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Explores the Black Canadian experience from the first recorded moment that a Black body arrived in Canada to the present. Discussion moves the conversation from victimhood to the vitality inherent in the Black experience particularly as represented by activities and contributions made by Black communities to cultural diversity. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits.

Cross-listed: CAST-2003H, POST-2003H

Investigates the relationship between law and violence in contexts of conflict and repression. Analyzes mechanisms of transitional justice, including criminal prosecution, truth commissions, and reparations, and their effectiveness in confronting past injustices and advancing human rights. Prerequisite: HURI 1001H and 1002H or 4.0 university credits or permission of instructor. Equivalent to HURI 2001H.

Cross-listed: HURI-2005H, CRIM-2005H

An introduction to aging from critical perspectives. Drawing on multidisciplinary perspectives within the Trent Centre for Aging and Society, this course provides a foundation for understanding and analyzing the meaning and significance of aging for individuals, communities, and societies. Topics include life course influences, representations and problematization of aging, and places for aging. Open to non-Nursing students. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits.

Cross-listed: NURS-2015H, ECON-2015H

Introduces students to social theory in the context of the emergence of modern societies and maps out the themes that have engaged both classical and contemporary theorists. Topics may include industrialism, capitalism, urbanization, individualism, positivism, social movements, and "modernity." Prerequisite: 60% or higher in SOCI 1002H.

An introduction to major issues and decisions confronting the new researcher. Topics include epistemology and knowledge paradigms, including positivism/realism, interpretivism/constructivism and critical knowledge development; research ethics; the role of theory in research design; an introduction to key methodologies and methods in sociological research; and sampling choices. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in SOCI 1002H. Not open to students with credit for SOCI 2150Y, CHYS-COMM 2010H, CHYS-COMM 2000H, CCTH 2000H, or PLCW 2100H.

An introduction to the intersecting formation of social inequality focusing on class, gender, and ethnicity, and the consequences for individuals and society, and the sociological theories which address these issues. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in SOCI 1002H.

The nature and meaning of paid work and its relationship to wider social inequalities of ethnicity and gender. Specific topics may include the effects of technological changes, the shift to a service economy, global migration trends, managerial and employee strategies to control the workplace and to promote equity. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in SOCI 1002H or 1.0 ADMN credit. Not open to students with credit for SOCI-ADMN 3340H.

Cross-listed: ADMN-2340H

Focuses on gender as a core aspect of social organization and inequality. Key concepts are gender, femininity, masculinity, sexuality, homosexuality, heterosexuality, and queer. Naturalist ideas and sociological analyses developed within feminism and lesbian and gay theories are studied. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in SOCI 1002H or 0.5 GESO credit. Not open to students with credit for SOCI-WMST 3430H.

Cross-listed: GESO-2430H

An interdisciplinary and comparative analysis of the impact of transformations in the world food system on contemporary agrarian societies. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of instructor. Equivalent to IDST 2500H.

Cross-listed: GDST-2500H, ANTH-2500H, GEOG-2500H, SAFS-2500H

Medicine is simultaneously scientific and social. What gets defined as a disease? Who heals? Who can access health care? Such questions reveal how political, cultural, and economic forces have shaped medicine throughout history. We explore topics highlighting this interaction between the scientific and the social in a variety of historical contexts. Prerequisite: 2.5 university credits or permission of the chair.

Cross-listed: HIST-2601H

Introduces students to key classical and contemporary sociological theories of deviance and the processes of social integration and moral regulation. Topics may include moral panics, drug use, mental illness, criminalization, medicalization of deviance, and risk management. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in SOCI 1002H.

Introduces students to sociological theories of criminalization, examining contested definitions of crime and how criminologists measure crime. A key focus of the course is the impact of social inequality on crime patterns and how society responds to the "crime problem." Prerequisite: 60% or higher in SOCI 1002H.

Critically examines conceptualizations of health, illness, and disease, focusing on social determinants of health. Topics include income security, employment, and work; education and literacy; food production and access; Indigenous health; and intersections of gender and health. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in SOCI 1002H or 60% or higher in SOCI 1001H and HEAL-NURS 1005H.

