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is an introduction to the concepts, principles, and topics of Sociology. This course is a prerequisite to most departmental courses.

introduces students to criminological and sociological models and research methods for understanding the phenomenon of 渃rime�. As a background for developing theory, this course familiarizes students with the challenges associated with defining and researching 渃rime�. Along with a critical examination of the different theories and methods in criminology, students consider the implications for policy.

introduces students to the fundamentals of research design and the bridge between research and theory. Using the concept of the sociological imagination, students learn how this informs how we think about the social world and how we study the social world.

introduces the subject of social inequality and stratification, examines social inequalities in historical perspective, reviews major theories about social inequalities, and considers key social developments in contemporary societies in the area of social inequalities.

is an examination of the role of technology in society and society's role in shaping technology. Topics may include the emergence of modern technological society, the impact of new technologies on social organization and culture, and the institutionalization of science and the production of scientific knowledge. The course also explores the ideological functions of science and technology.

examines and questions the dominant political-economic logics and social control strategies used to manage homelessness. It explores common strategies that attempt to supervise, regulate, and integrate impoverished populations into civil society and the market. This course also proposes promising future directions for homeless governance in Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador.

examines how communication systems function as mechanisms of social control. The course explores relationships between media, technology, and the shaping of public narratives, emphasizing how power operates through representation, surveillance, censorship, and propaganda. Topics include free speech, media ownership, capitalism, globalization, colonial narratives, and algorithmic governance. Students critically engage diverse media forms to understand how meaning is produced and contested. The course emphasizes collaborative learning and creative scholarship.

provides an introductory sociological analysis of aging and old age, including the social听construction of aging and ageism; the array of roles, expectations, and needs of older听people across a range of cultures and contexts; and social issues connected to aging.听Topics may also include the social and cultural management of aging, and critical听exploration of cultural responses to and/or representations of aging.

focuses on the social and cultural aspects of contemporary island Newfoundland.

considers the influence of norms, belief systems, and power structures on definitions of health, wellbeing, neurodiversity, substance use, and addictions as well as the pathologizing and policing of experiences. Applying contemporary perspectives and approaches, students learn how adversity攕uch as poverty, violence, abuse, oppression攊s shaped by policies and institutions that support, stigmatize, exclude, and criminalize groups in crisis. Discussions emphasize structural and social conditions as well as overlapping individual and group-level factors.

is a comparative and historical study of the family, and the range of variation in its processes and structure.

introduces students to contemporary sociological approaches to the study of the relationship between human and non-human animals.

examines the historical roots and evolution of sex work to understand how cultural听norms, attitudes, and beliefs systems shape its criminalization, regulation, and听stigmatization. The course explores rationales for and impacts of laws and practices,听comparing various theoretical perspectives, including feminist and intersectional听theories of, and research on, sex work. Students will discover the diversity within this听industry and how socio-cultural-legal approaches can perpetuate and/or dismantle听the control of and harms toward sex work(ers).

provides a comprehensive overview of justice and legal institutions in Canada and听internationally. The course examines the historical evolution of these systems drawing听on critical perspectives, highlighting the foundational principles of and contemporary听challenges involved in promoting equity, fairness, and accountability. Topics include the听relationships among laws, courts, policing, and corrections, as well as how social听inequalities shape experiences of攁nd access to攋ustice.

explores how vulnerable and historically oppressed groups (e.g., Indigenous, racialized, low-income, and gender-diverse communities) become targets of criminalization. Students will learn about the social, economic, and political forces that shape processes of marginalization; how these processes interact with formal and informal systems of surveillance and punishment; and the role of community resistance and activism in challenging these structures.

examines how social categories such as race, gender, class, sexuality, and ability听intersect and shape people's experiences of criminalization and social control. Students听will learn about a variety of contemporary social problems such as mass incarceration,听police brutality, and systemic discrimination from intersectional perspectives. The听course highlights the practical implications for policy and community-based听interventions.

considers the idea that who you know matters, and shows how the structure of networks relates to everyday life. Students will learn how connections impact outcomes in areas such as health, employment, business, and critically examine how forms of social inequality like gender, ethnicity and class influence who we get to know. Students will be introduced to network analysis through the collection and analysis of their own networks.

