international norms of citizenship, urban development, and flows of ideas and popular culture. By closely examining Asia’s transnational interconnectedness, we question the prevalent notion of Asia and regional studies and highlight the contradictions and challenges Asia faces in its political, economic, social, and cultural spheres. This critical approach is expected to offer a deeper investigation of Asia in and of itself while critiquing dominant assumptions and frameworks found in existing approaches to Asia.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC336H1, SOC351H1 (New Topics in Sociology: Transnational Asia), offered in Winter 2019, SOC395H1 (New Topics in Sociology: Transnational Asia), offered in Fall 2019
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC373H1 - Deconstructing 'Muslim American' - Race, Nationalism, and Religion

Previous Course Number: SOC352H1

Hours: 24L/12T

Since the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Muslim Americans have once again been cast as both threatening “outsiders” as well as examples of what makes the United States a “nation of immigrants.” What do these contestations teach us about how race, nationalism, and globalization shape immigrant identities? Taking Muslim Americans as a case study, this course will examine a range of topics, from everyday boundary-making to ongoing global politics pertaining to different Muslim groups in the United States, often drawing comparison with Muslims in other Western countries. More broadly, the course aims to unpack how various global and local/national forces shape the contours, dimensions, and meanings attached to an identity category. To that end, the course begins with some prominent sociological theories, such as intersectionality, double-consciousness, and Orientalism. We will apply these theoretical lenses to analyze issues of race, globalization, cultural citizenship, media representation, and political integration in Muslim American and immigrant experiences.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC349H1, SOC394H1 (New Topics in Sociology: Deconstructing "Muslim American" - Race, Nationalism and Religion), offered in Winter 2019, SOC352H1 (New Topics in Sociology: Deconstructing "Muslim American" - Race, Nationalism and Religion), offered in Winter 2020
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC375H1 - Sociology of the City

Hours: 24L

Cities have played a vital role in the global economy, but within the past decade, their importance has increased. From issues of housing affordability to homelessness, from debt crises to energy usage, from insufficient water to the outbreak of diseases, name a problem that concerns any aspect of social life, and the city is the crucible of where you will find it. On the other hand, cities represent our best hope for finding solutions to these enormous problems since they also serve as incubators of innovation, ideas and wealth creation. It is for these reasons that understanding cities become an important frame for understanding the joys and perils of social life. For over a century, sociologists have focused on understanding different issues related to cities and their urbanization processes. However, in investigating the city, there have been several debates about their futures.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC395H1 (offered as "Sociology of the City") taken in Winter 2022 or 2023
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

SOC380H1 - Sociology of Hip Hop

Hours: 24L

This course will use the rivalry between rappers Notorious B.I.G. (aka Biggie Smalls) and Tupac Shakur as a jumping off point to introduce you to the disparate and shared histories of East and West coast Hip Hop music (and culture); the importance of representing one’s city and ‘hood in Hip Hop; Hip Hop as a mode of ‘resistance’; New York and LA as distinctive spaces of Black cultural production; the commodification of Black pain and suffering; the unique style and aesthetics of regional flows; Hip Hop’s enduring problem with misogyny and the glorification of violence; creativity and community; and many other relevant themes that pertain to Black cultural production.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC395H1 (offered as "Sociology of Hip Hop") taken in Fall 2012, SOC396H1 (offered as "Sociology of Hip Hop") taken in Fall 2014, SOC394H1 (offered as "Sociology of Hip Hop") taken in Winter 2017 or 2018, SOC393H1 (offered as "Sociology of Hip Hop") taken in Winter 2020, SOC386H1 (offered as "Sociology of Hip Hop") taken in Winter 2021 or 2022, Summer 2021, Fall 2022
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

SOC381H1 - Culture and Inequality

Hours: 24L

How location in socioeconomic, ethnic, gender, and generational groups shapes individual cultural repertories; how culture affects individual positions in stratification hierarchies; and the role of culture in group boundaries and struggles.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC281H1, SOC348H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC383H1 - The Sociology of Women and International Migration

Hours: 24L

Examines the international migration of women in postindustrial economies with emphasis on Canada. Topics include: theories of female migration; the impacts of immigration policies; migration trends and entry status; integration issues pertaining to family, language knowledge, citizenship and economic status; labour market barriers and public policy considerations.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC342H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC386H1 - New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-s…

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC387H1 - New Topics in Sociology

Hours: 24L

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-sociology/

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC388H1 - Sociology of Everyday Life

Hours: 24L

This course explores the phenomenological and organizational foundation of everyday experience. It focuses on the structure and social interactions that shape everyday life, and explains the social order that makes everyday life seem smooth and relatively effortless. The course offers experience in qualitative research and writing.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC344H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC389H1 - Sociology of Scandals