Highlighting work by racialized and Indigenous women, this course explores contemporary themes within feminism about critical race theory, white supremacy, and anti-racist practice. Topics include intersections of racism with other systems of inequality, everyday and systemic racism, racial violence, whiteness and privilege, and feminist anti-racism responses. Prerequisite: 6.0 university credits including 1.0 GESO, SOCI, or WMST credit at the 2000 level, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for GESO-SOCI 4052H.

Cross-listed: GESO-3052H

Designed as a brief introductory overview of contemporary theories in sociology, with a focus upon core concepts such as hegemony, postmodernism, globalization, intersectionality, and the public sphere. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits including SOCI 2110H and at least one other 0.5 credit in SOCI at the 2000 level.

An exploration of the structure and scope of sociological theorizing in the classical tradition, with particular emphasis on Marx, Durkheim, and Weber. Conceptions of theory, method, and object of investigation are explored through engagement with original texts. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits including SOCI 2110H and at least one other 0.5 credit in SOCI at the 2000 level.

An analysis of the concept of citizenship and rights and their role in social and political transformation. Includes social justice and citizenship struggles; critical perspectives on power; and various citizenship regimes and their implementation on national and global levels. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits including 1.0 GDST/IDST, POST, and/or SOCI credit at the 1000 level and 1.0 GDST/IDST, POST, and/or SOCI credit at the 2000 level, or permission of instructor. Equivalent to IDST-CRIM-SOCI 3120H.

Cross-listed: GDST-3115H, CRIM-3115H, POST-3115H

This course examines the legal and institutional frameworks for protecting and promoting human rights at national and international levels. Students explore the main treaties, and the role of courts, tribunals, and other mechanisms in enforcing human rights standards. Prerequisite: HURI 2005H, GDST 2001H (or GDST-IDST 2000Y), GESO 2151H, POST 2232H, or SOCI 2110H, or permission of instructor.

Cross-listed: HURI-3121H, CRIM-3121H, GDST-3121H

An examination of the theoretical and conceptual debates that centre on the causes and consequences of international migration. Forced migration, citizenship, gender and racial exclusion, and migrant solidarity are explored to investigate current developments in global migration. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits including 1.0 GDST/IDST, POST, and/or SOCI credit at the 1000 level and 1.0 GDST/IDST, POST and/or SOCI credit at the 2000 level or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for IDST 4120H. Equivalent to IDST 3150H.

Cross-listed: GDST-3150H, POST-3150H

Students develop their skills in research design and data collection strategies. Reading and critiquing empirical literature on nominated research topics, students develop proposals, compare and contrast data collection methods, select and justify a sampling design, prepare an ethics proposal, and describe the anticipated outcomes of their proposed research. Prerequisite: SOCI 2151H or CHYS-COMM 2010H (or 2000H). Not open to students with credit for SOCI 2150Y.

An introduction to basic statistics used in data analysis and their application in sociological research. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits including SOCI 2151H. Not open to students with credit for CRIM 3617H, ECON-ADMN 2200H, GEOG-ERSC-BIOL 2080H, MATH 1051H, MATH 1052H, PSYC 2019H, PSYC 3015Y, or PSYC 3016H.

Global Power & Politics (GP) course. Why nationalism has survived and revived under globalization; how ethnicity is politicized and national identities constructed; nationalism's positive and negative forms and its relationship with democratic values. Incorporates philosophical, historical, sociological, anthropological, and economic approaches to explain and assess varieties of nationalism. Prerequisite: 2.0 POST credits at the 2000 level or permission of instructor. Recommended: POST 2200Y.

Cross-listed: POST-3230Y

Critically examines homelessness as a social issue, applying sociological perspectives and a Canadian focus. Topics may include mobility and containment, families and youth, employment and migration, the criminalization of homelessness, shelters and poor houses, masculinities and femininities on the street, and homelessness in their city. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits including at least 1.0 credit in SOCI and/or CRIM at the 2000 level.

