Environmental sociology is the study of the reciprocal interactions between the physical environment, social organization, and social behavior. In the...
The sociological tradition includes many different theories of society. Ranging from micro- to macro-level, from modernist to postmodernist and...
This course examines the process of social change as it is occurring in the Third World. The focus is on the origins and consequences of...
This is an introduction to theories and contemporary issues in the study of war and peace, coupled with forays into the past as needed. Its goal is to...
This course reviews complex cultural, economic, and political arrangements in the production, distribution, and consumption of food. Examining the...
Information technology is now one of the major influences in modern life. Given the unprecedented rates of change, how do we formulate reasonable...
This course will explore the position of women and gender relations in contemporary Muslim societies and North American Muslim communities,...
This course will explore ideas and issues related to Hollywood as both a centre of cultural production and a general cultural idea and ideal. The...
This course will focus on blockbuster action cinema in terms of global marketing, complex production strategies, and internationally accessible screen...
From the good mother to the new female action hero, popular culture has given us many messages about women and their lives in the modern--especially...
This course provides a forum for exploring the rise of consumerism in Western culture and its broader social, environmental, economic, and political...
This course explores the socio-economic structure that shapes and controls the entertainment industry, with specific focus on the relation between...
This course reviews concepts, theories, ideologies, discourses, and policies dealing with race and ethnic relations in Canada. The course will focus...
This course examines the condition of women, focusing on structures of power and processes of change. Historical and cross-cultural expressions of...
This course will examine the distribution of power and wealth in Canada and the persistence of poverty within industrial capitalism despite its...