Faculty
Satadal Dasgupta, Professor Emeritus
Judy Lynn Richards, Associate Professor, Chair
Godfrey Baldacchino, Professor
Benet Davetian, Associate Professor
Udo Krautwurst, Associate Professor
Jean Mitchell, Associate Professor
Richard Wills, Associate Professor
Charles Adeyanju, Assistant Professor
Departmental website
Programs in Sociology and Anthropology
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology offers three major programs and three honours program:
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology offers two minor programs:
Sociology Courses
Anthropology Courses
Sociology/Anthropology Courses
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PREREQUISITE COURSES:
Any of the following 4 sequences of courses, completed with a combined average of 60%, will qualify a student into admission into courses at the 200-400 level (additional requirements apply in certain 300 and 400 level courses).
1) Sociology 101 and 102, or,
2) Anthropology 105 and 106, or,
3) Anthropology 105 and 107, or,
4) Sociology 101 and Anthropology 106
A. It is strongly recommended that those students who are considering a major or Honours in Sociology take Sociology 101 and 102. It is further recommended that these two courses be taken in the same year for the sake of continuity.
B. It is strongly recommended that those students who are considering a major or Honours in Anthropology take Anthropology 105 and 106. It is further recommended that these two courses be taken in the same year for the sake of continuity.
C. Courses designated as Sociology/Anthropology (S/AN) are designed for both sociology and anthropology students and are appropriate for both majors. Area courses required for the Anthropology Major are listed in the Sociology/Anthropology (S/AN) section. Students majoring in Sociology are encouraged to take an area course in order to broaden their knowledge of regions of the world.
D. For students taking Sociology/Anthropology (S/AN) courses cross listed with Women's Studies and bearing a WST number, Women's Studies prerequisites can be substituted. See the individual description of these courses for more details.
E. Normally, students take 200 level courses before proceeding to higher levels. Students registering for their first 400-level course are required to have completed at least two 300-level courses.
F. Students considering entry into graduate and professional programmes should plan their courses and study-time wisely in order to secure the highest grades possible. Entry into post-graduate programmes is competitive and based on prior academic performance. Please see your departmental advisor.
NOTE: Introductory courses do not count as electives within any of the programs offered by the Sociology and Anthropology Department.
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DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS
The following are the departmental requirements for each program:
REQUIREMENTS FOR A MAJOR IN SOCIOLOGY
Requirements for a Major in Anthropology
REQUIREMENTS FOR A JOINT MAJOR IN SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY
Two introductory courses (See Prerequisite Courses A or B)
HONOURS PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS
Research Component
The Honours research course (Sociology/Anthropology 490) constitutes the research component of the Honours program. The course involves supervised reading and research on specific topics. The student is required to write a substantial Honours essay or research report, which will be assessed by a three-member committee consisting of the supervisor, one additional member of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and a member from another Department.
Admission Requirements
Students intending to join the program must apply to the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Applicants must be registered in, or have completed, the combined Sociology/Anthropology major program. Applications are normally submitted during the sixth semester.
To be eligible to apply for admission to the program, students must have an average of 70% in all prior courses and an average of 75% in all previous Sociology and Anthropology courses taken. To continue in the Honours program, students must maintain an overall average of 70% in all courses and an average of 75% in Sociology and Anthropology courses.
Admission to the program is competitive, and subject to the availability of a full-time faculty supervisor in the student's chosen thesis area.
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REQUIREMENTS FOR HONOURS IN SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY
Course Requirements
For an Honours in Sociology/Anthropology, which is a combined Honours in Sociology and Anthropology, the student will take fifty-seven semester hours of courses as listed below:
To graduate with an Honours degree in Sociology/Anthropology a student requires a total of 42 credits (126 semester hours).
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REQUIREMENTS FOR HONOURS IN SOCIOLOGY
Course Requirements
For an Honours in Sociology, the student will take fifty-seven semester hours of courses as listed below:
Twelve semester hours of required Sociology courses as follows: Sociology 301, Sociology 302, Sociology 331 and Sociology 332
A six semester hour research course - Sociology/Anthropology 490
Twenty-one semester hours of Sociology or Sociology/Anthropology elective courses as follows:
(1) at least 4 courses must be at the 300 or 400 level, two of which must be at the 400 level (excluding S-AN 490)
(2) three other courses can be at the 200, 300, or 400 levels.
Twelve semester hours of Anthropology or Sociology/Anthropology as follows:
(i) one of either Anthropology 321 (Field Methods); Anthropology 332 (Knowledge and Culture); or Anthropology 361 (Anthropology Theory). Please talk to your advisor. Course selection would depend on the nature of your thesis research.