Cross-listed: CRIM-3250H

Explores the nature and role of workplace organizations in the contemporary world, including classical, managerial, and recent sociological perspectives with a critical focus on contemporary policies of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Case studies focus on formal organizations in the public and private sectors. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits including at least 1.5 ADMN credits at the 2000 level or 1.5 SOCI credits at the 2000 level including SOCI-ADMN 2340H (or 3340H).

Cross-listed: ADMN-3320H

The history of Canada's food and agricultural system is the backdrop to this interdisciplinary course on community development of the system's social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Production, distribution, processing, consumption, and regulatory issues are addressed. Community-based research projects are undertaken with local food and agricultural organizations. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits. Recommended: CAST-ERST-GEOG-INDG 2041H, 2042H, GDST-ANTH-GEOG-SAFS-SOCI 2500H, and SAFS-GDST-ANTH 2600H. Equivalent to SAFS-CAST-ERST 3340H.

Cross-listed: SAFS-3341H, CAST-3341H, ERST-3341H

Introduces students to critical perspectives that push thinking about disability beyond medical and social models. Focuses on connections between gender and disability. Explores feminist challenges to ableism. Other topics include bodies, race, sexuality, education, creativity, access, eugenics, intersections, and austerity. Prerequisite: 6.0 university credits. Equivalent to WMST 3300H, 3400H.

Cross-listed: GESO-3400H, PHIL-3400H

Explores intersection of poverty and power--relations of ruling--through an examination of anti-poverty activism. Students analyze dominant strategic mobilizing approaches and investigate select case-studies of anti-poverty activism related to welfare, homelessness, migration, and drugs. The role of institutional advocates in the mobilization process is also scrutinized. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits including 1.0 POST, ADMN, ANTH, CHYS, CRIM, ECON, GDST/IDST, IESS, INDG, PLCW, SOCI, and/or SWRK credit at the 2000 level, or permission of instructor.

Cross-listed: POST-3420H, CRIM-3420H

Poverty is a persistent social problem. In this course students are introduced to the dynamics of poverty in Canada, the USA, and Britain, learn how poverty affects people's lives, and become familiar with the dominant sociological perspectives that inform people's opinions about poverty and poverty-related policies and programs. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits including 1.0 POST, CAST, and/or SOCI credit at the 2000 level, or permission of instructor.

Cross-listed: POST-3422H, CAST-3422H, CRIM-3422H

Explores sexuality as a complex issue in sociological analysis. Examines theoretical approaches to the body, gender, and sexuality, the construction of "normal" and "deviant" sexualities, and various forms of sexual regulation and resistance. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits including at least 1.0 credit in SOCI and/or GESO at the 2000 level.

Cross-listed: GESO-3440H

A critical examination of culture in contemporary society focusing on processes of cultural production and consumption as they are mediated by social relations of capital and technology. Topics include the ideology of consumerism, popular culture/art culture, advertising, lifestyle and taste, and culture and social change. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits including at least 1.0 credit in SOCI at the 2000 level.

What makes a film "political" and how can we understand the realities and futurities presented in film? We consider the various ways in which political life and action are portrayed in and through film, addressing-in relation to a variety of film genres-such topics as publics/counterpublics, visual politics, political senses. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits including 1.0 POST, CUST, and/or SOCI credit, or permission of instructor. Recommended: POST 2351H, 2352H; CUST-MDST 2581H, 2582H, SOCI 2110H, or 2220H.

Cross-listed: POST-3465H, CUST-3465H, MDST-3465H

Examines neo-Marxist, feminist, critical race, and post-structuralist theories of crime and crime control, and how criminalization operates through the neo-liberal state. Topics include corporate crime, environmental crime, the prison industrial complex, and prison abolition. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits including at least 1.0 credit in SOCI at the 2000 level.

An introduction to the political experiences and guiding ideologies of the Black population in Canada. Decidedly contemporary in nature and approach, the course critically examines the contributions of Blacks to the politics of Canada and how these contributions continue to shape and reshape Canadian Identity. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits.

