This course introduces students to the basic grammar of the classical Sanskrit language. Students will engage with its phonology (including pronunciation, sandhi, and metrics) and morphology (including word formation, nominal declension, and verbal conjugation). Students will apply their grammatical knowledge and analytic skills to the reading of basic Sanskrit texts. By the end of the course, students will be able to read simple, narrative Sanskrit.

This course is a continuation of Introductory Sanskrit. It deepens students' knowledge of the phonology, morphology, and syntax of classical Sanskrit using both western and Indian linguistic terminology as descriptive devices. Students will apply their deeper grammatical knowledge and sharpened analytic skills to the reading of a variety of Sanskrit genres. This course counts towards LIN Major and Minor programs.

An introduction to the conceptual and empirical foundations of the discipline intended on providing a foundation for subsequent Sociology and Criminology, Law and Society courses and programs. Students will learn the sociological approach of theory and inquiry to a range of topics.

This course provides an introduction to the overlapping areas of “criminology” and “law and society” within the Criminology, Law & Society (CLS) stream. The goal of the course is to provide a sociological foundation for subsequent CLS courses. In addition to a criminological/socio-legal introduction to theory and methods, topics may include law, inequality, intersectionality, legal institutions, legal professions, crime, criminal justice, and punishment.

Note: This course is required for Criminology, Law and Society Major and Specialist programs.

This course is focused on corporate crime as it pertains to the environment and health. We will explore a range of approaches to studying the corporate form and consider the adverse impacts of corporate practices through a series of case studies. We will examine the politics of evidence and harm related to climate change, lead, PFAS, and tobacco, among other examples. Students will explore common product-defense tactics by companies and consider a range of social movement and state interventions.

This course introduces students to the field of cultural sociology, which seeks to understand how ideas, meanings, values and beliefs are created, and how they are also implicated in foundational sociological issues such as inequality, identity, social change, and social organization. These linkages are examined through topics such as popular culture, the mass media, science, religion, art, language, knowledge, public opinion, food, advertising and consumerism.

The body is an intrinsic part of our existence, but it is often sidelined in sociological conversations. This course aims to redress this oversight, exploring the body as a dynamic site where social forces converge and personal experiences unfold. “Body work” encompasses the conscious and unconscious efforts we make to manage our physical selves in relation to societal expectations, norms, and power structures. From exercise regimens and dietary choices to the subtle adjustments we make in our posture and self-presentation, we'll examine diverse forms of body work and the myriad ways our bodies are both molded by and actively shape our social world. Through diverse theoretical lenses and empirical research, we will examine how bodies are both sites of power, social problems, and exploitation, as well as sources of pleasure, joy, and resistance. Topics explored may include but are not limited to the following: health and illness, fatness, fitness and sport, diet culture, taste, aging, disability, sexuality, beauty, cosmetic surgery, and eating disorders.

This course explores how drugs have been represented in music, film, television, and digital media, and how these portrayals shape—and are shaped by—social attitudes, identities, and politics. Students will examine the intersections of race, gender, and class in drug cultures, while analyzing how popular culture influences stigma, policy, and everyday life.

This course will cover major theoretical paradigms in the field of criminology included, among others, classical, positivist, strain, control, social learning, critical, feminist, postmodern and critical race theories. Students are required to take this course upon entry to the Criminology, Law and Society Major and Specialist programs.

This lecture course will lead students through an in-depth consideration of why genocides occur.

This course will investigate various forms of violence and how politics factors into discussions about, and definitions of, violence. The focus is on the institutional and infrastructural aspects of violence (e.g. state, collective and/or revolutionary) rather than interpersonal forms of violence.

An analysis of the intersection between crime and organizations. This course introduces students to various organizational theories and examines crime by organizations, crime within organizations, and crime that is "organized."

This course provides an introduction to sociological and criminological analyses of crime, law, and the operation of the Canadian criminal justice system, with emphasis on how law and criminal justice are shaped by social, political and economic considerations. It will also consider how social identities such as race, class and gender influence individuals' perceptions of, and experiences in, the Canadian criminal justice system.