introduces students to foundational concepts, principles, and practices in contemporary quantitative social science. Core topics include data collection and processing, exploratory data analysis, measurement, association and regression, and causal and statistical inference. Research ethics, transparency and reproducibility, and effective communication are emphasized throughout. This course follows the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences� Quantitative Reasoning Course Guidelines (see www.mun.ca/hss/qr).听

introduces qualitative methodological approaches in sociology. The course covers qualitative research design, inductive reasoning, and qualitative data analyses such as/including qualitative interviews and ethnography and other related methods of inquiry. Students will gain 渉ands on� experience, gain knowledge of the purposes and strengths of qualitative research, and learn about ethical considerations when conducting research with human participants.

examines sociological perspectives on social psychology: the physiological and psychological basis of sign and symbol use, the context and emergence of self, identity, role, encounters, social relationships, altercasting.

examines the major social movements that have driven social changes related to gender equality, social justice, human rights, and the environment. The course asks why people become involved in social movements, and what factors contribute to movement success. The course also examines social movements� use of mass media and new media technologies as tools for reaching the public and provoking social and cultural transformation.

is an introduction to the work of major 19th and early 20th-century social theorists including Marx, Durkheim, and Weber.

is an exploration of selected topics from issues in contemporary social theory, including theories of feminism, the state, the environment, culture, organization, and communication.

examines the nature of ethnocultural group status in society and various examples of ethnocultural groups in past and present societies, reviews theoretical perspectives on racial and ethnic inequality, and explores various aspects of the relationship between ethnic groups in Canada.

is an introduction to demography, the scientific study of human populations, their size and composition, and the processes by which they change over time: nuptially, fertility, mortality, and migration. Includes analyses of past and present Newfoundland and Labrador populations.

is an historical and comparative perspective on the cultural and social organization of work, its determinants and human implications.

examines major sociological theories and methodological techniques central to the study of deviance and crime. The distribution, attributes and explanations of a variety of forms of deviance are examined, which may include violence, sexual deviance, delinquency, addiction, mental disorder, theft, organized crime, political deviance and corporate deviance.

provides an introduction to young people's experiences with laws and the youth justice system. We examine the evolution and impact of youth justice philosophy and legislation in national and international contexts, and the experiences of youth within social/justice systems. Topics may include: youth policies and laws, information sources about and measuring youth delinquency and offending, the socio-cultural experiences of youth, theories of youth delinquency, and related challenges (e.g. youth homelessness, substance use, mental illness, gang involvement).

examines health, illness, and medical systems from a sociological perspective. Students will explore how social inequalities shape the distribution and experience of illness, how cultural meanings of the body and health vary, and how medical knowledge and authority are socially constructed. Topics include medicalization, health professions, inequality, and the structural determinants of health.

examines the social construction of disability, and explores the intersection of disability, disability studies, and disability activism with major areas of sociological focus that often fail to address disability (e.g. race, gender, work, sexuality, identity, globalization and knowledge production). By critically unpacking concepts of 榓ccommodation�, 榠nclusivity� and 榓ccessibility� this course explores how constructions and discourses of disability shape our social world and ways of knowing.

examines criminological and sociological perspectives of formal social control through the justice and legal systems (police, courts, corrections) with an emphasis on how social structure and inequality influence justice decisions. Topics include perceptions of offending and justice, professionals involved, consensus and conflict perspectives, balancing crime control with democratic rights, sentencing principles and options, conflicting goals of correctional practices, and alternative models of justice.

is an analysis of functions of physical activity and sport in Canadian and North American society. Physical activity and sport will be viewed through social organization, social processes, social problems, socialization and stratification, and violence.

provides a comprehensive introduction to the major themes, theories and research questions addressed by sociologists studying 榞ender�. The economic, social, cultural and political aspects of gender formations, in comparative Canadian and transnational contexts, will be examined.

critically explores social, cultural, and political contexts of violence, from micro-level theories of interaction and relationships to police violence and other state harm.听Students learn how power shapes definitions of violence and how these shift across听historical and cultural settings. Drawing on criminological, sociological, and听intersectional theories, the course addresses topics such as gender-based violence,听institutional abuse, and structural violence. Students also consider prevention,听accountability, and restorative approaches.