(ii) Sociology/Anthropology 442 (Social and Cultural Change)
(iii) Sociology 335 (Globalization)
(iv) one of either Sociology 432 (Comparative Sociology) or Sociology 401 (Doing Social Research) or Sociology 462 (Applied Sociology). Please talk to your advisor. Course selection would depend on the nature of your thesis research.
To graduate with an Honours degree in Sociology, a student requires a total of 42 credits (126 semester hours).
REQUIREMENTS FOR HONOURS IN ANTHROPOLOGY
Course Requirements
For an Honours in Anthropology, the student will take fifty-seven semester hours of courses as listed below:
To graduate with an Honours degree in Anthropology a student requires a total of 42 credits (126 semester hours).
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REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN ANTHROPOLOGY
* For Sociology majors, this requirement is replaced by any of the following: Anth 201, Anth 202, Anth 211, Anth 291, S/A 208, S/A 261, or two additional area courses.
NOTE: A minor in Anthropology is not available to students with a joint major in Sociology/Anthropology.
REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN SOCIOLOGY
A. * Six semester hours of Sociology 101 and 102; or Sociology 101 and Anthropology 106; or Anthropology 105 and 106.
B. Five additional Sociology or Sociology/Anthropology courses:
· two must be at the 300 or 400 level
· three must be at or above the 200 level.
C. To qualify for a minor, students are required to have an overall average of 65% in all courses with no mark below 60%.
* For Anthropology majors, their two introductory courses applied towards their major cannot be applied to their Sociology minor. Anthropology Majors wishing to do a Sociology minor must take two additional introductory courses or one additional introductory course and a 200-level elective from our Department.
A Sociology Minor is not available to students with a joint major in Sociology and Anthropology.
COURSES
The Department offers the following courses in Sociology, Anthropology and Sociology/Anthropology:
SOCIOLOGY
101 - Introduction to Sociology I
102 - Introduction to Sociology II
105 - Civility and Society
201 - Deviance and Control
202 - Criminology
209 - Special Topics
211 - Marriage and the Family
242 - Social Problems
271 - Self and Society
275 (formerly 452) - Social Inequality
282 - Social Psychology
290 - Introduction to Social Work
292 - Work and Society
301 - Sociological Theory I (core course)
302 - Sociological Theory II (core course)
305 - Population and Society
309 - Special Topics
311 - Small Groups
331 - Methodology and Research I (core course)
332 - Methodology and Research II (core course)
362 - Urban Sociology
370 - Penology and Corrections
371 - Canadian Society
372 - Collective Behaviour and Social Movements
374 - Victims of Crime: An Introduction to Victimology
391 - Sociology of Organizations
392 - Media and Society
394 - Movies and Culture
401 - Doing Social Research
409 - Evaluation
412 - Sociology of Health
432 - Comparative Sociology
451 - Sociology of the Body
461 - Directed Studies
462 - Approaches in Applied Sociology
ANTHROPOLOGY
105 - Introduction to Anthropology I
106 - Introduction to Anthropology II
107 - Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology
201 - Cultural Anthropology
202 - Evolution of Humankind and Culture
209 - Special Topics
211 - Introduction to Archaeology
291 - Introduction to Forensic Anthropology
309 - Special Topics
310 - Identity and Popular Culture
321 - Field Methods (core course)
332 - Knowledge and Culture (core course)
352 - Kinship and Family
361 - Anthropological Theory (core course)
382 - Understanding Folklore
401 - Medical Anthropology
402 - Issues in Contemporary Anthropology
403 - Cybercultures
404 - Applied Public Interest Anthropology
431 - Directed Studies
SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY
208 - Developing the Socio-Cultural Imagination
212 - Peoples of South Asia (area course)
222 - Native Canadians (area course)
242 - Peoples of Oceania (area course)
251 - Peoples of Africa (area course)
252 - Aging and Society
256 - Anatomy of Addictions
259 - Special Topics
261 - Sex, Gender and Society
263 - Global Youth Cultures
266 - Science, Culture and Society
306 - Demography of Aging
307 - Constructing Difference and Identity
312 - Rural Society in Canada
331 - The Community
341 - Technology, Society, and the Environment
355 (formerly 412) - Globalization
359 - Special Topics
371 - Evolution of the Brain and Social Behaviour
374 - Tourism
421 - Religion and Society
431 (formerly 262) - Minority/Ethnic Groups and Canadian Multiculturalism
456 - Visual Culture
461 - Special Topics
481 - Directed Studies in Sociology and Anthropology
490 - Honours Research
SOCIOLOGY COURSES
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101 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY I
This course introduces many of the main concepts within the field of sociology such as culture, socialization, norms, social roles, values, deviance, and social structure. In addition, students are taught how to recognize and begin to understand the social relationships and interactions between the individual, social groups, and society, as well as the basic research methods and theoretical perspectives of modern sociology.
