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| 387-0B2-DW |
Social Justice and the Limits of the Law |
2 - 1 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course examines the dynamic relationship between law and society, focusing on how legal systems shape, and are shaped by, social forces. Through critical sociological theories and case studies, students will explore the definitions and enforcement of law and criminality, as well as the actors and institutions responsible for these processes. Emphasis is placed on understanding how litigation and legal reforms can both advance social justice and expose the limitations of the law in producing equitable change. Students will engage in a major research project, selecting relevant case studies to investigate how law serves as both a tool of social control and a site of resistance. By the end of the course, students will gain an understanding of the law's role in reproducing social inequalities and fostering social change. |
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| 387-101-DW |
Individual and Society |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course introduces students to the basic ideas and perspectives of sociological investigation and interpretation. It focuses on the ways individuals are shaped by and respond to culture and social organization. Students are introduced to the major areas of sociological research, including representative studies and their findings about Canada, Quebec and other societies, in order to provide a systematic understanding of the contemporary social world. |
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| 387-1N1-DW |
Introduction to Sociology |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course introduces students to the basic ideas and perspectives of sociological investigation and interpretation. Students will learn how individuals are shaped and social groups are formed through processes of culture, socialization, interpersonal interaction, and organizational life. Students are introduced to the major areas of sociological research that will enable them to interpret events, patterns, and issues from a sociological perspective in the context of a socially, economically, and culturally diverse society. |
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| 387-201-DW |
Social Problems |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course will analyze important social problems in Canada such as poverty, racism, and gender inequities. We will also examine larger social structures such as the State and Capitalism as social problems. Although we will discuss these issues within a broad Canadian context, we will focus on these social problems in relation to Indigenous-Settler relations in Canada. |
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| 387-216-DW |
Education |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
Whether student, teacher, parent, or taxpayer, we are all affected by our education system and many of us have strong opinions about that system. This course provides a broad examination of education and the education system from a variety of perspectives: as a set of activities; as an institutional form; as a set of ideologies, values, and beliefs; and as a setting within which people such as students and teachers come to terms with one another and learn to understand themselves and others. |
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| 387-219-DW |
Sociology of Law |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course examines the law as a social phenomenon. Particular areas of focus are on the evolution of modern legal systems, the emergence of the modern legal profession, current controversies with respect to such matters as civil rights or the regulation of sexuality, and the implications of post-industrialization and globalization on legal systems and issues such as human rights and citizenship. |
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| 387-229-DW |
Work and Society |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
For better or worse, most of us must spend a good deal of our lives at work. It seems reasonable, then, to understand work not only as a personal issue, but also as a social one. This course examines the place of work in modern life. It explores the organization of various types of workplaces, shifts in types of work and occupations, and our experiences of work. This course will also consider topics such as the relations between work and the family, work and gender, and work and politics. |
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| 387-314-DW |
Sexuality and Society |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course explores sexual attitudes, behaviours, and ideologies. The course will focus on the social construction of masculine and feminine sexuality in Quebec and Canada. Topics covered in the course include, sexual violence, romantic love and dating, sexual life cycle, homosexuality, sex education, and the data on health and sexuality. |
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| 387-401-DW |
Advanced Studies in Sociology |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course provides students with the opportunity to engage in work on a sociological topic of particular interest or relevance to them. The emphasis is on providing students with the skills needed to engage in advanced work, as well as the knowledge, concepts, methods, and tools of sociology that are necessary to allow them to prepare this work. |
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| 387-903-DW |
Multicultural Montreal |
2 - 1 - 2 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
Montreal neighbourhoods are noteworthy for their multiethnic population. The aim of the course is to explore this ethnic diversity in an effort to better understand the characteristics of ethnic groups and their place in Montreal. During the course, the experiences of various ethnic groups in Montreal will be examined, as will the implications of these for the practice of social service work. |
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| 387-980-DW |
Sociology of Health Care |
4 - 0 - 2 |
60 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course will introduce nursing students to the sociology of health care and examine the social contexts within which individuals experience and interpret health, illness, and health care. Throughout the course, students will be encouraged to consider the diverse ways in which social categories such as sex, gender, race, ethnicity, and social class affect health, illness, and health care. Students will also explore the relationship between these categories and professional roles within the health care system. Students will examine how “culture” influences and impacts health and health care for individuals, families and whole societies. As well, students will be encouraged to reflect on and engage in discussion and debate concerning the ways in which the course material may impact nursing practice and the nursing profession. |
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| 387-990-DW |
Recreation and Society |
