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S.87-57
FOR INFORMATION
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
TO: ?
Senate ?
FROM: ?
J.W.G. Ivany,
Chair, SCAP
SUBJECT: Faculty of Arts
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DATE: ?
Nov.19, 1987
Department of Sociology/Anthropology
Reference: SCUS 87-29
Acting under delegated authority, the Senate Committee on Undergraduate
Studies approved the following changes to existing courses as set out in
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S.87-57:
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change
of
title and description for SA 100-4
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change
of
description for SA 202-4, SA 203-4, SA 250-4,
SA 260-4,
SA 292-4,
SA 350-4, SA 460-4, SA 461-4,
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change
of
course number, description and prerequisite for
SA 315-4
(to SA
216-4)
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change
of
description and prerequisite for SA 300-4, SA
304-4, SA
308-4,
SA
325-4, SA 358-4, SA 362-4,
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prerequisite changes for SA 303-4, SA 321-4, SA 322-4,
SA 327-4,
SA 331-4,
SA 355-4, SA 400-4, SA 416-4, SA 420-4, SA
497-4
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change
of
title, prerequisite and nature of course for SA 320-4
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change
of
title, description and prerequisite for SA 333-4
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change
of
title and prerequisite for SA 450-4
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FOR INFORMATION
PROPOSED COURSE CHANGES
FROM: ?
S.A. 100-4 ASPECTS OF CANADIAN SOCIETY
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(SA)
A preliminary course designed to familiarize students
with the social scientific approach by the detailed
examination of one or more contemporary social issues.
The focus will vary from semester to semester, but
might include such questions as those pertaining to
Quebec, minority groups, socio-political trends and
native peoples.
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(Lecture/Tutorial)
TO: ?
S.A. 100-4 CANADIAN SOCIAL ISSUES
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(SA)
An introductory examination of Canadian social issues.
The course will focus on topical questions and
problems, providing both a social scientific analysis
and a set of analytical tools for the student. Topics
will vary from semester to semester, but might include
such issues as: multi-culturalism, gender inequality,
class structure, demographic change, native rights,
free trade, and the future of Canada.
(Lecture/Tutorial)
NOTE: ?
The ?
change
?
in ?
title and description reflects a
re-focussing of this course to (a) more clearly
distinguish it from S.A. 150, and (b) attract a wider
range of students, particularly non-majors, who would
benefit from an introductory examination of Canadian
social problems/issues.
NE
COURSE:
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.A. 141-0 SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY PRACTICUM I (SA)
This
i ?
the first semester of work experience in the
Co-operativEducation
?
Program
?
in ?
Sociology and
Anthropology, ?
is meant to be exploratory in nature.
PREREQUISITE: ?
29 SEMSZR CREDIT HOURS WITH A MINIMUM
CUMULATIVE CPA OF 2.75 INbWINC S.A. 101, 150, 201 OR
250, 255 AND ONE OF SA 202, 2O3263. STUDENTS SHOULD
APPLY TO THE FACULTY OF ARTS CO-
r
0PGQORDINAT0R BY THE
END OF THE THIRD WEEK OF THE SEMESTRRECEDING THE
EMPLOYMENT SEMESTER.
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FOR INFORMATION
PROPOSED COURSE CHANGES
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2.
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FROM:
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S.A. 202-4 MODERN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY
?
(S)
A comparative study of the principal institutions of
modern industrial societies, including the political
system, the economy, kinship and social stratification,
forms of social control, religion and the mass media;
social processes associated with industrialization -
urbanization, bureaucratization and secularization.
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150.
TO: ?
S.A. 202-4 MODERN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY
?
(S)
An examination of the
society. ?
A focus on
in industrial society
family) ?
and the ways
influence ?
the ?
lives
interactions.
defining features of industrial
the form of various institutions
(e.g., state, polity, religion,
in which these institutions
of people and their social
(Lecture/Tutorial)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150.
NOTE: New course description more accurately reflects the
subject matter of this course as it is taught in the
department.
.
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FOR INFORMATION
PROPOSED COURSE CHANGES
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3.
FROM: ?
S.A. 203-4 COMPARATIVE ETHNIC RELATIONS
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(SA)
A comparative study of ethnic relations as studied by
sociologists and anthropologists. The course will deal
particularly with various theories of racial prejudice
and different patterns of minority group relations in
various societies. Questions such as linguistic
aspects of ethnicity and race as a biological concept,
may be examined.
