Sociology
The Sociology Department at Laurier is characterized by a strength in the area of Equity and Social Justice. A full-year course on Social Inequality as well as the large number of upper-level course offerings, in areas such as human rights, social movements, race and ethnic relations, gender relations, health, family, and disability, reflect this strength and the varied research areas of the faculty in the department. The aim of the program is to help students gain a better understanding of contemporary social issues, and to provide them with the theoretical, methodological, and writing skills to analyse and engage with these issues. Students are thus prepared for employment in, among other things, policy research and human service work. The program also prepares students to enter graduate studies in sociology and after-degree programs in social work, education, criminal justice, and law. Honours BA and Minor:
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Full-Time Faculty
- Jeffrey Aguinaldo, PhD
- Richard Christy, PhD
- Juanne Clarke, PhD
- Peter Eglin, PhD
- Patricia Elliot, PhD, Chair
- Morgan Holmes, PhD, Undergraduate Advisor
- Nikolaos Liodakis, PhD
- Lucy Luccisano, PhD
- Kenneth Morrison, PhD
- James Overboe, PhD
- Mihnea-Ion Panu, PhD
- Garry Potter, PhD
- Linda Quirke, PhD
- Dana Sawchuk, PhD
- Glenda Wall, PhD
- Jasmin Zine, PhD
Course Offerings
| Course # | Title | Credits |
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| SY101 |
Introduction to Sociology |
0.5 |
| SY102 |
Critical Analysis of Social Issues |
0.5 |
| SY201 |
Sociology of Families |
1.0 |
| SY203 |
Sociological Theory |
1.0 |
| SY204 |
Social Inequality |
1.0 |
| SY206 |
Special Topics on Contemporary Society |
0.5 |
| SY211 |
Sociology of Physical Activity |
0.5 |
| SY216 |
Sociology of Aging |
0.5 |
| SY224 |
Sociology of Work |
0.5 |
| SY231 |
Sociology of Suicide |
0.5 |
| SY232 |
Sociology of Mental Illness |
0.5 |
| SY233 |
Sociology of Women |
1.0 |
| SY241 |
Sociology of Crime: Structural Perspectives |
0.5 |
| SY242 |
Sociology of Crime: Interpretive Perspectives |
0.5 |
| SY280 |
Research Methods I [1] |
0.5 |
| SY281 |
Research Methods II [2] |
0.5 |
| SY303 |
Sociology of Youth |
0.5 |
| SY305 |
Sociology and Cultural Forms |
0.5 |
| SY307 |
Political Sociology |
0.5 |
| SY308 |
Sociology of Mass Communication |
0.5 |
| SY309 |
Special Topics in Sociology [3] |
0.5 |
| SY310 |
Directed Studies [4] |
0.5 |
| SY311 |
Sociology of Religion |
1.0 |
| SY313 |
Sociological Perspectives on Canadian Society |
0.5 |
| SY316 |
Sociology of Education |
1.0 |
| SY318 |
Sociology of Deviance |
1.0 |
| SY321 |
Sociology of Medicine |
0.5 |
| SY322 |
Sociology of Health and Illness |
0.5 |
| SY323 |
Sociology of Health, Illness and Medicine |
1.0 |
| SY329 |
Directed Studies |
0.5 |
| SY331 |
Social Change |
0.5 |
| SY332 |
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity [5] |
0.5 |
| SY333 |
Human Rights I: Canadian Responsibility [6] |
0.5 |
| SY334 |
Sociology of Gender |
0.5 |
| SY338 |
Women and Development |
0.5 |
| SY339 |
An Analysis of Disability, Beyond Normality and Abnormality |
0.5 |
| SY380 |
Religion and Social Change |
0.5 |
| SY382 |
Social Statistics |
0.5 |
| SY383 |
Advanced Social Statistics |
0.5 |
| SY387 |
Structural Theory in Sociology |
0.5 |
| SY388 |
Interpretive Theory in Sociology |
0.5 |
| SY402 |
Contemporary Issues in Social Theory |
0.5 |
| SY404 |
Ethnomethodology |
0.5 |
| SY405 |
Poverty |
0.5 |
| SY406 |
Environmental Sociology |
0.5 |
| SY407 |
Sociological Theory and Psychoanalytic Thought |
0.5 |
| SY408 |
The Sociology of Sexualities |
0.5 |
| SY409 |
The Sociology of Men and Masculinities |
0.5 |
| SY410 |
Human Rights II: Intellectuals’ Responsibility [7] |
0.5 |
| SY411 |
Advanced Sociology of Physical Activity |
0.5 |
| SY412 |
Constructions of Parenthood and Childhood in Canada. [8] |
0.5 |
| SY413 |
Sociology of Embodiment and Disability |
0.5 |
| SY414 |
Social Movements |
0.5 |
| SY415 |
Sociology of Health, Illness and Gender |
0.5 |
| SY416 |
Equity in Education |
0.5 |
| SY417 |
Dimensions of Social Inequality in Canada |
0.5 |
| SY418 |
Advanced Critical Race and Ethnic Studies |
0.5 |
| SY419 |
Migration, Globalization & Transnationalism in Canada |
0.5 |
| SY420 |
Bodies, Bioethics, and Boundaries |
0.5 |
| SY421 |
Advanced Sociology of Mental Health [9] |
0.5 |
| SY422 |
Subjectivity, Power and Government [10] |
0.5 |
| SY450 |
Advanced Directed Studies in Sociology |
0.5 |
| SY451 |
Advanced Directed Studies in Sociology |
1.0 |
| SY452 |
Advanced Special Topics |
0.5 |
| SY489 |
Advanced Qualitative Analysis [11] |
0.5 |
| SY490 |
Advanced Quantitative Analysis |
0.5 |
| SY492 |
Thesis |
1.0 |
Senate/Editorial Changes
Senate Revision March 5, 2009: SY401 deleted; effective Sept 1, 2009.
Senate Revisions January 20, 2009: SY280 Change to prerequisite; effective January 1, 2009. Senate Revisions January 20, 2009: SY281 Change to prerequisite; effective January 1, 2009. Senate Revision May 28, 2009: SY309 Course weight change; effective September 1, 2009. Senate Revision May 28, 2009: SY310 Course weight change; effective September 1, 2009. Senate Revision April 14, 2009: AN237 Course number change from AN337; effective September 1, 2009. Senate Revisions May 28, 2009: SY333/AN333 Prerequisite, description and title change; effective September 1, 2009. Senate Revisions May 28, 2009: SY410 Prerequisite, description and title change; effective September 1, 2009. Senate Revision May 28, 2009: SY412 Course title and description change; effective September 1, 2009. Senate Addition May 28, 2009: SY421 New Course; effective September 1, 2009. Senate Addition May 28, 2009: SY422 New Course; effective September 1, 2009. Senate Addition January 20, 2009: Exclusion of KP462 added; effective Sept 1, 2009.
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Academic & Related Dates 2009/2010
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