is a comparative examination of major contemporary sociological texts on the relationship between culture, broadly understood as symbolic systems, and social structure

is an introduction to the scholarly study of ritual, focusing on lifecycle transitions: birth听and initiation rites, weddings, and funerals. In addition to studying practices from a听range of religious traditions, consideration is given to contemporary images,听perceptions, and stories of passage, as well as to classical rites of passage theory.

will cover topics which may include: cultural concepts of illness and health; theories of disease causation; relationships between social life and illness patterns; symbiotic use of illness; variations in philosophies of treatment and in practitioner/patient relationships; the social organization of medicine.

is about ritual and ceremony, as both analytic and descriptive concepts, in both industrial states and subsistence-oriented societies. Topics examined could include: the universality of ritual and ceremony; essential differences between ritual and ceremony; their relative importance in non-industrialised and industrialised societies; the place of symbolism in ritual and ceremony; and the relationship between ritual, ceremony, religion and the sacred.

covers an array of theoretical and empirical developments in sociology and criminology that cross boundaries within the diverse systems of criminal justice, the community and society more broadly. Special emphases will be placed on the experiences of those in the criminal justice system - as victims, offenders, and professionals - and theories of desistance, as well as the intersection of gender with race, ethnicity and class.

is an advanced seminar which will consider some selected topics dealing with the petroleum industry and its implications for economic development and social change. A comparative approach will be taken, using material from developed, underdeveloped and intermediate regions of the world.

is a part-time, one-semester internship course, and is normally an unpaid supervised field placement for academically strong sociology majors. The goal is to help give students basic skills required for employment in non-profit organizations in the social services and arts management.

examines the social forces that drive environmental degradation and responses to environmental issues. The course explores how environmental issues, such as climate change, fisheries collapse, or deforestation, are intertwined with systems of social power and inequality. Through this course, students will learn how a sociological perspective helps address the causes and potential solutions for environmental problems and conflicts.

is a seminar class exploring the social construction of time. Questions addressed include: What do we make of the past, present, and future? What are the meanings of time-reckoning systems? What role do these systems serve? The course will also expose students to how different sociological lenses have been applied to the sociology of time through key studies in the field.

examines the migration and involvement of Indigenous Peoples to urban centres. Students will critically consider nationhood, affiliation, ethnicity, gender, and class as these structures relate co Indigenous Peoples, urban living, identity and culture. Students will further decolonize their understanding of Indigenous Peoples and participation in urban society.

is an advanced seminar that explores how sexual violence toward youth is constructed as a social problem. Topics include: theoretical and methodological explanations of child sexual abuse (including methodological issues on collecting data on youth, cross-cultural research), relationships between adult sexual violence and child sexual abuse, sexual perpetrators and pedophiles, the place of children in contemporary society, the experiences of child victims and professional responses to child sexual abuse.

is a seminar course exploring the role policing plays in society, the social, economic, and political factors that shape policing; and the policies to improve policing. Topics may include popular views of the police, the use of force in arrest and public protest, investigative myths and effectiveness, community policing, police socialization, policing problems such as family violence, police misconduct, gender and diversity in police services and the expansion of private policing.

explores the socially constructed nature of sexuality, and examines how concepts of sexuality are used in the current North American context as well as across different times and cultures. The course explores sex and sexuality in connection to community and identity, social problems, social control, and political resistance.

examines how everyday spaces and places, including architecture, the built听environment, home, and nature, profoundly shape our identities and experiences. Using听varied theoretical perspectives, students explore boundaries, including the symbolic听nature of walls, and critically analyze issues of power, class, gender, and colonialism as听they relate to the spaces we inhabit and move through in our lives.

examines the intersection of the immigration and criminal justice systems in Canada. This intersection represents one of the most pressing social justice issues of our time,听with profound implications for the human rights of migrants and their families. Students听will consider the origins of this intersection, the contemporary manifestations of the听intersection at the border and within the nation state, and the effects for migrants.

