The origin, structure and dynamics of the world as a global system. Population, settlement patterns, nations, the state, politics, war, law, human rights, the global economic system, environment, organizations, cyberspace, post modernity. Emphasis on how members shuttle in and out of the roles of perpetrator, victim, spectator, survivor, rescuer. SOC301Y Social Inequality Examines the causes, prevalence and manifestations of social, political and economic inequalities, internationally and within Canada. The various circumstances of inequality are examined through multiple theoretical and empirical perspectives.
Additional emphasis is placed on the possible means to lessen or eliminate social inequalities.
Delinquency An examination of delinquent and criminal life-styles from the perspectives of social psychology, the sociology of occupations, and the sociology of law. The etiology, social history, organization, and societal response to different types of crime and delinquency are considered. Special attention is given to the career criminal. The sociological aspects of the world economy and state system in historical perspective. Institutional and social bases of markets, especially land, labour, and money.