2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

SOCIOl 4A03 ETHNIC/RACIAL TENSIONSThe course will investigate the processes by which racial and/or ethnictensions develop in various societies ..Three hours (seminar); one term'Prerequisite: Registration in level IV Honours Sociology. Stuqents wish-' ,ing to register in this course must seek the permission of the Department.Enrolment is limited. . . '.SOCIOl 4AA3SELECTED TOPICS IN THESOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMilYAn intensive examination of selected problems in the sociology of thefamily. " . .' ' .Three hours (seminar); one termPrerequisite: Registration in levellY Honours Sociology. Students wishingto register in this course must seek the permission of tQe Department.Not open to: students with credit in SOCIaL 4GG3 if on a similar topic.SOCIOL 4AA3 may be repeated, on a different topic, toa total of sixunits.Enrolment is limited.SOCIOl4BB3SELECTED TOPICS IN THESQCIOlOGY OF EDUCATIONThis advan'ced course offers an intensive examination of selected problemsinvolving the relationship between schooling and society~Three hours (seminar); one term ,Prerequisite: Registration in level IV Honours Sociology. Students wishingto register: in this course must seek the permission of the Department.Not open to students with credit in SOCIaL 4J03 or 4K03 if on asimilar topic.Enrolment is limited.SOCIOl4D03 PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY .A discussion ot'various sociological and non-sociological critiques ofsociological theory. . . .Three hours (seminar); one term .Prerequisite: SOCIOl 2S06 and registration in level IV Honours Sociology.Students wishing to register in this course must seek the permis- ,i sion of the Department. . ,Enrolment fS limited.'SOCial 4G03 THE SOCIAL PRODUCTION OF IllNESS. An examination of the social bases of illness .. In different years considerationmay be givento topics such as gender, social class and occupationaland environmental health issues.Three hours (seminar);' one terinPrerequisite: Registration in leveliV Honours,SociologY: Students wish­'ing to register in this course must seek the permission of the Department. ' .Enrolment is limited.'SOCIOl4GG3 SPECIAL TOPICS IN THE, SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANCEAn advanced course allowing detailed study of selected' topics in theSociology of Deviance .. Topics will vary from year to year.Three hours (se'minar); one term .Prerequisite: SOCIOl 2C06 and registration in level IV Honours Sociology~Students wishing to register in this course must seek the permis~sion of the Department. .'. ,SOCIaL '4GG3 may be repeated, if on a different topic, to a total ofsix units.''Enrolment is limited.SOCIOl4H03SELECTED TOPICS IN THESOCIOLOGY OF ORGANIZATIONS'An advanced course allowing detailed study of aspects of organizationalanalysis of special interest.Three hours (seminar); one termPrerequisitt?: SOCIOl 2103 or 2106; and registration in level IV Honours,Sociology. Students wishing to register in this course must seek the. permission of the Department.Enrolment is limited., 'SOCIOl 4J03 SELECTED TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY ITopics of contemporary interest to sociologists, with emphasis upon ,current theory and research. Students should consult the Departmentconcerning the topics to be examined. .Three hours (seminar); one term .Prerequisite: Registration in level IV Honours Sociology. Students wishingto register in' this course must seek the permission of the Department.SOCIaL 4J03 may be repeated, if on a different topic.Enrolment is limited.' . .SOCIOLOGY 301SOCIOl 4JJ3 SOCIOLOGY OF CYBERSPACEIINTERNETThe purpose of this course is to examine the economic, political, andsocial organization of the Internet,. and its social effects, in such areasas education, work, and leisure: .. Three hoLirs (seminar); one term .~rerequisite: Registration in level IV Honours Sociology. Studentswishing to register in this course must seek the permission of theDepartment. .Note: Students entering this course should be well-versed in basicInternet navigation skills, such as the use of email, usenet,listservs; andthe World Wide Web. Such skills are required to complete the researchpaper using internet electronic sources of information. 'Enrolment is limited.SOCIOl 4K03 SELECTED TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY IITopics of contemporary interest to sociologists, with emphasis uponcurrent theory and' research. Students should consult the Departmentconcerning the topiCS to. be examined.Three hours (seminar); one termPrerequisite: Registration in ~evel IV Honours Sociology. Students wishingto register in this course must seek the permission of the Department.. SOCIaL 4K03 may be repeated, if on a different topic. . .Enrolment is limited. ' .SOCIOl,4M03DIRECTED RESEARCH iFOR HONOURS STUDENTSDirected study of a research problem through published materials and/or field inquiry and/or data analysis. Students will be required to write upthe results of their inquiry in scholarly form.One term . .Prerequisite: Registration in level IV Honours Sociology. Students wishingto register in this course' m,ust seek the ,permission. of the Depa'rtment.SOCIOl4MM6DIRECTED RESEARCHFOR HONOURS STUDENTSDirected study of a research problem through published material and/orfield inquiry and/or data analysis. Students will be required to write up theresults of their inquiry in scholarly form. '. 'Two terms .Prerequisite: Registration in level IV Honours Sociology.' Students wishingto register in this course must seek the permission of the Department'SOCIOl 4N03DIRECTED RESEARCH IIFOR HONOURS STUDENTS; Same as SOCIOl4M03.One termPrerequisite: Registration in level IV Honours Sociology. Students Wishingto register in this'course must seek the permission' of the Department.SOCIOl 4PP3. ISSUES IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF AGINGA study of selected issues in the sociology of agin'g such assocjodemographic changes, changes in the family, social and healthservices, retirement, political economy, and theoretical approachesin aging.. Three hours (seminar); one term .Prerequisite: GERONTOl 1 A03 or SOCIOl 3X03; and registration inlevel IV Honours Sociology. Students wishing to register, in this coursemList seek the permission of the Department.Antirequisite: GERONTOl 4K03, SOCIOl 4P03EnrolmenNs limited.' .l'SOCIOL 4R03 INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETYAn intensive examination of selected problems involving the relationshipof individuals to social structures.Three hours (seminar); one term .-Prerequisite: Registration in level IV Honours Sociology. Students wish"ing to register in this course must seek the permission of the Department.Enrolment is limited .SOCIOl4U03SPECIAL TOPICS IN THESOCIOLOGY. OF WOMENAn intensive examination of selected problems concerning women. De-·· ~pending upon, the instructor, topics may include: stratification, inequality,political participation, sexuality, health and work.Three hours (Seminar); one term 'Prerequisite: Registration in level IV Honours Sociology. Students wishingto register in this course must seek the permission of the Department. .SOCIQL 4U03 may be repeated, if on a different topic, to a total ofsix units.,' '" .Enrolment is limited., ,