SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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MEMORANDUM
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Senate
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From..^jte Committee on Academic Planning
Senate Graduate Studies Committee
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Graduate Program in the Dept. of
Action undertaken by the Senate Graduate Studies Committee at its meeting
of March 5, 1984 and by the Senate Committee on Academic Planning at its
meeting of June 6, 1984 gives rise to the following motion:
MOTION
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of Governors,
as set forth in s.84-40
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, the proposed curriculum changes to the
Graduate Program in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, including:
(1)
The reduction of M.A. course requirements:
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FROM: a minimum of 6 courses (2 of which may be readings courses)
TO: ?
a minimum of 4 courses (1 of which may be a readings course, and
one of which must be the proposed Research Design Seminar (S.A.
857-5)
AND
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the deletion of the comprehensive examination requirement
(2)
The introduction of a new Graduate Seminar in Sociology and Anthropology
(S.A. 840-2/S.A. 841-0) that all M.A. and Ph.D. students will normally
be required to enrol in each semester that the course is offered (i.e.
Spring and Fall semesters each year). Credit for S.A. 840-2/841-0 will
not constitute part of the minimum course credit requirements for the
M.A. or Ph.D. degrees. Grading for S.A. 840-2/841-0 will be restricted
to Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U).
(3)
The introduction of the stipulation that the
minimum
four courses
required of Ph.D. students may include one readings course and must
ine-liiA p
the or000sed Research Design Seminar (S.A. 857-5)
(.4) The retitling of the comprehensive examination required at the doctoral
level as a qualifying examination (which must still be completed before
the student proceeds to work on the thesis prospectus).
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(5)
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The deletion of the
following courses from the graduate calendar:
S.A.
808
Sociology of Industrial Societies
S.A.
810
Urban Studies
S.A.
815
Sociology of Knowledge
S.A.
819
Social Stratification
S.A.
822
Sociology of Religion
S.A.
831
Family and Kinship Systems
S.A.
855
Methodological Issues
S.A. 869 Myth, Ritual and Symbolism
S.A.
894
Master's Seminar
S.A.
895
Doctoral Seminar
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The addition of the following new courses to the graduate curriculum:
S.A. 840-2/841-0 (S/U) Graduate Seminar
S.A. 857-5 Research Design Seminar
S.A. 882-5 Selected Problems in Sociological Analysis
S.A. 884-5 Selected Problems in Anthropological Analysis
S.A. 886-5 Selected Problems in Social Analysis
It is intended that these changes will commence in September, 1984.
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MEMORANDUM
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Curriculum Revisions
The Department of Sociology/Anthropology during the past months has
spent considerable time in reviewing and revising its graduate program.
The attached submission, approved by the Faculty of Arts Graduate Studies
Committee on December 15, 1983, is the result of extensive discussion and
reevaluation of the various programs in the Department.
Would you please place this submission on the. agenda of the next
meeting of the Senate Graduate Studies Committee. Thank you.
R. Saunders
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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
Dr. Ross Saunders, Chairman
To
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Faculty of Arts. Graduate Studies Cttee.
sociology/Anthropology Graduate
Program Revisions
Dr. Noel Dyck, Chairman
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& Anthropology Dept.
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December 8, 1983
Date
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I enclose proposed revisions for the Department of Sociology & Anthropology
Graduate Program. These changes have been proposed by the department's
Graduate Studies Committee and have been unanimously approved by the depart-
ment. ?
I forward these to you for consideration by the Faculty of Arts
Graduate Studies Committee.
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PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAM
A. INTRODUCTION
The graduate program in the Department of Sociology/Anthropology was
last revised in 1976, following the separation of sociology and anthropology
from political science. When the graduate program was designed it was
anticipated that the number of faculty
members in
the department would in-
crease substantially. This has not happened and is unlikely to do so in
the foreseeable future. In the meantime there has been a growing discomfort
within the department concerning the number of graduate courses which have
been offered only infrequently or not at all since 1976 due to a lack of
manpower.
Our experience in operating the graduate program during the past eight
years, along with certain shifts in the disciplines of sociology and anthro-
pology, have also suggested a number of other ways in which the program might
be usefully revised. These proposals were considered by the external reviewers
who visited the department in 1983 and subsequently reported their endorsement
of the proposed revisions. We and they believe that the revisions described
below would serve to rationalize and enhance our graduate program both at the
M.A. and Ph.D. levels.