2 - 1 - 1 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course will introduce students to Quebec society exploring family and social life, trends in recreation and how these concepts are inter-related. The importance of recreation in today's society and its effects on the individual and community will be examined. The course will also explore changes in Quebec society and their effects on recreational activities. |
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| 387-991-DW |
Research Methods for Recreation |
1 - 2 - 1 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
The aim of this course is to explore the differences between casual and scientific research. Students will examine the various elements of at least one research method by carrying out a short study in the area of leisure. |
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| 387-9A1-DW |
Sociological Perspectives for Social Service Workers |
1 - 2 - 1 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
The goal of the course is to help students understand and analyze how social problems affecting individuals, families, and communities connect to political, economic, historical, and social forces. Some of these macro social problems include poverty, social exclusion, inequality, and violence. In sociology, students examine these as structural problems embedded in the fabric of society. We will examine how society is organized and structured, focusing on topics directly related to social service work (how do social systems shaped by colonial histories lead to forms of violence against Indigenous Peoples? Negative impacts of patriarchal structures, how racism, sexism, and classism are institutionalized, and more). Applying various sociological theories and perspectives, students will compare and contrast public and governmental responses to these social problems and assess the obstacles and successes in addressing them. |
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| 387-A02-DW |
Sexuality & Society |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
Sexuality is an often overlooked but fundamental aspect of the cultural, economic, political, and social organization of society. This course examines the theoretical and methodological approaches used in the sociological study of sexuality. The analysis of sexualities explores sexual practices and behaviours, meanings and identities, power and social control. Throughout the course, students will examine early sex research and the emergence of sexology at the turn of the 20th century, the goals and impacts of liberation movements of the 1960s, and contemporary influences on patterns of sexual identities and behaviours. Students will analyze research, legal cases, and grassroots initiatives to address sexual violence, sex education curricula, use of technology, and social determinants of sexual health, among other topics, by examining the operation of power and social forces in these outcomes. |
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| 387-A03-DW |
Sociology of Education |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course is designed to provide students with an exploration of education. We will look at education not only as a system or institution that prepares citizens for the labour force but also look at education as an intensely personal experience that elicits a range of diverse responses from individuals. In this class, we will be looking at different sociological theories that attempt to explain the function of education for society. We will also look at issues of social class, race and gender in schools and to what extent schools reproduce divisions between different groups or help reduce inequalities. We will also look at the culture of schools – Schools provide the backdrop to where much of our personal relationships are formed, we will attempt to try and unpack the culture of schools and how it may lead to the development of our personality. |
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| 387-BWS-03 |
Individual and Society |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course introduces students to the contribution sociology can make to the understanding of the issues of current social, cultural and political discourse. Students will be introduced to the fundamental elements of the sociological perspective, and they will be taught to use sociological data to deepen their understanding of debates concerning ongoing changes in the structure and function of major social institutions. |
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| 387-BWS-03 |
Introduction to Sociology |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course introduces students to the basic ideas and perspectives of sociological investigation and interpretation. It focuses on the ways individuals are shaped by and respond to culture and social organization. Students are introduced to the major areas of sociological research, including representative studies and their findings about Canada, Quebec and other societies, in order to provide a systematic understanding of the contemporary social world. |
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| 387-BWS-03 |
Sexuality and Society |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course examines gender and society from a sociological perspective. Contemporary images and ideologies of feminine and masculine sexuality will be described and related to patterns of sexual behaviour in Quebec and Canada. The controversies surrounding rape, pornography, incest and sex education will be examined. |
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| 387-BWS-03 |
Social Problems |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
The goal of this course is to expose students to the concepts and approaches used in distinguishing and comparing different social systems. The course focuses on the conceptualization of culture and major social institutions. Students analyze a particular social problem from a sociological perspective. |
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| 387-BWS-03 |
Sociology of Culture and Media |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course presents a sociological approach to studying the changing role and structure of the media. Students will be exposed to the fundamental elements of the sociological perspective and major sociological viewpoints. They will be taught to use sociological data to deepen their understanding of the structure and function of the media of communications and of the controversies surrounding changes to their role and structure. |
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| 387-BWS-03 |
Sociology of the Family |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course presents a sociological approach to a major contemporary issue: the changing role and structure of the family. Students will be introduced to the fundamental elements of the sociological perspective and to major sociological viewpoints. They will be taught to use sociological data to deepen their understanding of the culture and social structure of the family and of the controversies surrounding the ongoing changes in its role and structure. |
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