Three hours a week.
102 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY II
This course utilizes the basic concepts and perspectives in sociology to examine critically and to interpret the kinds of interaction experienced in social institutions such as the economy, the polity, the family, education, and religion. Various patterns and processes of modern life are also examined, e.g., patterns of inequality (class, race, ethnic, gender), urbanization, aging, health, population, globalization, social movements, collective behaviour, social change, and complex organizations.
PREREQUISITE: Sociology 101
Three hours a week.
105 CIVILITY AND SOCIETY
Civility and its practice is the backbone of social interaction in all settings. This multi-media course provides all students, regardless of their major, with a fascinating introduction to the important roles played by civility (courtesy) and incivility (discourtesy) in social life. Students will gain a very useful understanding of how conceptions and practices of civility have changed over the years. They will also be introduced to the fascinating social and emotional processes that are involved in the creation and maintenance of a civil culture.
Three hours per week
NOTE - REGULAR PREREQUISITES: For all courses from Sociology 201 to Sociology 452 (inclusive), prerequisites are Sociology 101-102, or Anthropology 105-106, or Anthropology 105-107 or Sociology 101-Anthropology 106. A combined average of 60% in any of the above sequences of 100 level courses is a prerequisite for any Sociology, Anthropology or Sociology/Anthropology courses at the 200 to 400 levels.
201 DEVIANCE AND CONTROL
An objective analysis of different sociological approaches to the meaning of deviance and to the nature of social control. The causes and consequences of social deviance are critically examined utilizing the following theories: social disorganization, functionalism, anomie and opportunity, value-conflict, interactionism, labelling, and critical conflict. Ideologies associated with each approach are compared. Substantive areas include: crime and delinquency, suicide, drug use, as well as various forms of sexual, occupational, and institutional deviance.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week.
202 CRIMINOLOGY
This course examines the historical and contemporary structure and functions of the Canadian criminal justice system, including legislation, policing, courts, corrections, and parole. Various forms of law breaking are studied such as youth offences, conventional street crime, family violence, white collar and corporate crime, and organized and political crime. Topics include social, cultural, and demographic correlates of crime; patterns of victimization; the role of the community and of society's institutions; and various theoretical explanations used in criminology.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week.
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209 SPECIAL TOPICS
Course code for Special Topics offered by the Department of Sociology at the second year level.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
211 MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY
Family and courtship are examined from a variety of perspectives: the origins and development of the family institutions, the family's present position in Canadian society, the social, political and economic factors affecting modern marriage and the manner in which these are leading to the emergence of new family forms (i.e. single-parent and blended families).
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week
242 SOCIAL PROBLEMS
A sociological approach to the nature and definition of social problems, their theoretical explanations, and their interventions. Topics are selected from: alcoholism and drug addiction, the criminal justice system, poverty, racism, sexism, familial instability, aging, mental disorders, alienation, political and religious dissent and overpopulation.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week.
271 SELF AND SOCIETY
This course presents students with the concepts and theories used in the study of social definitions of the Self and its relationship to social institutions and structures. Emphasis is placed on ideas regarding personality, communication, motivation, and the interpersonal forces at play in face-to-face and group processes. The course is based on a study of the “symbolic interactionist” paradigm, as well as important new sociological research emerging in the area of cross-cultural interaction.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week.
275 (formerly 452) SOCIAL INEQUALITY
This course examines how social, economical and political inequality is organized along the lines of class, age, gender, race, and ethnicity. Students are introduced to the major theoretical and ideological explanations (and justifications) for such inequalities and given the opportunity to engage in a critical examination of how power, ideology, and the distribution of material, cultural, and social resources continue to contribute to social injustice.
Cross-listed with Women's Studies (c.f. Women's Studies 275)
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week
282 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
See Psychology 242.
290 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK
This course provides students with an overview of the foundations and practice of social work. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the historical development of social work in Canada, what social workers do, the setting and methods used as part of social work and the opportunities available to professionally trained social workers. The course includes an evaluation of emerging issues and future directions.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week
292 WORK AND SOCIETY
This survey of the sociology of work will focus on the study of the following aspects of work: how work has changed through history in keeping with technological and political change, the new workplace, work and inequality, work and the family, types of work, training for work, and future trends in a workplace increasingly affected by globalization.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week
301 SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY I
This course examines the social and political contexts in which sociology was formally constituted as an academic discipline. It also offers an interpretive analysis of some of the major ideas, systems of explanation, and modes of analysis generated by the early sociologists. It is strongly recommended that Sociology 301 and 302 not be taken in the same year as Sociology 331 and 332.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES and permission of the instructor.
Three hours a week.