The department has, therefore, proceeded to introduce these revisions,
hopefully in time for these to take effect in 84-3. Accordingly, the following
notice has been inserted in the 1984/5 calendar description of the department
graduate program:
At the time of going to print, the Department of Sociology and
Anthropology was in the initial stages of making substantial
changes to the graduate program. Please contact the department
directly for more information in this regard.
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B. PROPOSED REVISIONS
(1)
The reduction of M.A. course requirements:
from a minimum of 6 courses (2 of which may be readings courses)
to
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a minimum of 4 courses (1 of which may be a readings course, and
one of which must be the proposed Research Design Seminar (S.A. 857-5)
and ?
the deletion of the comprehensive examination requirement
RATIONALE
The reduction of the minimum number of courses required and the deletion
of the comprehensive examination would more accurately reflect the department's
emphasis on research at the M.A. level. Moreover, as the external reviewers
put it, "The continuation of 6 courses plus a comprehensive examination, plus
a project
proposal,
plus a thesis,
appears to ... (comprise) more of a load
involving more 'road
blocks'
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than
in M.A. programmes in other universities
or elsewhere within S.F.tJ."
We believe, and the external reviewers concur, that amlnimum of four
courses, a thesis prospectus examination and a thesis would be sufficient.
Further, the department feels that a compulsory Research Design Seminar will
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better equip students to undertake and complete research based theses.
(2)
The introduction of a new Graduate Seminar in Sociology and Anthropology
S.A. 840-2/S.A. 841-0) that all M.A. and Ph.D. students will normally be
required to enrol in each semester that the course is offered (i.e. in the
spring and fall semesters each year). Credit for S.A. 840-2/841-0 will not
constitute part of the minimum course credit requirements for theM.A. or
Ph.D. degrees. Grading for S.A. 840-2/841-0 will be restricted to
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/u).
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RATIONALE
The Graduate Seminar would formalize the informal departmental field
research seminar which has been held during the past three years. The
Graduate Seminar will serve as a forum for the presentation of research both
by graduate students and faculty. Participation in the seminar will enable
graduate students to locate their research interests within the context of
broader issues within sociological and anthropological inquiry.
As the
,
seminar would be a forum for ongoing research, the department
does not wish to grade it in the usual pattern. The new course gives
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2 credits for participation in this seminar, once in a student's program,
in recognition of the amount of work required from students.
(3) ?
The introduction of the stipulation that the minimum four courses
required of Ph.D. studentsmay include one 'readings course and must include
the proposed Research Design Seminar (S.A. 857-5)
RATIONALE
The stipulation that one out of the minimum of 4 courses may be a
readings course will guard against students satisfying their course require-
ments primarily with readings courses. The department also feels that a
compulsory Research Design Seminar will better equip students to undertake
research. In the past most of our graduate students have, in fact, taken
one of a number of courses which have been mounted from time to time for
this purpose under different course numbers. This revision will formalize
what is now a departmental practice.
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(4) ?
The retitling of the comprehensive examination required at the
doctoral level as a qualifying examination (which must still be completed
before the student proceeds to work on the thesis prospectus).
RATIONALE
While the external reviewers informally expressed their endorsement
of the examination procedure that the department has developed, they
suggested in their report that, "the current 'comprehensive' exam is
misnamed, since it is an examination on theory relevant to the project
and we feel the programme description should make this explicit." The
department agrees.
(5) ?
The deletion of the following courses from the graduate calendar:
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S.A.
808
Sociology of Industrial Societies
S.A.
810 Urban Studies
S.A.
815 Sociology of Knowledge
S.A.
819 Social ?
Stratification
S.A.
822
Sociology of Religion
S.A.
831
Family and Kinship Systems
S.A.
855 Methodological
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Issues
S.A.
869
Myth, Ritual and Symbolism
S.A.
894
Master's Seminar
S.A.
895
Doctoral Seminar
RATIONALE
These courseshave,with two exceptions,been offered only once or not
at all since the introduction of the graduate program in 1976. Three pro-
posed new courses, namely, Selected Problems in Sociological Analysis
(S.A. 882-5), Selected Problems in Anthropological Analysis (S.A. 884-5)
and Selected Problems in Social Analysis (S.A. 886-5) will provide a means
for mounting courses which might otherwise be offered under these course
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numbers.
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(6) ?
The addition of the following new courses to the graduate curriculum:
NEW COURSE ?