Cross-listed: CAST-3615H, POST-3615H

Explores episodes of major epidemic diseases to chart the social, cultural, demographic, scientific, and political impacts of widespread deadly scourges. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of chair.

Cross-listed: HIST-3630H

Explores the social construction and organization of medical knowledge and health care systems. Critically assesses the current "crisis" in Canadian health care; explores contradictory notions of health care as a right of citizenship and a commodity; and examines inequality in health care, "alternative health," and health promotion. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits including at least 1.0 credit in SOCI at the 2000 level.

Explores ethnicities with a focus on contemporary Canada. Topics include settler colonialism, immigration, multicultural policies and practices, and contemporary political conflicts involving ethnicities. The course also covers theories and concepts of "race" and ethnicity as social categories, the social basis of racism, and the critique of multiculturalism. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits including at least 1.0 credit in SOCI, CAST, and/or POST at the 2000 level.

Cross-listed: CAST-3661H, POST-3661H

Examines issues of diverse intersectional gender identities and gender experiences, including Indigeneity, (dis)ability, race, class, LBTQ, and fat, and provides socio-political perspectives to understand activism, community building, and possibilities for socio-political and policy change. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits including 1.0 POST, CAST, GESO, and/or SOCI credit at the 2000 level, or permission of instructor. Recommended: POST-CAST 2011H and/or 2012H. Not open to students with credit for POST-CAST-WMST 3670Y.

Cross-listed: POST-3672H, CAST-3672H, GESO-3672H

An exploration of the politics of the Canadian criminal process. Examines legal rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and critiques of the inequities of the Canadian criminal justice system. Also looks at key political issues in the making of criminal law, its enforcement, and the criminal trial process. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits.

Cross-listed: POST-3740H, CAST-3740H, CRIM-3740H

Analyzes power relations and lived experiences through the intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, and class. Students undertake the critical work of understanding the ongoing implications of these interlocking systems of privilege and oppression upholding inequalities and fueling resistance in Canadian and international contexts. Prerequisite: 6.0 university credits including 1.0 GESO, WMST, CAST, and/or SOCI credit at 2000 level or beyond, or permission of instructor. Equivalent to WMST 3860H.

Cross-listed: GESO-3860H, CAST-3860H

Focuses on how globalization is transforming intersectional gender dynamics that underpin relationships between and within states, markets, civil society, and households. Introduces students to feminist perspectives on the global political economy, focusing on specific issues such as international trade agreements, labour, security, migration, health, environment, and human rights. Prerequisite: 1.0 HURI, GDST, IDST, GESO, WMST, POST, and/or SOCI credit at the 2000 level or beyond, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for GESO-POST 4881H or WMST-POST 3880Y. Equivalent to IDST 3881H.

Cross-listed: GDST-3881H, HURI-3881H, POST-3881H, GESO-3881H

Registration is contingent on instructor's permission and departmental approval in advance of course registration. Prerequisite: A minimum 75% average over all SOCI courses completed and 5.0 university credits including at least 1.0 SOCI credit at the 2000 level.

Registration is contingent on instructor's permission and departmental approval in advance of course registration. Prerequisite: A minimum 75% average over all SOCI courses completed and 5.0 university credits including at least 1.0 SOCI credit at the 2000 level.

Registration is contingent on instructor's permission and departmental approval in advance of course registration. Prerequisite: A minimum 75% average over all SOCI courses completed and 5.0 university credits including at least 1.0 SOCI credit at the 2000 level.

Explores key issues, theories, and debates concerning gender, feminism, and the law, primarily in Canada. Approaching law as a site of regulation and constraint and drawing upon restorative justice pedagogies and decolonial methodologies, the course examines issues such as family, sexuality, violence, pornography, prostitution, poverty, employment, and immigration. Prerequisite: 1.0 GESO, WMST, CAST, CRIM, POST, and/or SOCI credit, or permission of instructor. Equivalent to WMST 3962H.