302 SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY II
This course offers critical assessments of the varieties, structures, and directions of modern social theories, with major emphasis on their relevance and usefulness for understanding contemporary social systems. It is strongly recommended that Sociology 301 and 302 not be taken in the same year as Sociology 331 and 332.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES, Sociology 301 and permission of the instructor
Lectures and seminars: Three hours a week.
305 POPULATION AND SOCIETY
This course is an introduction to the study of human population. It exposes students to the essential theories and methods of analysis of populations, while focusing on the major elements of all population systems - composition, distribution, demographic processes, change - and the interrelationships among these elements. Students are introduced to a number of "population problems", and to the role of demographics and of population policy in modern society.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week.
309 SPECIAL TOPICS
Course code for Special Topics offered by the Department of Sociology at the third year level.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
311 SMALL GROUPS
Students combine the use of theory and practical techniques to learn about and to participate in the processes that are unique to small groups. Micro-level theories, such as symbolic interactionism and systems theory, are employed to examine small groups as social systems. In addition, students learn how to apply theory to elementary, everyday relationships among individuals in small groups.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week.
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331 METHODOLOGY AND RESEARCH I
An examination and practical experience in current data-gathering techniques including experimental and quasi-experimental designs, surveys and interviewing, the use of available documents, and participant observation. Also covered are large scale sampling techniques, coding and procedures, composite and simple measures, and panel analysis.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES and permission of the instructor.
Three hours a week.
Note: It is strongly recommended that Sociology 331 and 332 not be taken in the same year as Sociology 301 and 302.
332 METHODOLOGY AND RESEARCH II
An introductory course in the sociological inquiry process giving the student a working knowledge of applied techniques in sociological data manipulation and analysis. Topics include measurement of sociological phenomena, association, elaboration of relationships between two or more variables, path and space analysis, and research.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES, Sociology 331 or Anthropology 321 and permission of the instructor.
Three hours a week.
NOTE: It is strongly recommended that Sociology 331 and 332 not be taken in the same year as Sociology 301 and 302.
362 URBAN SOCIOLOGY
A critical review of major theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of urban communities. Specific topics include: the nature of urbanization, city growth patterns, urban life styles, suburbia, ethnic and racial urban groups, transportation problems, urban power structures, some world cities, and cities of the future. Emphasis is on Canadian urban development, particularly the role of developers, financial institutions, and government in shaping the nature of Canadian cities and in creating various urban problems.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Seminar: Three hours a week
370 PENOLOGY AND CORRECTIONS
This course provides a critical analysis of the major theoretical orientations associated with the Canadian penal system, highlighting a variety of perspectives, ranging from the origins of the prevailing correctional philosophy in Canada, to a discussion of the various forms of punishment utilized over the centuries. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to critically assess past and future developments within the field of Penology and Corrections.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Seminar: Three hours a week
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371 CANADIAN SOCIETY
A sociological analysis of the overall structural and dynamic character of contemporary Canadian society. Several macro-level explanatory theories, on the nature of Canadian society provide a framework for an integrated study of the following issues: the Canadian identity, regionalism, various elites, the class structure and class conflict, Quebec's status, Canadian-American relations, and Canadian nationalism.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week.
372 COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOUR AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
A sociological review and analysis of the various forms of collective norm-challenging social action: crowds, mobs, riots, fads, cults, revolutions and social movements. Students are introduced to their structural sources, their political content and their implications for social change. Specific movements are studied via textual and video records.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week
374 VICTIMS OF CRIME: AN INTRODUCTION TO VICTIMOLOGY
The fairly recent area of Victimology has given victims of crime their rightful place in the Criminal Justice System. This course provides a survey of the evolution of victim rights, the emergence of victim-friendly legislation, and the establishment of victim services within the broader criminal justice system. Upon completion of the course, students should possess a comprehensive understanding of the complicated, sensitive and difficult issues associated with this long-overlooked segment of society.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week
391 SOCIOLOGY OF ORGANIZATIONS
Formal/complex organizations are analyzed using classical and contemporary sociological theory and research. The course uses three levels of analysis which focus on individual/group behavior, organizational structures and processes, and organizations as social actors in their environments. Topics will include the nature of power/authority, conflict, decision-making, organizational change, effectiveness, socialization, goals, organizational technologies, and inter-organizational relations.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week
392 MEDIA AND SOCIETY
This course looks at how media play significant cultural and political roles in contemporary societies. Drawing upon various media, including television, film, and the Internet, the course examines the social, economic, and political organization of media; the content of media messages; and the role the media plays in preserving and reforming social values at the local and global levels.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week
394 MOVIES AND CULTURE
This course examines the powerful role played by movies in the preservation of social traditions as well as the introduction of new ways of thinking, feeling and behaving. Students will learn how to watch films from a critical perspective, and will use content analysis methods to probe into a film's historical context, its explicit and implicit themes, and how its story-line and cinematographic methods contribute to the presentation of the social norms and values embedded in the film.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week
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401 DOING SOCIAL RESEARCH
Students engage in sociological inquiry at an intermediate level. Using statistical computer software, such as SPSS and SAS, students learn to code, manipulate, analyse, and interpret data from a variety of data sources. Students learn also how to carry out multi-variate data analysis (including how to store and retrieve data, and create graphic presentations).