RATIONALE
GRADUATE
S.A. 840-2/841-0
SEMINAR
(s/u)
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See # 2 above
S.A. 857-5
RESEARCH DESIGN SEMINAR
S.A. 882-5
SELECTED PROBLEMS IN SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
S.A. 884-5
SELECTED PROBLEMS IN ANTHROPOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
S.A. 886-5
SELECTED PROBLEMS IN SOCIAL ANALYSIS
Note: S.A. 886-5 is intended as a means
for offering courses which will
deal with topics which bridge
anthropology and sociology.
See # 1 and # 3 above
See # 5 above
See # 5 above
See # 5 above
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•C. COPY OF PREVIOUS GRADUATE PROGRAM
/ ENTRY IN CALENDAR
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology offers programs of
advanced learning and research leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees
in Sociology and Anthropolujy.
Areas
of
Study
Sociology Theory
European ?
intellectual ?
history,
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holistic,
comparative and historical perspectives
Social and Cultural
Anthropology
Political Sociology
with ?
emphasis ?
on ?
political
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economy,
ethnic relations and social movements
Religion and Society
Philosophy of the
Social Sciences
particularly ?
the ?
nature ?
of
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social
explanation
Canadian Native
Peoples
Development Studies
especially Third World
Urban Studies
Regional Studies
Canada, Sub-Saharan Africa
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
A graduate student's concentration will be both on a thesis and
formal course-work. For the M.A. degree, minimum requirements are
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one-semester courses and a thesis. Out of these six courses, not
more than two may be reading courses and not more than one of the
latter ma
y
be taken from the some instructor.
The requirements for the Ph.D. for students with a Master's degree
are four one-semester courses and a thesis. Any student with deficien-
cies may he asked to complete more courses.
For the MA., the passing of a written comprehensive examination
in
theory and methodology is required. In addition, the student
will
h.v
to present a written thesis prospectus and will undergo an oral exami-
nation on the prospectus prior to commencing work on the thesis.
The
comprehensive examination may be taken two semesters after registra-
tion in the program at the earliest, but must be taken before the oral
examination on the thesis prospectus may take place.
For the
Ph.D.,
the passing of a written comprehensive examination
in theory and methodology is required. In addition, the student will
have to present a written thesis prospectus and will undergo an oral
examination on the prospectus prior to commencing work on the thesis.
The comprehensive examination may be taken two semesters after
reg.
istration in the program at the earliest, but must be taken before the
oc.l
examination on the thesis prospectus may take place.
For the M.A. and the Ph.D., these examinations will be given twice a
year in the middle of the Spring Semester and the middle of the Fall
Semester. Both the comprehensive examination and the oral on the
thesis prospectus can be repeated once within one year of the first
attempt, if all or part of it has been unsatisfactory.
Although the Department recognizes that a knowledge of French or
foreign languages is desirable, it does not have prescribed language
requirements. However, where it is evident that a language other than
English is necessary for the candidate's field work or reading, he/she
will be required to attain the necessary proficiency.
SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY GRADUATE COURSES
(S.A.)
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S.A. ?
*00-5 Social and Cultural Processes in Canadian Society
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S.A.
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801-5 Comparative Ethnic Relations
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S.A. ?
808-5 Sociology of Industrial Socletlós
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S.A. ?
810-5 Urban Studies
S.A. 815-5 Sociology of Knowledge ?
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S.A. ?
819-5 Social Stratification
S.A. 820-5 Demographic Issues
S.A. 821-5 Social Movements
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S.A. ?
822-5 Sociology of Religion
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S.A.
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823-5 Political Sociology
S.A.
831
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3 Family and Kinship Systems
S.A. 850-5 Advanced Sociological Theory
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S.A. ?
853-5 Readings in Sociology
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S.A. ?
854-5 Readings In Sociology II
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S.A.
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855-5 Methodological Issues
S.A. 856-5 Field Work Seminar
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S.A. ?
858-5 Philosophy of the Social Sciences
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S.A. ?
864-5 Social
Analysis of Developing Nations
S.A. 869-5 Myth Ritual and Symbolism
S.A. 870-5 Advanced Anthropological Theory
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S.A. ?
871-5 Readings In Anthropology
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S.A. ?
872-5 Readings in Anthropology Il
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S.A. ?
873-S Regional Studies I
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S.A. ?
874-5 Regional Studies II
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S.A.
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894-5 Master's Seminar
S.A. ?
895-5 Doctoral Seminar
S.A. ?
898
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M.A. Thesis
S.A. ?
899 ?