Hours: 24L

Scandals – corporate, political, or bureaucratic – pervade media reporting and public debate. This course takes up scandals as sociological events: what are the causes of scandals? How are scandals ‘made’? How are scandals represented? And what are the consequences of scandals: do they discredit some actors, and lead to cultural, institutional, and organizational change? Do they lead to reform, used for new professional mobilization, new forms of regulation and oversight, targeted for legal intervention, or do they generate new political shifts, or new memories or narratives? Or are they ignored? The course will also pay attention to how scandals are made public: leaks, investigations, whistleblowers, and media reporting, and the framing of events as scandals worthy of public condemnation. Finally, with scandals often thought of as singular, this course allows students to consider what is in common between these events.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Exclusion: SOC341H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC390Y1 - Independent Research

This course is by application, submitted to the Department by the Monday before the term begins. Students work independently with a professor in the Department who acts as research supervisor. There are no formal class meetings, lectures, or readings other than what is agreed to with the supervisor. Professors accept supervisory responsibility at their discretion. Students approach a professor working in the same sub-discipline of sociology. This course is not eligible for CR/NCR option. For further details, including the application form, please visit our website at: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/independent-research-course/

Prerequisite: Students must have completed 10.0 credits towards their degree, which includes a 0.5 credit SOC course at the 200+ level to be eligible for 300-level Independent Research.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC391H1 - Independent Research

This course is by application, submitted to the Department by the Monday before the term begins. Students work independently with a professor in the Department who acts as research supervisor. There are no formal class meetings, lectures, or readings other than what is agreed to with the supervisor. Professors accept supervisory responsibility at their discretion. Students approach a professor working in the same sub-discipline of sociology. This course is not eligible for CR/NCR option. For further details, including the application form, please visit our website at: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/independent-research-course/

Prerequisite: Students must have completed 10.0 credits towards their degree, which includes a 0.5 credit SOC course at the 200+ level to be eligible for 300-level Independent Research.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC392H1 - Independent Research

This course is by application, submitted to the Department by the Monday before the term begins. Students work independently with a professor in the Department who acts as research supervisor. There are no formal class meetings, lectures, or readings other than what is agreed to with the supervisor. Professors accept supervisory responsibility at their discretion. Students approach a professor working in the same sub-discipline of sociology. This course is not eligible for CR/NCR option. For further details, including the application form, please visit our website at: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/independent-research-course/

Prerequisite: Students must have completed 10.0 credits towards their degree, which includes a 0.5 credit SOC course at the 200+ level, to be eligible for 300-level Independent Research.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC393H1 - New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-s…

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC393Y0 - Selected Topics in Sociological Research

SOC394H1 - New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-s…

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC395H1 - New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-s…

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC396H1 - New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-s…

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC397H1 - New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-s…

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 200+ level
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC398H0 - Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Minimum of one SOC course at the 300+ level
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC398Y0 - Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Minimum of one SOC course at the 300+ level
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC399Y1 - Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

SOC408H1 - Advanced Studies in Organizations

Previous Course Number: SOC489H1

Hours: 24L

This course covers central issues in the field of organizational sociology. It explores different perspectives on why complex organizations look and operate the way that they do, and examines the social consequences of their behavior. The first part of the course focuses on the evolution of the modern firm. We will trace the history of different models of management and strategy, and evaluate their relative efficacy. The second part of the course examines how organizations shape, and are shaped by, their environments. The third part of the course will explore how organizational behavior influences social inequality, and how social inequality shapes the way that modern organizations function. We will make use of both social scientific analyses and Harvard Business School case studies. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level
Exclusion: SOC489H1 (Topics: Sociology of Organizations), offered in Fall 2017 and Fall 2019
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC409H1 - Sexuality and Research Design

Previous Course Number: SOC485H1

Hours: 24L

Research designs are much like jigsaw puzzles, but harder: they require scholars to carefully connect a variety of distinct yet intricately linked piecesinto a thematically consistent, practical and defensible whole. Few tasks in the research process are as commonplace and as riddled with difficulty. This semester length course will provide a forum for students to compose a research design on the topic of sexuality using qualitative approaches that include in-depth interview and ethnography. Throughout the course, students will read a variety of works that describe the goals, procedures, and underlying logic of research design. These works will draw from articles and chapters on methodological problems and issues, and also from actual studies that use in-depth interview and ethnography in sexuality studies. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level
Exclusion: SOC485H1 (Topics: Sexuality of Research Design), offered in Fall 2017, Winter 2019, Fall 2019, SOC497H1 (Topics: Sexuality of Research Design), offered in Fall 2016
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC412H1 - Medicalization of Deviance