REGULAR PREREQUISITES and Soc 331 and Soc 332, or, Anth 321 and Soc 332 and permission of the instructor
Seminar: Three hours per week.
409 EVALUATION
This course is an introduction to the theories, methods and models of evaluation. The major focus of the course is on policy and program evaluation with an emphasis on the purpose, design, data collection/analysis, and application of results of evaluation research. The student gains some practical experience in the field of evaluation.
PREREQUISITES: Sociology 331 or an equivalent course in Research Methodology. A previous course in statistics is recommended or permission of instructor.
Three hours a week.
412 SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH
Students adopt a salutogenic (health promotion and illness prevention) approach to examine the relationship between social factors (lifestyle, environment, and organization of the health care system) and health. Health is posited as a multi-dimensional construct. The implications of adopting a mainstream theoretical view of the relationship between social factors and health are investigated, i.e., how adopting a certain theoretical perspective can help to explain further or to hinder our understanding of the effect of social factors on health.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES and two 300-400 level courses in Sociology, Sociology/Anthropology, or Anthropology, and permission of the professor.
Seminar: Three hours a week.
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432 COMPARATIVE SOCIOLOGY
This course provides students with the opportunity to acquire a multinational and multidisciplinary understanding of a chosen topic in Comparative Sociology, which is the study of a given social phenomenon across national and cultural boundaries and/or different periods of time. Offered in the form of a seminar, themes are selected from year to year, and may include such topics as civility, sociology of emotions and the body, youth culture, socialization, childhood, and courtship.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES and permission of the instructor
Seminar: Three hours a week
451 SOCIOLOGY OF THE BODY
What are the social forces that affect human bodies and human emotions? What is the body's relation to the self? How do conceptions (and treatments) of the body vary in different societies and different historical periods? In this course, we will study the body as the product of complex social interactive processes and political-economic values; as the expression of the self; and as the object of social control. Particular attention will be paid to race, gender, identity symbols, and body awareness within a culture of consumption.
461 DIRECTED STUDIES
Offered as a seminar in which selected topics are studied in depth and/or as a directed reading course within the specialized area selected by the student in consultation with one or more members of the Department and approved by the Dean.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES and departmental permission; generally restricted to the majors in Sociology at Third and Fourth Year levels.
(See Academic Regulation 9 for Regulations Governing Directed Studies).
462 APPROACHES IN APPLIED SOCIOLOGY
Sociologists are increasingly having influence in the development of public policy. Research projects in aging, work and globalization, social injustice, families, crime and media have contributed to the improvement of society. This course reviews the development of applied sociology and provides students with practical applications in a selected area of social life in which sociologists have had a strong impact.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES or permission of instructor.
105 INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY I
This course, introduces students to the field of cultural anthropology through an examination of cultural practices (religious, political, familial, economic) in various areas of the world.
PREREQUISITE: None
Three hours a week
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106 INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY II
This course provides a survey of the development, contributions, and contemporary socio-cultural issues of selected non-Western peoples and cultures. In addition, the course addresses how contact with non-Western cultures over the last 5 centuries has played a substantial role in developing modern Western thought.
PREREQUISITE: Anthropology 105
Three hours a week
107 INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY
This course introduces the various subfields of anthropology: physical anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, and cultural anthropology. It includes some examination of human evolution and cultural development.
PREREQUISITE: Anthropology 105
Three hours a week
201 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Methods and theories in cultural anthropology, including a survey and analysis of culture, its uniformities and varieties; comparative study of primitive cultures in terms of family, clan, political organization, economic systems, religion, art, folklore, and social customs; processes of social change.
PREREQUISITE: None
Three hours a week
202 EVOLUTION OF HUMANKIND AND CULTURE
This course is a survey of the origin of humankind and their culture from the earliest times to the end of the stone age; prehistoric humans and their primate ancestors; the development of modern human populations; and principles of evolutionary theory and prehistory of the old world during the stone age.
PREREQUISITE: None
Three hours a week
209 SPECIAL TOPICS
Creation of a course code for Special Topics offered by the Department of Anthropology at the second year level.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
NOTE - REGULAR PREREQUISITES: For all courses from Anthropology 211 to Anthropology 402 (inclusive), prerequisites are Sociology 101-102, or Anthropology 105-106, or Anthropology 105-107 or Sociology 101-Anthropology 106. A combined average of 60% in any of the above sequences of 100 level courses is a prerequisite for any Sociology, Anthropology or Sociology/Anthropology courses at the 200 to 400 levels.