This course investigates the role of law in shaping social norms and regulating behavior.

Using sociological perspectives, this course explores the many roles of lawyers in society - from gatekeepers of justice to overworked professionals to charismatic litigators on tv.

Major theoretical and substantive debates in the sociology of law. How race, gender and social inequality shape legal institutions, the law and the broader social context.

How do we lead fulfilling lives and maximize our potential? This course explores interdisciplinary evidence about the personal practices and social conditions that contribute to human thriving. Topics may include happiness, resilience, gratitude, hope, meaning, economic security, career success, relationships, morality, failure, mental health, peak performance, and positive social contagion.

This course explores how masculinity and femininity shape and are shaped by offending, violence, and victimization. Possible topics may include the gender gap in crime, intersectionality, gender diversity, victimless crimes, survival crimes, gender-based violence, and missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Logic of Social Inquiry compares the logic of quantitative and qualitative research. Key topics include the relationship between theory and research, conceptualization and measurement of sociological concepts and sampling strategies in the quantitative and qualitative traditions. Students are introduced to a range of data collection methods. Students are required to take this course upon entry to the Sociology and Criminology, Law and Society Major and Specialist programs.

This course focuses on how we can analyze numerical and categorical data to gain reliable insights into people and social processes. Topics include data tables, graphs, descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, and inference to a population. Students are required to take this course upon entry to the Sociology and Criminology, Law and Society Major and Specialist programs.

This course examines what some of our key sociological thinkers have said about the role of education in society, from socialization to sorting students into different opportunities, including along the lines of race, class and gender. The course also covers the development of the education system in Canada, the career of teaching, curriculum development, and standardized testing. Students will have the opportunity to apply sociological insights to contemporary issues in education.

This course covers work and post-industrialization in Canada today. It considers labour force participation, and social differences and inequalities across different groups, including gender, class, and ethnicity/race. It also examines managerial cultures and styles, and workers' responses and resistance to managerial control.

This survey course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of Indigenous Studies. Students will explore the themes, theories and methods of the discipline, and develop a foundational knowledge about Indigenous history, peoples, cultures and societies in Canada.

This course builds on SOC100H5 through a deep engagement with 4-5 significant new publications in Sociology, typically books by department faculty and visiting scholars. By developing reading and writing skills through a variety of assignments, including reflections, and experiential learning in classroom debates and simulations with the researchers who produced the publications, students will learn to "think like a sociologist". Possible topics covered include race/ethnicity, gender, work, immigration, political sociology, cultural sociology, and criminology, as well as other major subfields within the discipline.

This course presents a discussion and analysis of classical sociological theory including such key figures as Marx, Durkheim, Weber and Du Bois among others. Students are required to take this course upon entry to the Sociology Major and Specialist programs and the Criminology, Law and Society Specialist program.

How do individuals relate to the complex and over-used concept of "globalization"? This course will explore major theories and controversies in the field of globalization scholarship, looking at the phenomena from the perspective of global capitalists, anti-globalization social movements, consumers, states, and citizens. Students will critically evaluate common claims made about globalization, and acquire tools to assess the validity of competing perspectives.

This course will examine how human needs are met by states. It focuses on the sociological, political and economic forces that help create new policies and reshape existing social policies. The course will provide a survey of welfare state policies, economic policies and family policies. It will also focus on the outcomes of social policy as these affect various constituencies and social groups such as the economically underprivileged and disadvantaged, racial and ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities.

The development and variation in contemporary families will be presented. Topics may include cross-cultural comparisons, the impact of legal, economic and political factors as well as change in the meaning of the term "family".

This course examines how ideas about "race" and "ethnicity" evolved and became institutionalized on a global scale, as well as systems of exploitation, exclusion and inequality that have given rise to today's patterns of racial and ethnic inequality in the world. We focus on examples from different regions of the world, as well as examine large-scale historical events such as colonialism, slavery and immigration.

Examines the causes, prevalence and manifestations of social, political and economic inequalities, internationally and within Canada. The effects of gender, age, ethnicity-race, among other characteristics, are carefully analyzed in Canada and cross-culturally.