Ph.D. Thesis
• Admission
For
general admission requirements refer to the
Genera! Regula-
tions section. In addition, the Department requires the student to pro-
duce a written statement about his/her current interest and prospective
research. In large measure, applicants for graduate study are coneid-
L'lCd
in terms of how their proposed research coincides with the
research and teaching interests of faculty members in the Department.
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D. PROPOSED CALENDAR ENTRY STATEMENT OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
A graduate student's concentration will be both on a thesis and
formal course work. For the M.A. degree, minimum requirements are four
one-semester courses, one of which must be S.A. 857-5 (Research Design
Seminar), and a thesis. One of these four courses may be a readings
course. Any student with deficiencies may be asked to complete more
courses.
The minimum requirements for the Ph.D. for students with a Master's
degree are four one-semester courses, one of which must be S.A. 857-5,
and a thesis. One of these four courses may be a readings course. Any
student with deficiencies may be asked to complete more courses.
Both M.A. and Ph.D. students are also normally required to take
S.A. 840-2/841-0 (Graduate Seminar) each semester the course is offered.
Credit for S.A. 840-2/841-0 does not constitute part of the normal course
requirements for the M.A. or Ph.D. degrees. Grading for S.A. 840-2/841-0
will be restricted to
sati
sfactory/unsatisfactory (S/U).
For the M.A., the student will have to present a written thesis
prospectus and undergo an oral examination on the prospectus prior to
commencing work on the thesis.
For the Ph.D., the passing of a written qualifying examination in
theory is required. In addition, the student will have to present a written
thesis prospectus and undergo an oral examination on the prospectus prior to
commencing work on the thesis. The qualifying examination must be taken
before the oral examination on the thesis prospectus may take place.
Although the Department recognizes that a knowledge of French or for-
eign languages is desirable for advanced degree studies, it does not have
prescribed language requirements. However, where it is evident that a
language other than English is necessary for the candidate's field work or
reading, he/she will be required to attain the necessary proficiency.
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E. NEW COURSE PROPOSALS
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CALENDAR INFORMATION:
Department:
Sociology & Anthro
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cour(.c
Title: ?
Graduate Seminar
Description: (flO
description in calendar)
Credit Hois
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2—
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Vector:No.tco._yrcrtutiite(9)
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ENROLlMENT AND SC)1EDULINC:
Estimated Eiiro)linn ?
10-15 ?
When will the course FIrct
he
offered:
84-3
How ?
n will
the
cc'tirse be offered:
In the spring and fall semesters each year
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JUSTIFICATION:
attached
RESOUICtS:
Which F1.ry eber will normally teach tu cor e:
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members of the department
What are the budgetary iciiJ cat ioi
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of l:nint tog the
cnur:e :
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flO ?
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Are there sufficirtt Library
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resources (oo:itd dctot1s):.
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yes ?
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Appen(ed: a) Outline of
the
Cour3e
b)
An indication of th co
p
eenr.e of the Pacul ry
ntmbr
to sJvv thi: cure.
c)
Library resources
Approved:
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Graduate Seminar
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Credit Hon.
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Vector:_____
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Prerequisite(s) if ev:
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AND !CHE)1JLING:
tmat-T Enrollment:
1015
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When will the course first he offered:
84-1
oft•.-i will the course he offered:
in the spring and fall semesters each year
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attached
%Tricn Faculty member will normaly teach the coura
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members, of the department
What are the budgetary implications of mounting the course:
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none
Are tr.rre sufficient Library resources (aenencT
Appended: a) ()utllT)e of
the
Cour.'i
b)c)
Library
An indication
resources
of the com
p
etence of the Vacuity member to give the course.
Apprr;v.•d:
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S.A. 840-2/841-0 GRADUATE SEMINAR
The Graduate Seminar will provide a forum for the
' presentation of
preliminary research findings both by graduate students and faculty members
in the department. In addition, each semester will feature a series of
invited seminars grouped around a common theme to be presented by members
of the department, visiting faculty and scholars from other departments
and institutions.
Participation in the seminar will enable graduate students to locate
their research interests within the context of broader issues within soclo-
logical and anthropological inquiry.
PROPOSED SEMINAR THEMES
- Political Symbolism in Canadian Society
- Gender Relations in the workplace
- Relations between Nation-States and Ethnic Minorities
- The Political Economy of Public Restraint
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New Craduate Course
Proo'
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CALEDAi(
INFORMATION:
Departient: Sociology and-Anthropology
Course umber:S.A.