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211 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY
This course describes how archaeologists discover, reconstruct and interpret cultures of the past. Topics include: the development of archaeology as a discipline; the framework of archaeological enquiry; the techniques of site identification, survey, and excavation; the methods used in artifact analysis; dating methods; and the theoretical approaches underlying the interpretation of archaeological remains.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES or permission of the Chair.
Three hours a week
291 INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY
This course is an overview of forensic anthropological methods and practices in the study of death, crime, and other relevant medico-legal concepts. Identification of the variation in human remains (gender, age and ancestry, etc.) is of primary concern, but trauma, causes of death, decomposition, and the cultural contexts of death and crime are also examined.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week
309 SPECIAL TOPICS
Course code for Special Topics offered by the Department of Anthropology at the third year level.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
310 IDENTITY AND POPULAR CULTURE
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
See Women’s Studies 311.
321 FIELD METHODS
This course explores the different research methods used in cultural anthropology. In the evaluation of these methods, the course combines readings with field experience.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Seminar: Three hours a week
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332 KNOWLEDGE AND CULTURE
An advanced course on how the forms of knowledge production used influence social anthropology's perspectives on structure and organization in human society. The principal focus is on comparing scientific and interpretive approaches to social organization in a range of societies through case studies.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES and 2 area courses are strongly recommended, but are not required.
Three hours a week
352 KINSHIP AND FAMILY
A cross-cultural examination of marriage, family, descent groups and kin-like groups with the fundamental objective of understanding the primary and natural features of human values and organization, and their variations.
Cross-listed with Women’s Studies (c.f. Women’s Studies 352).
REGULAR PREREQUISITES and for students taking this course as WST 352, WST 101 or 102
Three hours a week
361 ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY
History, construction, and evaluation of anthropological theory; anthropological theory as a response to changing social-cultural conditions.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week
382 UNDERSTANDING FOLKLORE
The course begins with a survey of the history and approaches to the study of folklore as an aspect of culture with emphasis on Canadian examples. Students then analyze folklore with emphasis on structures and cultural contexts. Study of local data is encouraged.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES or permission of the instructor.
Three hours a week
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401 MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
This course provides an overview of medical anthropology and its approaches to understanding human illness and healing systems in a cross-cultural context. Students examine theoretical and applied approaches to topics which include: ethno-medical systems; biomedical models; symbolism in the healing process; the interrelationships of gender, class, and race in the cultural construction of illness and well being. The impact of colonialism and globalization, infections and inequalities, as well as cross-cultural conceptualizations of the body, are also considered.
Cross-listed with Women’s Studies (c.f. Women’s Studies 401).
REGULAR PREREQUISITES and Anthropology 361 or any two 300-400 level courses; or permission of the instructor. For WS students, need two 300 or 400 level Women's Studies courses, or permission of the instructor.
Three hours a week
402 ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ANTHROPOLOGY
This course examines selected issues of an interdisciplinary nature which have contributed to the emergence and development of current interpretative theories in anthropology. Students explore issues relating to the concepts of culture and hybridity; representation and power; colonialism and postcolonialism. Feminist anthropology and recent ethnographies are of central interest as are issues related to modernity, memory, and identity.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES and Anthropology 361 or any two 300-400 level courses; or permission of the instructor.
Three hours a week
403 CYBERCULTURES
This course examines how cyberspace in its various guises (e.g., web pages, virtual communities) and its associated technologies create numerous and often conflicting identities while shaping and being shaped by local and global cultural forces. It provides students with the opportunity to reflect critically upon, and engage with, the symbolic meanings and social effects of cyberspace. The course examines recent anthropological theories of technology, and looks at the impact of social organization and cultural practices of communities around the world and on the identities of individuals within those different cultural contexts.
Cross-listed with Women’s Studies (c.f. Women’s Studies 402).
REGULAR PREREQUISITES and any two 300-400 level courses in Anthropology or Sociology/Anthropology. For WS students, need two 300 or 400 level Women's Studies courses, or permission of the instructor.
404 APPLIED AND PUBLIC INTEREST ANTHROPOLOGY
This course reviews the history of applied anthropology and investigates major case studies, research methodologies, intervention strategies, and theoretical issues. One of the fastest-growing areas within the discipline of anthropology, applied anthropology is also known as public interest anthropology
431 DIRECTED STUDIES
Offered as a seminar in which topics are studied in depth and/or as a directed reading course within the specialized area selected by the student in consultation with one or more members of the Department and approved by the Dean.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES and Departmental permission; generally restricted to majors in Anthropology at Third and Fourth Year levels.
