SOC 15 Sociology
A general introduction to the subject covering the main concepts, theories, and ideas and how they relate to the study of groups in society. 3 lectures, half course.
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9 courses in the 1965–66 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
SOC 100 Introductory Sociology
The sociological approach to social phenomena emphasizing analytical concepts and tools of investigation. 3 lectures.
200.* Physical Anthropolgy. An introductory study with major emphasis on evolution as fact and theory; lectures and demonstrations on topics such as taxonomy, the place of primates, the preconditions of culture as related to the structure of behaviour of living primates, the nature of fossil evidence and the origin of Homo sapiens, anthropometry, race etc.
3 lectures, half course.
201.* Cultural and Social Anthropology. An introductory study of the nature of culture, its structural and dynamic aspects, variations; selected theories and case studies in cultural and social anthropology.
3 lectures, half course.
205G.* Social Problems. An analysis and interpretation of contemporary social problems and the dynamic forces creating them. 3 lectures, half course.
210.* Introductory Social Psychology. The place of interaction, language, and culture in the development of human identity. The analysis of interpersonal relationships in situational contexts. Determinants of definitions of situation, types of interpersonal strategies, representations and misrepresentations of self, empathy, role taking, and the imputation of motives.
3 lectures, half course.
211.* Social Structure and Character. The relationship between social organization and model as well as deviant personality types. Differential processes of socialization, and the effects of personality types on social organization. Social structures considered will include occupational, fraternal, and kinship groupings.
3 lectures, half course.
230G.* Family and Kinship. An evaluation of the origin and growth of the family as a social institution; its structures and functions in primitive and modern societies; the effect of modern technology on the family; trends and contemporary problems.
3 lectures, half course.
240.* Collective Behaviour. The sociological analysis of the behavior of crowds, mobs, publics, and related phenomena and their relationships to social organization and social change.
3 lectures, half course.
241.* Social Movements. The sociological analysis of varieties of social movements and their relationships to social organization and social change. 3 lectures, half course.
250.* Crime and Society. Theories of criminal behaviour with emphasis on the relationship between the social structure and crime causation; patterns in criminal behaviour; review of significant research and statistics; prevention of crime and society's treatment of the criminal; the prison as a social institution. Although the orientation of the course is primarily theoretical some attention will be given to the field of applied criminology.
3 lectures, half course.
251.* Ethnic and Racial Relations. Relations between different racial and cultural groups; analysis of majority-minority group status. 3 lectures, half course.
260.* Population. The study of population as an area of sociological investigation; population size, composition, and distribution; population trends and problems. Special attention is given to the population of Canada.
3 lectures, half course.
261.* Human Ecology. Factors influencing the distribution and movement of populations with special emphasis on the community level. 3 lectures, half course.
270.* Communication. An analysis of the role of language and other symbol systems in social interaction; the interplay between communication and the social systems; the formation of attitudes through language; social and individual disorders as caused by, and reflected in, the breakdown in the communication process.
3 lectures, half course.
300.* Human Communities. A comparative analysis of different types of human communities from sociological and anthropological points of view mainly: primary emphasis on types of communities found in non-literate, folk and pre-industrial societies; major theories concerning communities of these types. 3 lectures, half course.
301.* Urban Sociology. The comparative study of urbanization as a process; the culture and social organization of cities, urban problems; special attention given to industrial cities of Western societies.
3 lectures, half course.
SOC 315 Social Stratification
Analysis of social classes in society including their basis for development, composition, and consequences for society. 3 lectures, half course.
SOC 320 Sociological Research
A systematic treatment of the logic and practice of methods basic to social research. Examination of problems of experimental design, sampling, data gathering, and analysis, in the context of case studies of research. Students will be given laboratory experience in several techniques of research.
3 lectures.
SOC 325 Sociological Theory
Major European and American Sociologists and “schools” from Comte to the present. Emphasis will be less on history and
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biography than on the ideas, and their application to an understanding of major issues generated in human societies. 3 lectures.
335.* Sociology of Science. The study of science as an institution; its historical development and contemporary relationships with other institutions including government, education, and industry.
3 lectures, half course.
339.* Industrial Sociology. Sociological analysis of industry, including relationships between labor and management and industry and society. Separate sections will be arranged to meet the special demands of other departments and faculties.
3 lectures, half course.
340.* Formal Organizations. A survey of theory and research on formal organizations: making use of selected contributions from the scientific management and human relations approaches but with emphasis on the structure and function of large scale organizations. The nature and types of formal organizations; control techniques and leadership; relations of the organization to its clients and publics; informal aspects of the organization; organizational tensions and pathologies of bureaucratic systems; how the organization adjusts to change.
3 lectures, half course.
341.* Sociology of Occupations. The sociological study of occupations as an aid to understanding the social structure; social and demographic aspects of
the labour force; the meaning of work; the relation of work and leisure; career and occupational mobility patterns; occupation and status; professionalization; trends in occupations.
3 lectures, half course.
355.* Sociology of Religion. The analysis of religion as a social institution; its relationship to culture, personality and social change with considerations of theories of religious behaviour and contemporary research findings.
3 lectures, half course.
360.* Political Sociology. The sociological analysis of the institutionalization of power, political movements, parties, conflict and its accommodation. 3 lectures, half course.
365.* Social Structure of the Soviet Union. A sociological analysis of contemporary Soviet society focusing on the patterns and functions of its basic institutions including the family, government, education, and industry; consideration of class formation and distribution of power.
3 lectures, half course.
380.* Sociology of Health and Welfare. The structure and processes of health and welfare services are examined as parts of the institutional network of North American society. Professionalization and bureaucratic organization as aids and obstacles toward institutionalized goals. The impact of scientific and technological changes on the structure of health and welfare services and career.
3 lectures, half course.
385.* Education and Society. The structure and processes of education are examined in relation to those of community and society. Schools as sources, recipients, and modifiers, of social and cultural changes. The selection, preparation, positions, and professionalization of personnel in relation to the institutionalized goals of education in North America Society.
3 lectures, half course.
430.* Sociology of Knowledge. An analysis of the social and cultural determinants of thought and its various forms of expression. 3 lectures half course.
SOC 450 Seminar: Problems in Contemporary Theory and Research
Examination of current frames of reference and theories in Sociology and related disciplines. Their utility in sociological problem formulation and their test by current methods and techniques.
1 - 3 hours.
SOC 465 Readings
Selected readings and essay assignments under the direction of a staff member.
3 - 4 hours.
SOC 470 Seminar
Seminar on selected topics conducted by one or more staff members.
1 - 3 hours.
SOC 499 Senior Honours Essay
Required of all honours students in Sociology or Psychology - Sociology in their fourth year.