?
(Lecture/Tutorial)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150.
TO: ?
S.A. 203-4 COMPARATIVE ETHNIC RELATIONS ?
(SA)
The comparative study of racial and ethnic relations.
The course will deal with a variety of beliefs about
others and different patterns of discrimination in a
number of societies. The inevitability of. such beliefs
and practices and the means of altering them may also
be examined. ?
(lecture/Tutorial)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150.
NOTE:
?
This description more accurately reflects the subject
matter ?
of
?
this ?
course as it is taught in the
?
department.
NEW
COURSE:
?
A. 241-0 SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY PRACTICUM II (SA)
This
-
-1,9 the second semester of work experience in the
Co-opera' ion Program in Sociology and
Anthropology.. Building on the experiences of the first
employment sem.t^
ethissemester will provide a work
experience that
?
tes theory and practice of the?
social sciences.
PREREQUISITE: ?
SUCCESSFUL'9.4LETION OF S.A. 141 AND
NORMALLY THE COMPLETION OF AT 45 SEMESTER CREDIT
HOURS WITH A MINIMUM CUMULATIVE GP-QF 2.75. STUDENTS
SHOULD APPLY TO THE FACULTY OF ARTS 'QP COORDINATOR
BY THE END OF THE THIRD WEEK OF THE SEMES
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PRECEDING
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THE EMPLOYMENT SEMESTER.
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PROPOSED COURSE CHANGES
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4.
FOR INFORMATION
FROM: ?
S.A. 315-4 SOCIOLOGY OF LEISURE ?
(5)
An introduction to the problems of leisure in the
modern world focussing upon the sociology of sport.
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150 or 202.
TO: ?
S.A. 216-4 SOCIOLOGY OF LEISURE ?
(S)
An examination of the changing nature and significance
of leisure in, contemporary society. Various forms of
leisure are discussed in relation to other social
institutions and processes, such as religion, politics,
family and work. Issues raised by the commercializ-
ation and commoditization of mass leisure are explored.
(Lecture/Tutorial)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150.
STUDENTS WITH CREDIT FOR S.A. 315 MAY NOT TAKE S.A. 216
FOR FURTHER CREDIT
NOTE: ?
This course is being dropped from the 300-level to the
200-level, as the instructors who teach this course
feel ?
that ?
it ?
more
?
properly belongs at a more
introductory level.
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It will form the introduction for
. a stream: S.A. 316 (Tourism and Social Policy) and
S.A. 416 (Sociology of Art Forms). The new description
reflects its introductory function.
NEW ?
S.A. 217 VIOLENCE, INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT
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(SA)
COURSEI'..... ?
AND WORLD WAR
A
d
g
sceptual framework for the examination of various
kins inter-group violence and wars. Violent
conflicts-between neighboring countries, international
manifestatin.s of terrorism, and the increasing threat
of a new woN
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war will be examined. Other topics
explored include.. ?
arms build-up in the nuclear age,
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the military indub.(ial complex, disarmament, and the
peace movement. ?
(Lecture/Tutorial)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150.
STUDENTS WITH CREDIT FOR S.A.'2.2 AND S.A. 293 (on a
war-related topic) MAY NOT TAKE 4
.
217 FOR FURTHER
CREDIT.
NOTE: ?
We are proposing this new course given the..4mportance
. ?
of the issues that it raises in the conemporary
world. ?
Two faculty members are interested in teçhing
it. ?
A similar type of course has been offered unde.,
Special Topics (S.A. 292 and 293) and has proven to be
successful.
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New course proposal form and sample
?
outline attached.
FOR INFORMATION
PROPOSED COURSE CHANGES ?
6.
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FROM: ?
S.A. 250-4 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY
?
(S)
An account of sociological theory, outlining the main
ideas ?
and ?
concepts ?
of the principal schools of
thought. ?
The course will also deal generally with the
?
nature. of social models, explanations and laws.
(Lecture/Tutorial)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150.
TO: ?
S.A. 250-4 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY
?
(S)
An account of sociological theory, outlining the main
• ideas and concepts of the principal schools of thought.
(Lecture/Tutorial)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150.
NOTE: The second sentence of the description is deleted as
this course does not deal with these issues. S.A. 255
goes into the topics mentioned in the deleted sentence.
FROM:
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S.A. 260-4 INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY
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(SA)
An introduction for sociologists and anthropologists to
pertinent psychological theories concerning the
relationship of individuals to social structures. The
course will concentrate particularly on socialization.
