The Sociology Department at the University of Waterloo offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in a number of fields within the discipline. At Conrad Grebel College a number of the Sociology courses offered investigate social phenomena of concern to socially-conscious people. Sociology An introduction to the basic concepts and frames of reference of sociological investigation and interpretation. Topics for analysis will include communities, associations and institutions, classes and status groups, crowds and publics, social processes, and social change.
Special attention is given to Canadian society.
This course is designed for Co-op and Regular students who plan to enter the teaching field. This course is also offered through distance education . An analysis of the Mennonites as a social movement, their transition to a sectarian community, transformation to a religious-ethnic society, and present pluralistic profile. Special attention will be paid to the growing public awareness of the failure of law to provide justice or social control in a number of situations. Local judges, lawyers and police officials are invited to discuss such issues as the jury system, police and violence, civil rights and mass media.