(See Academic Regulation 9 for Regulations Governing Directed Studies).
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SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY COURSES
NOTE - REGULAR PREREQUISITES: For all courses from Sociology/Anthropology 208 to Sociology/Anthropology 456 (inclusive), prerequisites are Sociology 101-102, or Anthropology 105-106, or Anthropology 105-107 or Sociology 101-Anthropology 106. A combined average of 60% in any of the above sequences of 100 level courses is a prerequisite for any Sociology, Anthropology or Sociology/Anthropology courses at the 200 to 400 levels.
208 DEVELOPING THE SOCIO-CULTURAL IMAGINATION
This course introduces students to the basic theoretical and methodological tools necessary for critical and analytical thinking. Explored are major anthropological and sociological concepts, with reference to selected readings and current events. Emphasis is placed on identifying assumptions and using both theory and research in the analysis of socio-cultural behaviour.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week
212 PEOPLES OF SOUTH ASIA (area course)
A survey of the peoples of South Asia; an integrated description and analysis of their cultural history and present-day economics, social, political and religious ways of life.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week
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222 NATIVE CANADIANS (area course)
A survey of the major cultural areas of the aboriginal North Americans, including a description and analysis in detail of selected cultures, their material culture, social organization and religious systems.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week
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242 PEOPLES OF OCEANIA (area course)
This course provides an introduction to the peoples and the complex cultures of the Pacific Islands (Oceania) in the areas known as Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia. Topics include gender, social stratification, leadership and exchange, conflict and war, ritual and symbolism as well as the relationship between tradition and modernity. The course examines the past and the present and the ways in which contact, colonization, the introduction of Christianity, and the cash economy shaped and continue to shape life in the Island Pacific.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week.
251 PEOPLES OF AFRICA (area course)
A survey of the principal cultures of sub-Saharan Africa with an emphasis on social and cultural change as a result of colonialism, urbanization and nationalization.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Seminar: Three hours a week
252 AGING AND SOCIETY
This is an introduction to the study of aging which provides an overview of the field of social gerontology, the variation of individual aging within societies and the social structures of aging. Special emphasis will be given to social gerontology in the context of the Maritime Provinces.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES or permission of the instructor.
Three hours a week
256 ANATOMY OF ADDICTIONS
This course provides an in-depth introduction to addictions and their impact on families, communities and societies. Students are given the opportunity to study various forms of addictions and the manner in which professionals intervene to help addicts as well as those who are impacted by them in a secondary way. An important part of the course focuses on the unintended additional social consequences and problems that emerge when communities are distracted from their usual norms and routines by substance abuse.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES or permission of the instructor.
Three hours a week
259 SPECIAL TOPICS
Course code for Special Topics offered by the Department of Sociology/Anthropology at the second year level.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
261 SEX, GENDER AND SOCIETY
This course examines gender (the social concept of masculinity and femininity) and compares it to current views about sex (the biological distinction of female and male). Several sociological and/or anthropological issues are examined, such as the biological bases and evolutionary development of sexual differences; abortion; homosexuality; sexual violence; and affirmative action. Cross-cultural information is introduced throughout the course.
Cross-listed with Women’s Studies (cf. Women’s Studies 261).
REGULAR PREREQUISITES and for students taking this course as WST 261 - WST 101 or 102
Three hours a week.
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263 GLOBAL YOUTH CULTURES
The emergence of global youth cultures of desire, self expression, consumption and representation will be considered from a number of perspectives including gender, age and globalization. Issues related to youth, which are a critical factor in understanding contemporary change, conflict, and cleavages, will be explored cross-culturally. Attention will be given to theoretical developments as well as ethnographic case studies.
Cross-listed with Women’s Studies (c.f. Women’s Studies 263).
REGULAR PREREQUISITES. For WS students, need at least one Women's Studies course, or permission of the instructor.
Three hours a week
266 SCIENCE, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY
This course considers three centuries of modern Western science as it has been imagined and practised in Europe, initially, and eventually the rest of the globe. It especially considers the relationships between contemporary science and its socio-cultural contexts; discrepancies between the ideal of Science and its actual practice; the role of gender, class, and race in the production of scientific knowledge; and some important debates within the field of science studies, such as the place of subjectivity and objectivity, or whether science is universal or dependant on time, place and field of study.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week
306 DEMOGRAPHY OF AGING
Students examine the relationship between demographic forces and our aging population. Considered are the effects of: migration on forming an aged ethnic population, social policies as related to the economics and health of an aged population, mortality levels as related to aging as a women’s issue, and baby boom and echo fertility levels. Demographic theories will be used to understand better these and other demographic forces.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week.