(Lecture/Tutorial)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150.
TO: ?
S.A. 260-4 INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY
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(S)
An ?
introduction ?
to social theories and empirical
?
research on the relationship of the Individual to
society.
?
Theories ?
may ?
include:
structural-functionalism,
?
Marxism,
?
psychoanalytic
theory, ?
social ?
learning
?
theory, ?
and ?
symbolic
interactionism. Major agencies of socialization and
social control will be examined: e.g., the family,
school, peer group, the mass media, and the medical
profession. ?
(Lecture/Tutorial)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150.
NOTE: ?
Course ?
description ?
is revised to more accurately
?
reflect the content of the course as it is taught in
the department.
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•
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FOR INFORMATION
PROPOSED COURSE CHANGES
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7.
S
FROM: ?
S.A. 292-4 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY
?
(5)
An introduction to the discipline and perspective of
sociology through analysis for an issue, process or
problem with topical interest or general relevance for
the sociology program.
?
(Lecture/Tutorial)
TO: ?
S.A. 292-4 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY
?
(S)
An introduction to the discipline and perspective of
sociology through analysis of an issue, process or
problem with topical interest or general relevance.
(Lecture/Tutorial)
NOTE: Minor editorial deletion of redundant phrase. Also,
this description is now comparable to that for S.A. 293
(Special Topics in Anthropology).
FROM: ?
S.A. 300-4 CANADI
An ?
examination
institutions ?
of
reference to the
change.
AN SOCIAL STRUCTURE ?
(5)
of ?
the development of the major
Canadian society, with particular
dynamics of contemporary patterns of
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 100 AND 150.
TO: ?
S.A. 300-4 CANADIAN SOCIAL STRUCTURE
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(SA)
An analysis of the social institutions and structure of
Canadian society. ?
The focus of the course will vary
from semester to semester, but typically it will
examine different theoretical approaches to the study
of Canada and, from these, develop a framework for the
analysis of Canadian social institutions and class
structure. ?
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150 AND ONE SECOND-YEAR (S) OR (SA)
COURSE; S.A. 100 RECOMMENDED.
NOTE: ?
The course description is altered to reflect the manner
in which the course is actually taught. Prerequisite
is
?
changed ?
to allow for as much flexibility as
?
possible.
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PROPOSED COURSE CHANGES
FOR INFORMATION
FROM:
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S.A. 303-4 ETHNIC CONFLICTS
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(SA)
An analysis of the origins, expression and attempted
solutions
?
of ?
conflicts ?
in ?
ethnically ?
divided
societies. Depending upon the area of focus, such
contentious issues as education, political represent-
ation, religious divisions, labour policies, and formal
and ?
informal ?
mechanisms ?
of ?
segregation will be
considered. ?
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 203.
TO: ?
S.A. 303-4 ETHNIC CONFLICTS
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(SA)
Same as above.
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150 AND ONE SECOND-YEAR (S) OR (SA)
COURSE; ?
S.A. 203 RECOMMENDED.
NOTE: ?
The prerequisite is changed to allow for as much
flexibility as possible.
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FROM: ?
S.A. 304-4 SOCIAL CONTROL
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(5)
An analysis of deviant behaviour and systems of social
control in modern society, with particular reference to
law and formal and informal sanction.
?
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 260.
TO: ?
S.A. 304-4 SOCIAL CONTROL
?
(S)
An ?
examination ?
of ?
sociological
?
theories ?
and ?
perspectives pertaining to social control in modern
societies. ?
Attention will be paid to both formal,
overt control systems and techniques and to less
obvious systems of control which, although not always
recognized as such, play a major role in eliciting
compliance and structuring individual and group action.
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150 AND ONE SECOND-YEAR (S) OR (SA)
COURSE.
NOTE: ?
New course description more accurately reflects course
content. ?
Prerequisite is changed to allow for more
?
flexibility.
PROPOSED COURSE CHANGES
awl
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FROM: ?
S.A. 308-4 INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY
?
(S)
A sociological analysis of aspects of the industrial
system: industry and society; bureaucracy; the
sociology of work; informal organization in the work
group. ?
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150 OR 202.
TO: ?
S.A. 308-4 INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY ?