Cross-listed: GESO-3962H, CAST-3962H, POST-3962H, CRIM-3962H

A criminological analysis of women in trouble from early to late modernity to the present moment, with specific analysis of the disciplining and incarceration of cisgender women and trans women. Focuses on the Canadian criminal justice system, with analysis of its racist, colonial, patriarchal, homophobic, ableist legacies. Prerequisite: 1.0 GESO, WMST, CAST, CRIM, and/or SOCI credit, or permission of instructor. Equivalent to WMST 3966H.

Cross-listed: GESO-3966H, CAST-3966H, CRIM-3966H

A specific scholarly project on a well-defined topic to be worked out in consultation with the student's Honours supervisor. Regular student/supervisor meetings will be scheduled. SOCI 4020D is a double credit for Sociology majors; SOCI 4010Y is a single credit involving submission of the same thesis to the other department/program of a joint-major. Open only to Honours students in Sociology with permission of the department. Prerequisite: A minimum 75% average over all SOCI credits completed and 10.0 university credits including SOCI 2110H, 3151H, one of SOCI 3111H or 3100H, and 2.0 additional credits at the 3000 level.

A specific scholarly project on a well-defined topic to be worked out in consultation with the student's Honours supervisor. Regular student/supervisor meetings will be scheduled. SOCI 4020D is a double credit for Sociology majors; SOCI 4010Y is a single credit involving submission of the same thesis to the other department/program of a joint-major. Open only to Honours students in Sociology with permission of the department. Prerequisite: A minimum 75% average over all SOCI credits completed and 10.0 university credits including SOCI 2110H, 3151H, one of SOCI 3111H or 3100H, and 2.0 additional credits at the 3000 level.

Allows students to pursue a specialized research project under the supervision of a faculty member within that member's program of research. Open to Honours students in Sociology with permission of the department. Prerequisite: A minimum 75% average over all SOCI courses completed, one of SOCI 3111H or 3100H, and 2.0 additional credits at the 3000 level. Specific course prerequisites depending on the faculty supervisor. Students may take a maximum of 1.0 credit in SOCI research practicum courses.

Allows students to pursue a specialized research project under the supervision of a faculty member within that member's program of research. Prerequisite: Open to Honours students in Sociology with a minimum 75% average over SOCI courses; one of SOCI 3111H or 3100H; 2.0 additional credits at the 3000 level; and permission of department. Specific course prerequisites depending on the faculty supervisor. Students may take a maximum of 1.0 credit in SOCI research practicum courses.

Allows students to pursue a specialized research project under the supervision of a faculty member within that member's program of research. Prerequisite: Open to Honours students in Sociology with a minimum 75% average over SOCI courses; one of SOCI 3111H or 3100H; 2.0 additional credits at the 3000 level; and permission of department. Specific course prerequisites depending on the faculty supervisor. Students may take a maximum of 1.0 credit in SOCI research practicum courses.

Highlighting work by racialized and Indigenous women, this course explores contemporary themes within feminism about critical race theory, white supremacy, and anti-racist practice. Topics include intersections of racism with other systems of inequality, everyday and systemic racism, racial violence, whiteness and privilege, and feminist anti-racism responses. Prerequisite: 8.0 university credits including 1.0 GESO, SOCI, or WMST credit at the 3000 level, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for GESO-SOCI 3052H. Equivalent to GESO 4050H, WMST 4050H.

Cross-listed: GESO-4052H

An applied research methods course specifically focused on how to conduct case law data collection and analysis using online legal databases. Topics covered may include Charter cases, human rights tribunal cases, and criminal trial/sentencing decisions. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits including one of SOCI 3151H or CRIM 3650H and 2.0 additional credits at the 3000 level of which at least 1.0 must be SOCI and/or CRIM.

Cross-listed: CRIM-4110H

An advanced introduction to debates over the origins, nature, and spread of capitalism. Highlights capitalism's relationship to development, the environment, gender, identity, and politics. Prerequisite: 14.0 university credits including GDST 2001H or SOCI 3111H or permission of instructor. Equivalent to IDST 4110H, 4111H.

