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First-Year Sociology CourseSOCI 1000Y – Introduction to sociologyThis course is designed to develop your “sociological imagination” and encourage you to develop this critical capacity to understand how the social world works. Along the way, you will become familiar with a number of key sociological concepts as well as some of the major substantive topics that sociologists study, Also, you will be introduced to sociology’s major thinkers, theories, methods and fields of research and how they are used to understand social life, from everyday interactions to the structures of global societies. Course materials focus on contemporary social issues by drawing on Canadian and comparative contexts. Sociology is a social science that seeks to understand how society works and how society changes. Sociology helps us to understand the relationship between ourselves and the material world; how we rely upon each other for survival, yet at the same time brutalize and exploit others who are different from us. Sociologists use empirical research to develop theoretical frameworks to explain how we are social beings. Ultimately, sociology is a way of looking at human societies as a synergy of private and public worlds. The General and Honours B.A. programs in Sociology require SOCI 1000Y. 60% or higher in the course is a prerequisite for all upper-level Sociology courses, with the possible exception of cross-listed courses, for which students should check the prerequisites. Course Format and Sample Topics SOCI 1000Y consists of bi-weekly or weekly lectures.
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