(S)
Course content may vary from semester to semester, but
generally will include such topics as: the social and
technical ?
division of labor, changing occupational
structure, ?
management techniques, trade unions and ?
collective bargaining, the effects of technology, and
bureaucracy at the work place. ? (Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150 AND ONE SECOND-YEAR (5) OR (SA)
COURSE.
NOTE: Change in course description provides a better summary
of the course content. Prerequisite is changed to make
it in line with most upper-division sociology courses.
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S.A. 316-4 TOURISM AND SOCIAL POLICY ?
(SA)
examination of tourism from the perspectives of
soclogy and anthropology, focussing primarily upon
the ial and cultural impacts of tourism and the
social 'licy implications of tourism development in
different'sQieties. ?
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE:".A. 150 AND ONE SECOND-YEAR (5) OR (SA)
CO1RSE.
NOTE: ?
Tourism is an expand
i
research area in both sociology
and social/cultura.l anti
topology. Much of the research
lèiiis already
?
n
relates directly to problrey beig addressed by
members of the
department>.e.g.
social and cultural
change in the Third World" ethnicity and ethnic
relations in both western and Ndeveloping societies.
The course provides an opportunft'y for the department
to make a distinctive contribution toNan S.F.U. program
of tourism studies and to further devL
,
op the applied
focus which has been emerging in our ndergraduate
Is ?
over the past few years. ?
The ?
s; also
enables existing faculty to find a reg4ar and
recurring means of linking their teaching with r'èarch
interests and involvements in this topic area_ New
course proposal form and sample outline attached.
PROPOSED COURSE CHANGES
FOR INFORMATIp
0
N
FROM: ?
S.A. 320-4 SOCIOLOGY OF POPULATION DYNAMICS
?
(SA)
A study of the recipr
social ?
structure ?
and
population variables
discussion of cultural
human populations with
and migration.
ocal influence of population and
demographic attempts to use
in social explanation; a
and institutional influences on
respect to fertility, mortality
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 202 OR 255.
TO: ?
S.A. 320-4 POPULATION AND SOCIETY
?
(SA)
Same as above. ?
(Lecture/Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150 AND ONE SECOND-YEAR (5) OR (SA)
COURSE.
NOTE: ?
Title is changed to a simpler, less pompous one.
Prerequisite
?
is ?
changed
?
to ?
allow ?
for as much
flexibility as possible.
?
Nature of course is changed ?
to "Lecture/Seminar" to reflect the way the course is
taught. ?
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FROM: ?
S.A. 321-4 SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
?
(S)
A study of the sources, development and effects of
social ?
movements ?
in ?
transitional ?
and modernized
societies.
?
Specific types of movements will be
analyzed. ?
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150 OR 202.
TO: ?
S.A. 321-4 SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
?
(S)
Same as above. ?
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150 AND ONE SECOND-YEAR (5) OR (SA)
COURSE.
NOTE: ?
Prerequisite is changed to make it in line with most
upper division sociology courses.
U
FOR INFORMATION
PROPOSED COURSE CHANGES
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11.
0 ?
FROM:
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S.A. 322-4 SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
?
(S)
An examination of the development and social impact of
religious institutions in modern industrial societies.
Consideration will be given to the classical
theoretical approaches to the sociology of religion,
and further topics which may be considered include:
denominational religion in Britain and North America;
the secularization thesis; the relationship between
science and religion; and the organization, structure
and social appeal of sectarian groups in contemporary
society. ?
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150 OR 202.
TO: ?
S.A. 322-4 SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
?
(S)
Same as above. ?
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150 AND ONE SECOND-YEAR (S) OR (SA)
COURSE.
NOTE: ?
Prerequisite is changed to make it in line with most
upper-division sociology courses.
FROM: ?
S.A. 325-4 POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY ?
(5)
An analysis of the relationship between political
institutions, and religious and economic institutions;
the rise and fall of political ideologies, systems and
institutions; ?
political socialization and participa-
tion. ?
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150 OR 202.
TO: ?
S.A. 325-4 POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY ?
(S)
An examination of the relations of power and authority.
This course will analyze the interrelations of family,
church, class, interest groups, etc., particularly as
they influence and are influenced by the state. The
relations of law and ideology to the structures of
government will form the context for this analysis.
The
?
course ?
may
?
also focus on broad theoretical
questions ?
of ?
contemporary ?
political
interest. ?
(Seminar)
S
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150 AND ONE SECOND-YEAR (S) OR (SA)
COURSE.