Cross-listed: GDST-4111H

An introduction to contemporary debates and practical strategies of qualitative research focusing on arguments current in critical and feminist theory which underpin Grounded Theory, Interpretive Phenomenology, and various discourse analytical approaches. Students also gain skills in the use of in-depth interviews, focus groups, narrative analysis, discourse analysis, action, and participatory research. Prerequisite: 14.0 university credits including 60% or higher in PSYC 3016H (or 3015Y) or SOCI 3160H.

Cross-listed: PSYC-4120H

Global Power & Politics (GP) course. A special course reviewing major approaches to the study of global power and politics designed for senior students in the social sciences interested in acquiring tools for exploring multidisciplinary literature in the globalization field. Prerequisite: 2.0 POST (GP) credits; or 10.0 university credits including SOCI 2110H and 3151H and 2.0 additional credits at the 3000 level; or permission of instructor.

Cross-listed: POST-4210Y

An examination of global social movements and their impact on the process of globalization, such as Occupy Wall Street, the Anti-Globalization movement, the Zapatista Uprising, and Via Campesina, among others. Prerequisite: 14.0 university credits including 1.0 GDST/IDST, POST, and/or SOCI credit at the 2000 level or permission of instructor. Equivalent to IDST 4230H.

Cross-listed: GDST-4230H, POST-4230H

This course focuses on the ethical and moral complexities raised by displacement and forced migration. Students examine the social, economic, and political factors associated with Canada's refugee sponsorship programs. Attention is given to media representations of refugees. Topics include resilience, parenting in a war context, and refugee education. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits including 1.0 POST, CAST, GDST /IDST, and/or SOCI credit at the 2000 level, and an additional 2.0 credits at the 3000 level of which at least 1.0 must be from POST, GDST/IDST, CAST, or SOCI, or permission of instructor. Recommended: POST 2011H, 2012H, CAST 2245H, GDST 3150H, SOCI 3661H.

Cross-listed: POST-4252H, CAST-4252H, GDST-4252H

Work is a central feature of everyday lives, structuring not only who we are but also our life chances. But what do we mean by work (e.g., paid, unpaid, care, part-time, gigs)? How does globalization and technological change work? Topics include work generation theories, power, production, and social reproduction. Prerequisite: 12.0 university credits including 1.0 POST, ADMN, GDST/IDST, and/or SOCI credit at the 2000 level; or permission of instructor.

Cross-listed: POST-4255H, ADMN-4255H, GDST-4255H

Explores the law and society relationship, the power of law as a tool for social change, and the practice of law. Topics may include miscarriages of justice, critical socio-legal studies of equality, Indigenous peoples, human rights, and youth justice. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits including one of SOCI 2110H or CRIM 2616H; one of SOCI 3151H or CRIM 3650H, and 2.0 additional credits at the 3000 level of which at least 1.0 must be SOCI and/or CRIM.

Cross-listed: CRIM-4270H

Critical studies of various forms of knowledge (e.g., medical, legal, scientific, religious) as they shape and are shaped by relations and structures of power. Specific topics are determined yearly and may be different in Peterborough and Durham. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits including SOCI 2110H, 3151H, and 2.0 additional credits at the 3000 level of which at least 1.0 must be SOCI.

Explores the theories, research methods, and professional development of social gerontology and critical perspectives on aging and old age. Topics include population aging, anti-aging consumerism, caregiving and social support, retirement, intergenerational relations, and end-of-life ethics. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits including SOCI 2110H, 3151H, and 2.0 additional credits at the 3000 level of which at least 1.0 must be SOCI.

Key sociological concepts such as society and the social, men and masculinities, critical theory, and the risk society are examined in depth. Specific concepts are determined yearly and may be different in Peterborough and Durham. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits including SOCI 2110H, 3151H, and 2.0 additional credits at the 3000 level of which at least 1.0 must be SOCI.

This course synthesizes perspectives from the sociology of sport and critical health studies to examine sport, physical activity, and recreation in Canadian society. Students learn how the inclusion-exclusion dynamic operates in/through physical cultural environments to affect the personal development, social integration, and well-being of diverse groups in Canada. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits including SOCI 2110H, 3151H, and 2.0 additional credits at the 3000 level of which at least 1.0 must be SOCI.

