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Ryerson(University( Sociology(103( How(Society(Works( Winter(2017( ! ! Course(Description:( ( This!course!provides!an!introduction!to!some!of!the!major!issues!in!sociology.!It!examines!how! societies!come!into!existence,!how!they!are!organized!and!maintained,!and!how!they!change.! The!major!sociological!perspectives!are!used!to!understand!the!relationship!between!culture,! institutions!and!social!behaviour;!the!process!of!socialization;!globalization!and!the!politicaleconomic!structure!of!Canadian!society;!and!the!resulting!social!inequalities!of!class,!race!and! gender.!SOC!103!is!not!available!for!credit!to!students!who!choose!SOC!11A/B!or!SOC111!or! SOC112,!SOC104,!or!SOC!105,!or!SOC!107..! ! ! ! ( Textbook:!! Murray,!Linden,!and!Kendall.!Sociology!in!our!Times,!Seventh!! ! ! ! Canadian!Edition.!Toronto:!Nelson!Canada,!2017.!! ! Instructor:!! ! Dr.!S.!Guzzo!! ! Email:(( ! [email protected]!! ! Office(hours:!! By!Appointment!Only! ! Course(Evaluation:( ( ! ! ! Midterm!Examination:!! ! ! ! 30%!! ! ! ! Group!Research!Project:!! ! ! ! 30%!!! ! ! ! Final!Examination:! ! ! ! ! 35%! ! ! ! Attendance! ! ! ! ! ! 5%! ! ! ! ! ! !! Term(Paper:!!Topics!will!be!available!in!D2L! ! ! MLA!or!APA!citation!style! ! ! 6!to!8!pages!(full!pages)! ! ! Papers!will!be!submitted!into!the!D2L!Dropbox!ONLY.! ! ! No!late!papers!will!be!accepted:!Zero!Grade! ! ! Term!paper!is!to!be!completed!in!Groups!ONLY.! ! ! Essay!topics!will!be!selected!in!the!second!week!of!classes.! ! ! Every!group!will!select!a!different!essay!topic.!! ! ! Attendance:! !! Attendance!will!be!taken!5!randomly!selected!times.!Each!! ! ! ! attendance!represents!1%!of!your!total!grade.!! ! !

! Office(Hours:!! Meetings!are!to!be!scheduled!by!email.!! ! Electronic(Equipment:!! Computers!and!tablets!can!be!used!in!class!for!academic! ! ! ! ! purposes!relating!to!this!course.!Cell!phones!should!be!! ! ! ! ! placed!on!vibrate,!if!you!are!awaiting!an!urgent!call.!! ! ! ! ! Leave!the!classroom!and!take!the!call!in!the!hallway.!If!! ! ! ! ! you!are!not!awaiting!an!urgent!call,!turn!your!phone!off!! ! ! ! ! so!you!are!distracted!during!the!lecture.!No!audio!or!! ! ! ! ! video!recordings!are!allowed!without!written!! ! ! ! ! ! permission.!! ! Email:!! All!email!communications!should!be!sent!to!me!from!your!Ryerson!! ! ! Email!account.!All!other!email!will!be!ignored.!! ! Grades:! All!grades!will!be!placed!on!D2L.!! ! ! ! ! Syllabus( ! ! Week(1:!! Introduction(to(the(Course:(What(is(Sociology?(How(to(conduction( ( ( ( sociological(research!! ! ! ! ! ! ! Readings:! ! ! ! ! Chapter!1:!The!Sociological!Perspective!Chapter!2:!! ! ! ! ! ! ! Sociological!Research!! ! Week(2:!! Conflict(theory!! ! ! ! Readings:! ! ! ! ! Chapter!1:!The!Sociological!Perspective.! ! ! ! !! Week(3:(( Functionalist(theory:(( ( ( ( Readings:! ! ! ! ! Chapter!1:!Social!Stratification!and!Social!Class!! ! Week(4:(( Symbolic(Interactionism(( ! ! ! Readings:! ! ! ! ! Chapter!3:!Culture!! ! ! ! ! Chapter!4:!Socialization!! ( Week(5:(( Social(Stratification:(( ( ( ( Readings:! ! ! ! ! Chapter!9:!Social!Class!and!Social!Stratification!!

( Week(6:(( Reading(Week(–(No(Classes( ( ( Week(7:(( Social(Stratification:(( ( ( ( Readings:! ! ! ! ! Chapter!9:!Social!Class!and!Social!Stratification!! ! Week(8:!! Test!1,!multiple!choice,!80-100!questions!covering!chapters!1-4,!and!! ! ! 9.!! ! Week(9-10:(( Education:(Readings:(( ! ! ! ! Chapter!16:!Education!! ! Week(11:(( Gender(Inequality:(( ( ( ( Readings:! ! ! ! ! Chapter!12:!Sex!and!Gender:!! ! Week(12:(( Race(and(Ethnicity:(( ( ( ( Readings:! ! ! ! ! Chapter!11:!Race!and!Ethnicity.!! ! Week(13:(( Sociology(of(Crime(( ( ( ( Readings:! ! ! ! ! Chapter!8:!Social!Deviance!and!Social!Control!! ! Final(Exam:!! Multiple!choice,!80!–!100!questions!covering!chapters!8,!11,!12,!16!!! ! ! !...