NOTE: New course description provides a more accurate summary
of the course content. Prerequisite is changed to make
it
in
line with most u
p
ier-division socioloRv courses.
FOR INFORMATION
PROPOSED
COURSE CHANGES
? 12.
FROM: ?
S.A. 327-4 SOCIOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE
?
(S)
An examination of sociological theories concerning the
interaction ?
of social structures, and meaning and
belief systems. ?
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 250.
TO: ?
S.A. 327-4 SOCIOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE ?
(S)
As above. ?
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150 AND ONE/ANY SECOND-YEAR (5) OR
(SA) COURSE; ?
S.A. 250 RECOMMENDED.
NOTE: ?
Change in prerequisite is made to allow for as much
flexibility as possible.
FROM: ?
S.A. 331-4 SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY ?
(5)
A description and analysis of family structure in
modern industrial societies. Major theoretical
perspectives on family and family change in developed
societies ?
will ?
be ?
examined, as well as varying
?
methodological approaches on the study of families.
Topics may include:
?
mate selection, marriage and
?
divorce, family size and structure, domestic labor,
power ?
relationships ?
within ?
families, ?
childhood
socialization, variant family forms, and policy issues
related to the family. ?
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 202.
TO: ?
S.A. 331-4 SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY ?
(S)
Same as above.
?
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S
.
.A. 150 AND ONE SECOND-YEAR (5) OR (SA)
COURSE.
NOTE:
?
Prerequisite is changed to make it in line with most
upper-division sociology courses.
S
.
S
PREREQUISITE: SA 150
COURSE.
.
FOR INFORMATION
S
?
PROPOSED COURSE CHANGES
?
13.
FROM: ?
S.A. 333-4 SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION
?
(S)
As sociological analysis of the nature of
its relationship to the social structure
reference to modern industrial society..
studied include some of the following:
institutions; education and the economy;
social class; social class and language;
opportunity in education.
education and?
with special?
Aspects to be
educational
education and
obstacles to
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150 OR 202.
TO: ?
S.A. 333-4 SCHOOLING AND SOCIETY
?
(S)
A sociological analysis of the nature
tional system and its relationship to
institutions ?
in
?
western
?
industrial
particular Canada.
?
Aspects studied may
classroom, ?
teachers, student culture,
ation, inequality, employment, and social
of the educa-
major social
societies, in
include: the
bureaucratjz-
policy.
(Seminar)
AND ONE SECOND-YEAR (5) OR (SA)
NOTE: Change in title reflects a departmental decision to
move away from "Sociology of . . ." titles. New course
description provides a more accurate summary of the
course content.
?
Prerequisite is changed to make it in
line with most upper-division sociology courses.
El
0
FOR INFORMATION
PROPOSED COURSE CHANGES
?
15.
NEW
COURSE ?
S.1441-O SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY PRACTICUM III(SA)
This
is
th.e third semester of work experience in the
Co-operative-
.
4ucation ?
Program ?
in ?
Sociology and
Anthropology. ?
Ths.rork experience will be focused in a
?
specialized area of €&.student's choice.
S
PREREQUISITE: SUCCESSFU
NORMALLY THE COMPLETION
WITH A MINIMUM CUMULATIVE
APPLY TO THE FACULTY OF
END OF THE THIRD WEEK
EMPLOYMENT SEMESTER.
L_ MPLETION OF S.A. 241 AND
OFAt-LAST 61 SEMESTER HOURS
GPA OF 27
.
&, STUDENTS SHOULD
ARTS CO-OP QRDINATOR
ED
BY THE
OF THE SEMESTER?CING THE
FROM: ?
S.A. 350-4 CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL THOUGHT
?
(5)
A cumulative introduction to the works of classical
theorists ?
in sociology, including Weber, Durkheim,
Pareto and Simmel. ?
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 250.
TO: ?
S.A. 350-4 CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL THOUGHT
?
(S)
An examination of aspects of the work of one or more '6f
the nineteenth
,
or early twentieth century sociological
theorists. ?
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 250.
NOTE: ?
New course description reflects more accurately the way
this course is taught in the department.
0
FOR INFORMATION
PROPOSED COURSE CHANGES
? 16.
FROM:
?
S.A. 355-4 QUANTITATIVE METHODS
?
(SA)
An examination of measurement issues within
sociological and anthropological research, focussing on
the logical and conceptual treatment of quantitative
techniques and their applications. The construction
and interpretation of tables, and an examination of the
uses and abuses of statistics. Through an introduction
to
?