307 CONSTRUCTING DIFFERENCE AND IDENTITY
Cross-listed with Women's Studies (cf. Women's Studies 302)
312 RURAL SOCIETY IN CANADA
A basic course in the sociology of rural life with emphasis on Canadian rural life. The course systematically examines the structure of Canadian society in terms of distinctive features of its population, family, community, church, school and local government and how they have all been traditionally shaped by farming as the predominant economic activity. The course further explores how the mechanization and commercialization of farming and the forces of urbanization are revolutionizing Canadian rural life and threatening its very existence.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week.
331 THE COMMUNITY
A course on the social realities of rural and urban communities in Canada: rural neighbourhoods, villages, small towns, rural-urban fringe communities, and cities. The course examines the structure of each type of community and how structural features influence social lives and interactions of residents. Different theoretical perspectives used in the study of the community are examined and compared, in order to deepen understanding of how processes of centralization and urbanization are influencing the patterns of relationships among the various types of communities.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week.
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341 TECHNOLOGY, SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
This course explores the interaction between technology, science, society, and the environment in the past and present, and examines the potential implications of such interaction in the future.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week.
355 GLOBALIZATION
Students in this course study globalization as an ongoing, dynamic process as it affects societies, cultures, environments, communities, organizations, groups, and individuals. Debates over these effects are addressed by various theoretical perspectives, including structural-functionalism, conflict analysis, interactionism, cultural studies, and postmodernism. Issues include technological advances, free-market capitalism, cultural homogenization, national policies and programs, international relations, global institutions and organizations, social inequality, demographic trends, asocial problems, social conflicts, and opposition to globalization.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Seminar: Three hours a week.
359 SPECIAL TOPICS
Course code for Special Topics offered by the Department of Sociology/Anthropology at the third year level.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
371 EVOLUTION OF THE BRAIN AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
This course examines the evolutionary factors underlying human behaviour as well as the behaviour of other species. It examines case materials in order to evaluate the existing theories concerning the development of behaviour from the proto-human period to the present.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week
374 TOURISM
This course examines both the sociological and anthropological theory/research in tourism and travel. Since tourism is a significant force in shaping both travellers and their destinations, the course employs several analytical models to understand the nature, dynamics and effects of modern tourism. Topics include tourist behaviour, tourist systems, socio-cultural impact, tourist-local relations, tourism carrying capacity, commodification, and mass tourism.
Cross-listed with Island Studies (c.f. Island Studies 374)
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week
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421 RELIGION AND SOCIETY
This course examines religion as an institution in society. The principal functions of religion both for the person and for the whole society are explored; and the major processes and changes in modern religion are examined.
Cross-listed with Religious Studies (cf. Religious Studies 351).
REGULAR PREREQUISITES and any two 300-400 level courses in Sociology, Anthropology, or Sociology/Anthropology.
Three hours a week
431 (formerly 262) MINORITY/ETHNIC GROUPS AND CANADIAN MULTICULTURALISM
A study of minority and ethnic groups (native and immigrant) within Canadian 'multicultural' society. The course also includes a review of Canada's immigration policies and their effects on Canada's multicultural landscape.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES
Three hours a week
442 SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHANGE
Introduction to the study of various processes and theories of social and cultural change including innovation, acculturation and directed social change.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES and any two 300-400 level courses in Sociology, Anthropology, or Sociology/Anthropology.
Seminar: Three hours a week.
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456 VISUAL CULTURE
This course addresses in a critical manner the importance of visual representation in Western thought. Topics include: analysis of stereotypes of non-Western people as portrayed in print and information media, advertising, ethnographic documentary production, and the entertainment industry. Students will also examine the export of Western visual culture to non-Western cultures.
Cross-listed with Women’s Studies (c.f. Women's Studies 456)
REGULAR PREREQUISITES and any two 300-400 level courses in Sociology, Anthropology, or Sociology/Anthropology, and for students taking the course as WST 456 - at least two Women's Studies courses at the 300 level.
Seminar: Three hours a week.
461 SPECIAL TOPICS
Course code for Special Topics offered by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the fourth year level.
481 DIRECTED STUDIES IN SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
This inter-disciplinary course is offered for advanced students as a seminar in which selected topics are studied in depth and/or as a directed reading course within a specialized area selected by the student in consultation with one or more members of the Department and approved by the Dean.
REGULAR PREREQUISITES and Departmental permission; generally restricted to majors in Sociology/Anthropology at third and fourth year levels.
(See Academic Regulation 9 for Regulations Governing Directed Studies).
490 HONOURS RESEARCH
The course involves supervised reading and research on specific topics. The student is required to write a substantial honours essay or research report which is assessed by a three-member committee consisting of the supervisor, one additional member of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and a member from another Department.
Six semester hours of credit.
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