857
Title: Research Design Seminar
DescrLptioa:_Jp descriDtj
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Credit
Hours: ?
5
Vector:
0-,5_0
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Prerequjjte(5) if arv:
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ENROLL'trr AND
SCREDULING.•
Es
timated Enrollment:
5
-
10
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When
will the course first
be offered:-
85-1 ?
How often will the
course be
offe
red:
once per year
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JUSTIFICATION:
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RESOURCES:
Which Faculty member will normally
teach the course: Gates/McLaren/Peter
What are the budgetary Implications of flaunting the course: none
Are there s
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ufficje Library resources (xwoend details)-
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Library
indication
resourcesof
the
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give
the course.
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S.A. 857-5 RESEARCH DESIGN SEMINAR
A discussion of specific problems and procedures in the process of
research design and articulation, within the context of broader methodological
issues related to the conduct of sociological and anthropological inquiry.
Emphasis is on the selection, planning and development of research strategies,
focussing on the logic of transforming theoretical concerns to precise investi-
gative goals at both the conceptual and operational levels. Sample proposals,
outlines and research examples will be used to illustrate the utility of a
systematic approach to developing an appropriate topic with a manageable focus,
formulating research questions, preparing the research proposal, following
basic research procedures and organizing, outlining, writing and defending the
research. Students must be prepared to undertake weekly exercises which will
build cumulatively from an initial problem statement to a final "mock defence"
of their research proposal as well as preparing critical analyses of the
sample designs under discussion.
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READINGS
*
K. Bailey, Methods for Social Research, 1978.
D. Harvey, Explanation in Geography, 1969.
D.G. Jongmans and P.C.W. Gutkind (eds.), Anthropologists in the Field, 1967.
P. Pelto and G. Pelto, Anthropological Research. The Structure of Inqj'y, 1970.
H. Powdermaker, Stranger and Friend. The Way of an Anthropologist, 1966.
T. Kuhn, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.
A. Kaplan, The Conduct of 1qfy.
* E. Ha
p
-man and I. Montagues, The Thesis and the Book, 1976.
* D. Madsen,
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Proposi1toCornpjtfon, l98.
Guide
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toradutc$tudt
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J.A. Brim and D.H. Spain, Research Design in Anthropology. Paradigms and
Pragmatics in the Testing of Hypotheses, 1974.
R. Naroll and R. Cohen (eds.), A Handbook of Method in Cultural Anthropology, 1970.
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Required Text
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CALENDAR TNFOR.MATtO
Department:
Sociology
and Anthropolociy ?
Course
Number:
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S.A.
882
Title:
Selected Problems in Sociological Analysis
Description:
(no dfiscriptinn in-calendar)---
Credit Hours:
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5 ?
Vector:
0-5-0 ?
Prerequjjre(s) if an
y :-
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ENROLLMENT AND SCHEDULING:
Estimated Enrolment:
5 ?
10
When
will
the
course first be offered;
843
How often will
the
course be
offered:
?
as demand requires
JUSTIFICATION:
attached
RESOURCES:
Which
Faculty member will normally teach the
course:dam/DiCkie_Clark/Sharma/Whjtworth,
What are the budgetary Implications
of mounting the course:
?
plus
visitFng faculty
_
none
Are there
sufficient Library resources (apoend details):
?
yes
Appended: a) Outline of the Course
b)c)
Library
An indication
resources
of the competence of the Faculty member to
give
the course.
Approved: De
p
artmental Graduate Studies Comnjttee:
Date: " ?-
Faculty Graduate Studies
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Faculty:
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Date:
Senate Craduate Studies
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Senate: ?
Date:
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S.A. 882-5 SELECTED PROBLEMS IN SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
A CRITIQUE OF THE CONCEPT OF "THE POST-INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY"
Over the last two decades some well-known social scientists have put
forward the notion that the contemporary western society has entered a new
era: the post-industrial era. Some have called it a post-capitalist
society. Although the various scholars differ in matters of details and
emphasis, in essence they all share one perspective: the imperatives caused
by modern industry -.its size, its technology - are such that the class model
of society as enunciated by Marx and his followers is no longer applicable.
This seminar will attempt to look critically at these formulations,
by placing them in the context of the Marxian model.
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READINGS
J.
Galbraith, The New Industrial State.
