Course List

Course Number	Course Name	C - L - H	Hrs
387-0B2-DW	Social Justice and the Limits of the Law	2 - 1 - 3	45
Description for Course: This course examines the dynamic relationship between law and society, focusing on how legal systems shape, and are shaped by, social forces. Through critical sociological theories and case studies, students will explore the definitions and enforcement of law and criminality, as well as the actors and institutions responsible for these processes. Emphasis is placed on understanding how litigation and legal reforms can both advance social justice and expose the limitations of the law in producing equitable change. Students will engage in a major research project, selecting relevant case studies to investigate how law serves as both a tool of social control and a site of resistance. By the end of the course, students will gain an understanding of the law's role in reproducing social inequalities and fostering social change.
387-1N1-DW	Introduction to Sociology	3 - 0 - 3	45
Description for Course: This course introduces students to the basic ideas and perspectives of sociological investigation and interpretation. Students will learn how individuals are shaped and social groups are formed through processes of culture, socialization, interpersonal interaction, and organizational life. Students are introduced to the major areas of sociological research that will enable them to interpret events, patterns, and issues from a sociological perspective in the context of a socially, economically, and culturally diverse society.
387-980-DW	Sociology of Health Care	4 - 0 - 2	60
Description for Course: This course will introduce nursing students to the sociology of health care and examine the social contexts within which individuals experience and interpret health, illness, and health care. Throughout the course, students will be encouraged to consider the diverse ways in which social categories such as sex, gender, race, ethnicity, and social class affect health, illness, and health care. Students will also explore the relationship between these categories and professional roles within the health care system. Students will examine how “culture” influences and impacts health and health care for individuals, families and whole societies. As well, students will be encouraged to reflect on and engage in discussion and debate concerning the ways in which the course material may impact nursing practice and the nursing profession.
387-990-DW	Recreation and Society	2 - 1 - 1	45
Description for Course: This course will introduce students to Quebec society exploring family and social life, trends in recreation and how these concepts are inter-related. The importance of recreation in today's society and its effects on the individual and community will be examined. The course will also explore changes in Quebec society and their effects on recreational activities.
387-991-DW	Research Methods for Recreation	1 - 2 - 1	45
Description for Course: The aim of this course is to explore the differences between casual and scientific research. Students will examine the various elements of at least one research method by carrying out a short study in the area of leisure.
387-9A1-DW	Sociological Perspectives for Social Service Workers	1 - 2 - 1	45
Description for Course: The goal of the course is to help students understand and analyze how social problems affecting individuals, families, and communities connect to political, economic, historical, and social forces. Some of these macro social problems include poverty, social exclusion, inequality, and violence. In sociology, students examine these as structural problems embedded in the fabric of society. We will examine how society is organized and structured, focusing on topics directly related to social service work (how do social systems shaped by colonial histories lead to forms of violence against Indigenous Peoples? Negative impacts of patriarchal structures, how racism, sexism, and classism are institutionalized, and more). Applying various sociological theories and perspectives, students will compare and contrast public and governmental responses to these social problems and assess the obstacles and successes in addressing them.
387-A02-DW	Sexuality & Society	3 - 0 - 3	45
Description for Course: Sexuality is an often overlooked but fundamental aspect of the cultural, economic, political, and social organization of society. This course examines the theoretical and methodological approaches used in the sociological study of sexuality. The analysis of sexualities explores sexual practices and behaviours, meanings and identities, power and social control. Throughout the course, students will examine early sex research and the emergence of sexology at the turn of the 20th century, the goals and impacts of liberation movements of the 1960s, and contemporary influences on patterns of sexual identities and behaviours. Students will analyze research, legal cases, and grassroots initiatives to address sexual violence, sex education curricula, use of technology, and social determinants of sexual health, among other topics, by examining the operation of power and social forces in these outcomes.
387-A03-DW	Sociology of Education	3 - 0 - 3	45
Description for Course: This course is designed to provide students with an exploration of education. We will look at education not only as a system or institution that prepares citizens for the labour force but also look at education as an intensely personal experience that elicits a range of diverse responses from individuals. In this class, we will be looking at different sociological theories that attempt to explain the function of education for society. We will also look at issues of social class, race and gender in schools and to what extent schools reproduce divisions between different groups or help reduce inequalities. We will also look at the culture of schools – Schools provide the backdrop to where much of our personal relationships are formed, we will attempt to try and unpack the culture of schools and how it may lead to the development of our personality.
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