SOC 103

How Society Works

This course provides an introduction to some of the major issues in sociology. It examines how societies come into existence, how they are organized and maintained, and how they change. The major sociological perspectives are used to understand the relationship between culture, institutions and social behaviour; the process of socialization; globalization and the political-economic structure of Canadian society; and the resulting social inequalities of class, race and gender.

Weekly Contact: Lecture: 3 hrs.

GPA Weight: 1.00

Course Count: 1.00

Billing Units: 1

Liberal Studies: LL

Prerequisites

None

Co-Requisites

None

Antirequisites

SOC 104, SOC 105, SOC 11 A/B, SOC 111, SOC 112

Custom Requisites

Not available to students in Child and Youth Care, Early Childhood Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Urban and Regional Planning

Mentioned in the Following Calendar Pages

*List may not include courses that are on a common table shared between programs.

Minor in Sociology
SOC 104 - Understanding Society
SOC 105 - Introduction to Sociology
SOC 300 - Sociology of Equity and Diversity
SOC 302 - The City and Society
SOC 319 - Sociological Perspectives on Crime
SOC 320 - Black Popular Culture
SOC 330 - Sociology of the Caribbean
SOC 350 - Queer Sociology
SOC 402 - The City and Social Problems
SOC 420 - Social Class in Changing Times
SOC 427 - Indigenous Perspectives on Canada
SOC 470 - Toronto: The Changing City
SOC 472 - At Work in a Changing World
SOC 474 - Immigration, Borders and Belonging
SOC 476 - Sociology of Fear
SOC 477 - Sociology of Advertising
SOC 478 - Sociology of Fun
SOC 479 - Social Networks and the World Wide Web
SOC 500 - Youth and Society
SOC 502 - Violence and the Family
SOC 504 - Children and Society
SOC 525 - Media and Images of Inequality
SOC 530 - Blackness and Freedom
SOC 558 - Sociology of Bodies
SOC 595 - Women and Aging
SOC 600 - Globalization and Health
SOC 605 - Families: Difference and Diversity
SOC 606 - Families and Care Work
SOC 608 - Women, Power and Change
SOC 609 - Gender and Global Human Rights
SOC 611 - Future Worlds: Technology and Social Change
SOC 700 - Men and Masculinities in the 21st Century
SOC 706 - Globalized Labour and Consumption
SOC 708 - Environmental Sociology
SOC 903 - Media and Modern Fandom
SOC 904 - Women in Popular Culture
SOC 931 - Waste and Consumerism
SOC 932 - The Entertainment Industry
SOC 941 - Colonialism and Racialization
SOC 942 - Women and Structural Change
SOC 943 - Poverty Issues
Table A - Lower Level Liberal Studies