Hours: 24L

This course examines the sociological implications associated with the growing dominance of psychiatry over designating and managing the margins of ‘normality’ and ‘deviance.’ It covers the evolution of the DSM and rise of deinstitutionalization, the importance of stigma and symbolic interactionist understandings of psychiatric diagnoses, and the methods of social control used to mitigate risk and reduce social deviance within the psychiatric and criminal justice systems. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the social implications of mental health labels. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level
Recommended Preparation: SOC313H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC413H1 - Sociology of Punishment

Hours: 24L

This course considers the history of penology, theories of penal development and current trends. Particular attention will be paid to cross-national variations in punishment and what these reveal about the relevance of particular theories and the importance of culture in understanding historical developments in punishment. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level
Exclusion: WDW340H1
Recommended Preparation: SOC313H1/ SOC315H1/ SOC212H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC422H1 - Advanced Studies in Political Sociology

Hours: 24L

This fourth year course will provide an advanced treatment of selected topics in political Sociology. Specific topics to be covered are the relationship between political systems and cleavage voting, the relationship between social class and attitudes and voting, the post-materialist thesis, social capital and civic participation, gender politics, the various varieties, causes and effects of welfare states, and social movements. The course will have both a Canadian and international focus. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC427H1 - Families and Health

Hours: 24L

Examines the competing theoretical, policy and therapeutic responses to a variety of family health problems, including addictions, chronic physical illnesses, and mental illness, as well as the effects of illness on family life and family coping. The links between theory and practice provide the basis for discussion of knowledge transfer. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level
Recommended Preparation: SOC314H1/ SOC363H1/ SOC364H1/ SOC478H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC448H1 - Sociology & Emotions

Hours: 24L

From social cohesion to intergroup violence, emotional processes influence social outcomes. Moral aspects of experience in particular are linked to emotions such as shame and pride. Students in this course will review major theories of, and a variety of empirical approaches to, the link between social and emotional processes. They will be encouraged to extend ideas and analyses in the published literature to new topics. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level (preferably selected from the Recommended Preparation list for this course)
Recommended Preparation: SOC313H1/ SOC355H1/ SOC362H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC460H1 - Global Inequalities and Contentious Politics

Previous Course Number: SOC495H1

Hours: 24L

Global Inequality and Contentious Politics: This is a seminar course designed to understand global inequalities and contentious politics. Inequality has been one of the primary subjects in sociological inquiries and its scope naturally expands to a global dimension as our societies are increasingly shaped by international connections. This seminar focuses on understanding various manifestations of global inequalities intersected by international hierarchy, race, gender, and class. Yet, these divisions and injustices are neither static nor unchallenged as people react to these realities via divergent methods. This class will read major theoretical approaches to social movements and examine contentious mobilizations taking place in different geographies around the world to reshape the global order ridden with disparities. Empirical cases of contentious activism include anti-globalization protest, the Occupy movement, campaigns for migrant care workers, resistance against American military bases, and the Me Too movement. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level
Exclusion: SOC494H1 (Topics: Global Inequalities and Contentious Politics), offered in Winter 2019, SOC495H1 (Topics: Global Inequalities and Contentious Politics), offered in Winter 2020
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC463H1 - Mental Health and Education

Previous Course Number: SOC493H1

Hours: 24L

In this course, we examine institutions of higher education as unique social contexts within which student mental health unfolds. In doing so, we will address mediating and moderating factors, which characterize the unique and varied socio-emotional experiences of students attending post-secondary. As such, we will distinguish and clarify social approaches to studying mental health – focusing on mentorship, funding, social support, academic demands and healthcare resources – from mental illness as characterized in medical disciplines. Students will be expected to read thoroughly and apply insights from the course to authentic mental health concerns facing institutions of higher education today. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level
Exclusion: SOC493H1 (Topics: Mental Health and Education), offered in Fall 2018 and Winter 2020
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC465H1 - Advanced Studies in Gender

Hours: 24L

This course explores major questions about the nature of gender and gender inequality. The course requires a careful review of key theoretical and empirical work addressing one of these questions and the completion of a research project. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level.
Recommended Preparation: SOC214H1/ SOC366H1/ SOC367H1/ SOC365H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC470H1 - Sociology of Martial Arts

Hours: 24L

This course will tackle some of the messy martial arts geneaology that gave rise to contemporary MMA, while also delving into theoretical work on the emotions felt in violence, the moral worlds of gyms and dojos, the process of learning how to fight, women in the UFC, and a host of other issues related to jiu jitsu, judo, and mixed martial arts more generally. Students will have the opportunity to participate in martial arts practices.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level.
Exclusion: SOC485H1 (Topic: Sociology of Martial Arts) offered in Fall 2021 and 2022.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

