SOC 104
Understanding Society
This course provides an introduction to some of the major issues in the discipline of sociology. Topics include: the major theoretical debates of classical sociology; research methods and problems; culture and socialization; the evolution of human societies; and the structure of Canadian society. Professionally-related examples are used throughout the course.
Weekly Contact: Lecture:3 hrs.
GPA Weight: 1.00
Course Count: 1.00
Billing Units: 1
Prerequisites
None
Co-Requisites
None
Custom Requisites
None
Mentioned in the Following Calendar Pages
*List may not include courses that are on a common table shared between programs.
- Arts and Contemporary Studies Professionally-Related Table II
- Child and Youth Care
- Early Childhood Studies
- Environment and Urban Sustainability Professionally-Related Table IV
- Geographic Analysis Professionally-Related Table IV
- History Professionally Related - Table IV
- Language and Intercultural Relations Professionally-Related Table IV
- Midwifery
- Nursing - Collaborative Program
- Open Elective Table
- Philosophy Professionally-Related Table IV
- Professional Communication Professionally-Related Table II
- Public Administration and Governance Professionally-Related Table I
- SOC 103 - How Society Works
- SOC 105 - Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 111 - The Social World I
- SOC 25A/B - Media and Society
- SOC 300 - Sociology of Equity and Diversity
- SOC 302 - The City and Society
- SOC 319 - Sociological Perspectives on Crime
- SOC 31A/B - Sociology of Health
- SOC 402 - The City and Social Problems
- SOC 427 - Indigenous Perspectives on Canada
- SOC 470 - Toronto: The Changing City
- SOC 472 - At Work in a Changing World
- SOC 473 - Classical Sociological Theory
- 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 595 - Women and Aging
- SOC 600 - Globalization and Health
- SOC 605 - Families: Difference and Diversity
- SOC 606 - Work and Families in the 21st Century
- SOC 608 - Women, Power and Change
- SOC 609 - Women and Human Rights
- SOC 700 - Men and Masculinities in the 21st Century
- SOC 706 - Globalized Labour and Consumption
- SOC 708 - Environmental Sociology
- SOC 801 - Global Power Relations
- SOC 903 - Action Cinema and Modernity
- 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
- Sociology Minor
- Urban and Regional Planning
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SOC 102
Human Origins -
SOC 103
How Society Works -
SOC 104
Understanding Society -
SOC 105
Introduction to Sociology -
SOC 107
Sociology of the Everyday -
SOC 108
Indigenous Peoples and Decolonization -
SOC 111
The Social World I -
SOC 112
The Social World II -
SOC 202
Popular Culture -
SOC 203
Social Class and Inequality -
SOC 221
The Hip Hop Lens on Society -
SOC 25A/B
Media and Society -
SOC 300
Sociology of Equity and Diversity -
SOC 302
The City and Society -
SOC 305
Sociology of Deviance -
SOC 319
Sociological Perspectives on Crime -
SOC 31A/B
Sociology of Health -
SOC 402
The City and Social Problems -
SOC 411
Intro to Quantitative Data Analysis -
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 473
Classical Sociological Theory -
SOC 474
Immigration, Borders and Belonging -
SOC 475
Contemporary Sociological Theory -
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 481
Survey Design and Analysis -
SOC 482
Advanced Approaches to Media Analysis -
SOC 483
Advanced Statistical Modeling -
SOC 490
Capstone: Specializing Your Knowledge -
SOC 491
Independent Sociological Analysis -
SOC 492
Current Social Issue Focus -
SOC 493
Making Social Change -
SOC 494
Career Integration -
SOC 500
Youth and Society -
SOC 501
Making a Living: Sociology of Work -
SOC 502
Violence and the Family -
SOC 503
Sociology of Education -
SOC 504
Children and Society -
SOC 505
Sociology of Sport -
SOC 506
Health and Society -
SOC 507
Race and Ethnicity in Canadian Society -
SOC 525
Media and Images of Inequality -
SOC 530
Blackness and Freedom -
SOC 540
Special Topics in Indigenous Studies -
SOC 595
Women and Aging -
SOC 600
Globalization and Health -
SOC 601
Control and Resistance at Work -
SOC 603
Sociology of Gender -
SOC 605
Families: Difference and Diversity -
SOC 606
Work and Families in the 21st Century -
SOC 608
Women, Power and Change -
SOC 609
Women and Human Rights -
SOC 611
Future Worlds: Technology and Social Change -
SOC 633
Sex, Gender Identities, and Sexualities -
SOC 656
Fashion and Society -
SOC 700
Men and Masculinities in the 21st Century -
SOC 701
Social Change: Canadian Perspectives -
SOC 702
Anatomy of Human Conflict -
SOC 703
Women, Power and the Global South -
SOC 704
Aging, Culture and Society -
SOC 705
Law and Justice -
SOC 706
Globalized Labour and Consumption -
SOC 707
Religion, Meaning and Power -
SOC 708
Environmental Sociology -
SOC 800
Theories of Society -
SOC 801
Global Power Relations -
SOC 802
Issues in War and Peace -
SOC 803
International Community Engagement -
SOC 808
Sociology of Food and Eating -
SOC 880
Information Technology and Society -
SOC 885
Women and Islam -
SOC 902
Hollywood and Society -
SOC 903
Action Cinema and Modernity -
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