A. Touraine, The Post-Industrial •Society
R. Dahrendorf, Class & Class Conflict
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Industrial Society
D. Bell, The Coming of Post-Industrial Society
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Marx, Wage, Labour & Capital
K. Marx, Capital, Vol. One
H. Braverman, Labour and Monopoly Capital
H. Gerth and C.W. Mills, From Max Weber:. Essays in Sociology
A. Giddens, The Class Structure of Advanced Societies
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Selected Problems in Anthropological Analysis
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S.A. 884-5 SELECTED ISSUES IN ANTHROPOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
THE EUROPEAN FAMILY IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
Recent work in. social history in France, Britain and Italy has made it
possible to reconstruct kinship and family structures in selected areas and
periods from the late Middle Ages to the nineteenth century. These materials
extend the scope of anthropological studies of kinship which have focused
primarily on pre-literate and non-western systems. They also flesh out the
narrow record of past times offered by political, economic and theological
histories. It is now possible to study the consequences of technological
change, depopulation and political events for the family systems in each
society and, inturn, to observe the mutual adjustments of kinship and
economic institutions.
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Comparative analysis of these structures across societies and thru
time will contribute a new dimension to the field of kinship studies.
READINGS
M. Anderson, Family Structure in 19th Century Lancashire, 1971
M. Block, Feudal Society, Vol. 1, 2, 1961
J. Davis, Land and Family In Pisticci, 1973-
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Davis, Society and Culture in Early Modern France, 1975.
J.
Dupaquier, Marriage and Remarriage in Populations of the Past, 1981.
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J. Goody, Production and Reproduction: A Comparative
Dmestic Domain, 1976.
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J. Goody, The Development of the Family and Marriage in Europe, 1983.
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J. Goody, J. Thlrsk and E.P. Thompson, Family and Inheritance, Rural Society
in Western Europe 1200-1800, 1976.
R.H. Hilton (ed.), Peasants, Knights and Heretics: Studies in Medieval English
Social History, 1976.
G.C. Homans, English Villagers of the 13th Century, 1941.
C.
Howell, Land, Family and Inheritance in Transition, 1983.
P. Laslett, Household and Family in Past Time, 1972.
P. Laslett, Family Life and Illicit Love in Earlier Generations, 1977.
R.D. Lee, Population Patterns in the Past, 1977.
E.
Le Roy Laduric, Montalllou, 1979.
D.
Levine, Family Formations in an Age of Nascent Capitalism.
A. Macfarlane, The Family Life of Ralph Josselin, a 17th Century Clergyman, 1970.
Z. Razi, Life, Marriage and Death in a Medieval Parish - A Social, Economic
and Demographic Study of Halesowen 1270-1400.
M. Spufford, Contrasting Communities, English Villagers in the 16th and
T7th Centuries, 1974.
L. Stone, The Family, Sex and Marriage in England, 1500-1800, 1977.
R. Wall (ed.), (P. Laslett and J. Robin), Family Forms in Historic Europe, 1983.
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Sociology and Anthropology
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S.A. 886
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Selected Problems in Social Analysis
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none
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yes
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S.A. 886-5 SELECTED PROBLEMS IN SOCIAL ANALYSIS
THE ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL SITUATIONS
Using the methodological approach of the 'Manchester School' of social
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anthropology as developed by Max Gluckman and his colleagues, this seminar
will undertake an investigation of the strategies and social dynamics of
face-to-face interactions. Gluckman and those who followed attempted, through
the analysis of such situations, to derive broad propositions leading to a
processual understanding of social organization.
This approach, though developed in an African context, is widely appli-
cable to the Investigation of social life at large - a labor dispute perhaps -
any form of social action involving theatrical display. The present seminar
will examine the concept of a. 'social situation' and
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according to the participants' own interests. The seminar has a cross-disciplinary
nature. The origin of the basic approach at issue is anthropological, being
based on the techniques of participant observation; but when examining the
constraints on social situations it is inevitably necessary to consider as well
the sociological factors at work, in their historical and economic contexts.
READINGS
M. Gluckman, The Analysis of a Social Situation in Modern Zululand
M. Gluckman (ed), Closed Systems and Open Minds
J.C. Mitchell, The Yao Village
J.C. Mitchell, The Kalela Dance: Aspects of Social Relationships among
Urban Africans in Northern Rhodesia
M.
Marwick, Sorcery in its Social Setting
R. Frankenberg, Village on the Border
G.K. Garbett, 'The Analysis of Social Situations,' Man, 5, 1970
V.W. Turner, Schism and Continuity in an African Society
N.
Long, Social Change and the Individual
C. Geertz, The Interpretation of Culture
