SOC 201Victims and Society

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Arts
Subject: Sociology
Cross-listed: LS 224

When it runs

Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course will examine the substance of victimization: the scientific study of victims, the process, etiology, and consequences of victimization. Topics will include victims and politics, the victims' movement, victim-precipitation, the victimization of women, and family violence.

Prerequisites

Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
- SOC101 - Introduction to Sociology (0.50)
- SOC101R - Introduction to Sociology (0.50)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Reviewed on UW Flow

71% liked it67% easy83% useful

From 7 ratings and 1 comment on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

Basically all common knowledge to any SOC or LS student, not worth taking. Content is easy enough but made more difficult on midterms & finals. Essay is easy because the content is easy but they try to make it sound too technical and confuse you on the tests

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention SOC 201, March 2015 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2021

Dec 23, 2021 What are your favourite classes at UW 56 points, 87 comments

u/okaypriority2180: “SOC 201 Victims and Society was pretty cool, a lot of work, but it was really cool”

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Winter 2015

Mar 5, 2015 How do arts breadth requirements work? 1 point, 3 comments

“Could someone who has experience with this situation help me?I'm in ECON with a minor in SOC, so obviously I'd have lots of courses that would be in the Social Sciences category. …”

u/Declamatory: “… For example, SOC 201 is cross listed with an LS course. So if you took that towards your minor it would fulfill the Transdisciplinary Studies category. …”