Analyzes some of the critical global health issues and challenges that face humanity in the new century, and the manner in which global institutions are addressing those issues. Interdisciplinary in scope, the course draws on scholarship from global public health, political economy, biopolitics, and human rights. Prerequisite: 14.0 university credits including 1.0 GDST/IDST, ANTH, and/or SOCI credit at the 2000 level or permission of instructor. Equivalent to IDST 4512H.

Cross-listed: GDST-4512H, ANTH-4512H

Explores how difference--especially who is labelled "different"--changes according to social, political, and cultural factors and interests. Students focus on disability and its intersection with other identity-based categories, including gender, race, and sexuality. Readings come from Canadian literature and film, critical theory, social policy, and the mass media. Prerequisite: 14.0 university credits. Not open to students with credit for CAST-SOCI-WMST 4550Y.

Cross-listed: CAST-4551H, GESO-4551H

Students are placed in research projects with community organizations in Peterborough and Haliburton counties. Each placement is supervised jointly by a faculty member and a representative of a community organization. For details see Community-Based Research Program. Prerequisite: A minimum 75% cumulative average and 10.0 university credits including SOCI 2110H, 3151H, and 2.0 additional credits at the 3000 level of which at least 1.0 must be SOCI.

In-depth analysis of the development of contemporary social policies, and their effects in areas such as welfare and social security, families and child care, employment, immigration, health, and housing. Specific topics are determined yearly, and may be different in Peterborough and Durham. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits including SOCI 2110H, 3151H, and 2.0 additional credits at the 3000 level of which at least 1.0 must be SOCI.

Examines intersections of gender with "race," ethnicity, sexuality, and class. The implications of intersectional perspectives for how we understand gender equality strategies and outcomes are considered. Specific topics will be determined yearly and may be different in Peterborough and Durham. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits, including one of SOCI-GESO 2430H or 3440H, and 2.0 credits at the 3000 level; or permission of instructor. Equivalent to SOCI-WMST 4610H.

Cross-listed: GESO-4630H, GDST-4630H

An examination of ethnic consciousness and identity formation through theoretical and ethnographic case studies in a variety of settings. Themes include politicization of ethnicity in situations of conflict or political transition, genocide, and the articulation of ethnicity with gender, class, kinship, nationalism, and other markers of social and cultural difference. Prerequisite: 14.0 university credits including one of HURI 2005H, ANTH 2001H, ANTH 2002H, GDST 2001H (or GDST-IDST 2000Y), or SOCI 3661H, or permission of instructor. Equivalent to IDST 4750H.

Cross-listed: GDST-4750H, ANTH-4750H, HURI-4750H

Explores the body and embodiment by considering how bodies act as markers of personhood and of social categories like race, gender, age, and class; how different bodies are normalized, regulated, and disciplined; and how they are taken up as sites of transformative possibilities. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits including both SOCI 2110H (2100Y) and 2150Y, and 2.0 3000-level credits, of which at least 1.0 must be SOCI. Excludes SOCI 4950H.

Registration in reading courses is contingent on instructor's permission and departmental approval in advance of course registration. Prerequisite: A minimum 75% cumulative average and 10.0 university credits including both SOCI 2110H (2100Y) and 2150Y, and 2.0 3000-level credits, of which at least 1.0 must be SOCI; or permission of instructor.

Registration in reading courses is contingent on instructor's permission and departmental approval in advance of course registration. Prerequisite: A minimum 75% cumulative average and 10.0 university credits including both SOCI 2110H (2100Y) and 2150Y, and 2.0 3000-level credits, of which at least 1.0 must be SOCI; or permission of instructor.

Registration in reading courses is contingent on instructor's permission and departmental approval in advance of course registration. Prerequisite: A minimum 75% cumulative average and 10.0 university credits including both SOCI 2110H (2100Y) and 2150Y, and 2.0 3000-level credits, of which at least 1.0 must be SOCI; or permission of instructor.