SOC478H1 - Social Context of Public Policy

Hours: 24L

This course explores how policy processes and frameworks need to be evaluated in light of the social context in which they are developed. Factors to be considered include the interplay between public values and expectations and public policy; the implications of cultural diversity and demographic change, and understandings of ethical principles of conduct in public organizations. A related goal is to help students learn how to use empirical research to answer highly contested issues in policy circles and in public life. These objectives are pursued by introducing students to major trends in inequality in Canada, assessing these trends within a comparative context, reflecting on their normative implications, and examining alternative policy responses to these developments. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level.
Recommended Preparation: SOC303H1/ SOC304H1/ SOC314H1/ SOC363H1/ SOC364H1/ SOC365H1/ SOC371H1/ SOC383H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC479H1 - Advanced Studies in Social Movements

Hours: 24L

This course focuses on current debates and research findings in the study of social movements. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level (preferably selected from the Recommended Preparation list for this course)
Exclusion: SOCC04H3
Recommended Preparation: SOC371H1/ SOC478H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC481H1 - Culture and Social Networks

Hours: 24L

Relationships between various forms of culture and the networks connecting both individual people and organizations creating culture. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level (preferably selected from the Recommended Preparation list for this course)
Recommended Preparation: SOC355H1/ SOC382H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC483H1 - Culture and Cognition

Hours: 24L

This course examines the social foundations of thinking and action, with a focus on how individuals think and act through shared cognitive schemas that are embedded in larger social structures. The course is organized around a wide-ranging array of classical and contemporary theories that help explain the various factors that shape culture and cognition. There is a research component to put this analytical understanding into practice. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level
Exclusion: SOC483Y1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC485H1 - New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-sociology/. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC486H1 - Advanced Topics in Urban Sociology

Hours: 24L

This course offers real world observation and abundant examples that speak to the strengths and limitations of particular theory, data, and methods for studying urban problems. Students undertake a supervised research project that involves identifying, observing and reflecting on real phenomena in the urban environment. Restricted to 4th-year sociology specialists and majors.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level
Recommended Preparation: SOC312H1/ SOC364H1/ SOC384H1/ SOC205H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC488H1 - Mental Health over the Life Course

Hours: 24L

This course is a research-based exploration of mental health at all stages of life, from birth to death. It emphasizes the long-term consequences for mental health of childhood adversities and disadvantage, major life transitions, and turning points in the life course. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists.

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC489H1 - New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-s…

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC490Y1 - Independent Research

This course is by application, submitted to the Department by the Monday before the term begins. Students work independently with a professor in the Department who acts as research supervisor. There are no formal class meetings, lectures, or readings other than what is agreed to with the supervisor. Professors accept supervisory responsibility at their discretion. Students approach a professor working in the same sub-discipline of sociology. This course is not eligible for CR/NCR option. For further details, including the application, please visit our website at: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/independent-research-course/

Prerequisite: Students must have completed 15.0 credits towards their degree, which includes a 0.5 credit SOC course at the 300+ level to be eligible for 400-level Independent Research.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC491H1 - Independent Research

This course is by application, submitted to the Department by the Monday before the term begins. Students work independently with a professor in the Department who acts as research supervisor. There are no formal class meetings, lectures, or readings other than what is agreed to with the supervisor. Professors accept supervisory responsibility at their discretion. Students approach a professor working in the same sub-discipline of sociology. This course is not eligible for CR/NCR option. For further details, including the application, please visit our website at: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/independent-research-course/

Prerequisite: Students must have completed 15.0 credits towards their degree, which includes a 0.5 credit SOC course at the 300+ level to be eligible for 400-level Independent Research.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC492H1 - Independent Research

This course is by application, submitted to the Department by the Monday before the term begins. Students work independently with a professor in the Department who acts as research supervisor. There are no formal class meetings, lectures, or readings other than what is agreed to with the supervisor. Professors accept supervisory responsibility at their discretion. Students approach a professor working in the same sub-discipline of sociology. This course is not eligible for CR/NCR option. For further details, including the application, please visit our website at: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/independent-research-course/

Prerequisite: Students must have completed 15.0 credits towards their degree, which includes a 0.5 credit SOC course at the 300+ level to be eligible for 400-level Independent Research.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC493H1 - New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-s…

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC494H1 - New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-s…

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC495H1 - New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-s…

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC496H1 - New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-s…

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC497H1 - New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-s…

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC498H1 - New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-s…

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SOC499H1 - New Topics in Sociology

An opportunity to explore new topics in sociology. Topics vary from year to year based on the instructor. Restricted to 4th-year sociology majors and specialists. Consult the Departmental website: http://sociology.utoronto.ca/st-george-campus/courses-3/new-topics-in-s…

Prerequisite: 1.0 SOC credit at the 300+ level
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

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