"hands
?
on" use of the computer, this course
emphasizes
?
the ?
applications,
?
rather
?
than
?
the
mathematics, of statistics.
?
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 255.
TO: ?
S.A. 355-4 QUANTITATIVE METHODS
?
(SA) ?
Same as above.
PREREQUISITE:
?
103 and S.A. 255.
NOTE: ?
Prerequisite Is changed to include an introductory
• statistics course (155) as we find that students with
no background in statistics have major problems with
this course.
FROM: ?
S.A. 358-4 THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES (SA)
A study of the fundamental aspects of the logic and
conduct ?
of
?
social
?
enquiry; ?
general ?
pattern of
explanations;
?
relations
?
to ?
physical
?
theory; the
?
structure and use of models; problems of measurement
and validation. ?
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 250 AND 255.
-
?
TO:
?
S.A. 358-4 THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES (SA)
An analysis of the nature of explanation in the social
sciences: 'mind' and action, positivist and
interpretive modes of explanation, sociological and
historical ?
explanation,
?
objectivity,
?
forms ?
of
relativism, the concept of rationality.
?
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150 AND ONE SECOND-YEAR (5) OR (SA)
COURSE; ?
S.A. 250 AND 255 RECOMMENDED.
NOTE: ?
New course description provides a fuller account of
course content.
?
Prerequisite is changed to allow for?
more flexibility.
FOR INFORMATION
PROPOSED COURSE CHANGES ?
17.
S
FROM: ?
S.A. 362-4 SOCIAL CHANGE IN MODERN INDUSTRIAL ?
(S)
SOCIETIES
An examination of social change in specific advanced
industrial societies. ?
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 202.
TO: ?
S.A. 362-4 SOCIAL CHANGE IN MODERN INDUSTRIAL
?
(5)
-
? SOCIETIES
An examination of what constitutes social change and
how it is studied by social scientists. A detailed
analysis of the forms of social change that
industrialized societies have been experiencing.
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150 AND ONE SECOND-YEAR (S) OR (SA)
COURSE.
NOTE: ?
New course description provides a fuller account of
course content. ?
Prerequisite is changed to allow for.?
more flexibility.
FROM: ?
S.A. 400-4 CANADIAN ETHNIC MINORITIES
?
(SA)
/
An analysis of specific Canadian ethnic minorities.
The groups will be studied in the context of the wider
literature of race relations and ethnicity.
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITES: S.A. 203 OR 300.
STUDENTS WHO HAVE TAKEN THE OLD S.A. 401 COURSE FOR
CREDIT PRIOR TO THE FALL OF 1987 MAY NOT TAKE THIS
COURSE FOR FURTHER CREDIT.
TO: ?
S.A. 400-4 CANADIAN ETHNIC MINORITIES
?
(SA)
Same course description.
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150 AND ONE SECOND-YEAR (5) OR (SA)
COURSE; S.A. 203 AND 300 RECOMMENDED.
STUDENTS WHO HAVE TAKEN THE OLD S.A. 401 COURSE PRIOR
TO THE FALL OF 1987 MAY NOT TAKE THIS COURSE FOR
FURTHER CREDIT.
NOTE: ?
Prerequisite is changed to allow for more flexibility.
?
is
FOR INFORMATION
PROPOSED COURSE CHANGES
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18.
.
FROM: ?
S.A. 416-4 SOCIOLOGY OF ART FORMS
?
(S)
An analysis of the contribution of sociologist's to the
understanding of art forms. Particular attention will
be paid to the interplay between modes of art and
societal trends.
?
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 250 OR 270.
TO:
?
S.A. 416-4 SOCIOLOGY OF ART FORMS
?
(5)
This course may focus variously on one or all of the
following: the social origins and functions of art,
sociological theories of aesthetics, and contemporary
issues in art, such as the fate of art in modern
society, popular culture, mass media, ideology in art.
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150 AND ONE SECOND-YEAR (S) OR (SA)
COURSE.
NOTE: ?
Prerequisite is changed to allow for more flexibility.
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FROM: ?
S.A. 420-4 SOCIOLOGY OF AGING
?
(SA)
The structural and behavioural implications of aging.
Topics included will be: demographic aspects of aging;
the ?
relationship of aging. to political, economic,
familial
?
and ?
other
?
social
?
institutions; ?
the ?
psychological significance of aging.
(Lecture/Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 202.
TO: ?
S.A. 420-4 SOCIOLOGY OF AGING
?
(SA)
Same as above.
?
(Lecture/Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 150 AND ONE SECOND-YEAR (S) OR (SA)
COURSE, OR ACCEPTANCE INTO THE DIPLOMA
PROGRAM IN GERONTOLOGY.
NOTE: Prerequisite is changed to allow for more flexibility.
Also, it is common practice for DGT students (who
typically have only an introductory sociology course)
to enter this course.
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PROPOSED COURSE CHANGES
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19.
NEW
COURSE: ?
A. 441-0 SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROOPLOGY PRACTICUM IV (SA)
This i ?
the last semester of work experience in the
Co-operativ ?
Education ?
Program ?
in ?
Sociology and
Anthropology. The wo experience will require a high
level of expert.
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practical endeavo
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PREREQUISITE:
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HOURS WITH A
SHOULD APPLY
BY THE END 0
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SUCCESSFUL CMLETI0N OF S.A. 341 AND
COMPLETION OF AT LRk&T 77 SEMESTER CREDIT
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TO THE FACULTY OF ARTS
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E' THE THIRD WEEK OF THE SEMESTTh-..QRECEDING
SEMESTER.
FROM: ?
S.A. 450-4 SELECTED ISSUES IN SOCIOLOGY ?
(S)
An examination of the ideas of a particular thinker or
group of thinkers, or of the different approaches to a
particular theoretical problem.
?
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 350.
TO: ?
S.A. 450-4 SELECTED ISSUES IN SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY (S)
Same as above. ?
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: S.A. 250; S.A. 350 RECOMMENDED.
NOTE: ?
Title is changed to reflect the fact that this is a
theory course. ?
Prerequisite is changed to allow for
greater flexibility.
L
0
FOR INFORMATION
PROPOSED COURSE CHANGES
?
20.
FROM: ?
S.A. 460-4 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY AND
?
(SA)
?
ANTHROPOLOGY I
An advanced
sociological
methodology.
PREREQUISITE:
TO: ?
S.A. 460-4 S
seminar devoted to special topics in
and ?
anthropological
?
research ?
and
(Seminar)
AT LEAST TWO UPPER DIVISION COURSES IN
SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY RECOMMENDED.
PECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY AND
?
(SA)
ANTHROPOLOGY I
An advanced seminar devoted to an in-depth examination
of a topic not regularly offered by the department.
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: AT LEAST TWO UPPER DIVISION COURSES IN
SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY RECOMMENDED.
NOTE: ?
The current course description, which states that this
is a methods course, is incorrect.
•
FROM: ?
S.A. 461-4 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY AND
?
(SA)
?
ANTHROPOLOGY II
An ?
advanced
sociological
methodology.
PREREQUISITE:
TO:
?
S.A. 461-4 S
seminar devoted to special topics in
and ?
anthropological ?
research ?
and
(Seminar)
AT LEAST TWO UPPER DIVISION COURSES IN
SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY RECOMMENDED.
PECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY AND
?
(SA)
ANTHROPOLOGY II
An advanced seminar devoted to an in-depth examination
of a topic not regularly offered by the department.
(Seminar)
PREREQUISITE: AT LEAST TWO UPPER DIVISION COURSES IN
SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY RECOMMENDED.
NOTE: ?
The current course description, which states that this
is a methods course, is incorrect.
S
3)
?
, ?
3
FOR INFOR,
PROPOSED COURSE CHANGES
?
21.
FROM:
?
S.A. 497-4 DIRECTED READINGS IN SOCIOLOGY
?
(S)
Directed readings in a selected field of study under
the direction of a single faculty member. A paper will
be required.
STUDENTS WITH CREDIT FOR S.A. 496 MAY NOT TAKE S.A. 497
FOR FURTHER CREDIT.
TO: ?
S.A. 497-4 DIRECTED READINGS IN SOCIOLOGY
?
(S)
Same as above.
PREREQUISITE: SA 150 AND ONE SECOND-YEAR (S) OR (SA)
COURSE.
STUDENTS WITH CREDIT FOR S.A. 496 MAY NOT TAKE S.A. 497
FOR FURTHER CREDIT.
NOTE: Prerequisite is added to ensure that students have
sufficient background and to make parallelism with the
"sister" Anthropology course, S.A. 496.
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