introduces students to social network analysis in sociology and criminology,听emphasizing how patterns of relationships shape behavior, meaning, and social听outcomes. Topics include personal networks, belief polarization, organized crime, and听institutional deviance. The course encourages ethical, effective use of generative AI听tools, with a focus on developing practical skills for real-world research and critical听engagement with emerging technologies. Students will learn to use AI tools to develop听Python code to analyze social network data.

examines social justice policy problems and frameworks, preparing students to critically听assess and influence such policies. It explores how various social structures, systems,听and actors impact, are impacted by, and interact with policy. Through a combination of听theoretical discussions and case studies, students learn to think critically about policies听and the policy making process, and the ethical implications of this, considering the听influence of social justice conditions, to guide effective decision-making, advocacy, and听reform.

is a part of the honours program.

introduces students to criminological and sociological models and research methods for understanding the phenomenon of 渃rime�. As a background for developing theory, this course familiarizes students with the challenges associated with defining and researching 渃rime�. Along with a critical examination of the different theories and methods in criminology, students consider the implications for policy.

introduces students to the fundamentals of research design and the bridge between听research and theory. Using the concept of the sociological imagination, students learn听how this informs how we think about the social world and how we study the social world.

is an examination of the role of technology in society and society's role in shaping听technology. Topics may include the emergence of modern technological society, the听impact of new technologies on social organization and culture, and the听institutionalization of science and the production of scientific knowledge. The course听also explores the ideological functions of science and technology.

examines and questions the dominant political-economic logics and social control strategies used to manage homelessness. It explores common strategies that attempt to supervise, regulate, and integrate impoverished populations into civil society and the market. This course also proposes promising future directions for homeless governance in Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador.

considers the influence of societal norms, belief systems, and power structures on definitions of health, wellbeing, neurodiversity, substance use, and addictions as well as the pathologizing and policing of experiences. Applying contemporary perspectives and approaches, students learn how adversity攕uch as poverty, violence, abuse, systemic oppression攊s shaped by policies and institutions that support, stigmatize, exclude, and criminalize groups in crisis. Discussions emphasize structural and social conditions as well as overlapping individual and group-level factors.

examines the historical roots and evolution of sex work to understand how cultural听norms, attitudes, and beliefs systems shape its criminalization, regulation, and听stigmatization. The course explores rationales for and impacts of laws and practices,听comparing various theoretical perspectives, including feminist and intersectional听theories of, and research on, sex work. Students will discover the diversity within this听industry and how socio-cultural-legal approaches can perpetuate and/or dismantle听the control of and harms toward sex work(ers).

provides a comprehensive overview of justice and legal institutions in Canada and听internationally. The course examines the historical evolution of these systems drawing听on critical perspectives, highlighting the foundational principles of and contemporary听challenges involved in promoting equity, fairness, and accountability. Topics include the听relationships among laws, courts, policing, and corrections, as well as how social听inequalities shape experiences of攁nd access to攋ustice.

explores how vulnerable and historically oppressed groups (e.g., Indigenous, racialized, low-income, and gender-diverse communities) become targets of criminalization. Students will learn about the social, economic, and political forces that shape processes of marginalization; how these processes interact with formal and informal systems of surveillance and punishment; and the role of community resistance and activism in challenging these structures.

examines how social categories such as race, gender, class, sexuality, and ability听intersect and shape people's experiences of criminalization and social control. Students听will learn about a variety of contemporary social problems such as mass incarceration,听police brutality, and systemic discrimination from intersectional perspectives. The听course highlights the practical implications for policy and community-based听interventions.

will provide an opportunity to explore contemporary victim issues, in particular, as they relate to enhancing police and criminal justice responses and sensitivity to the needs of victims. The course will explore different types of victimization, encourage critical analysis and understanding of the impact of the CJS on victims and the role of the victim in bringing about progressive and positive changes in the CJS. It will consider recent legislative developments, programs, services and emerging issues and discuss how victim engagement can promote public confidence in the administration of justice.

introduces students to foundational concepts, principles, and practices in contemporary听quantitative social science. Core topics include data collection and processing,听exploratory data analysis, measurement, association and regression, and causal and听statistical inference. Research ethics, transparency and reproducibility, and effective听communication are emphasized throughout. This course follows the Faculty of听Humanities and Social Sciences� Quantitative Reasoning Course Guidelines (see听www.mun.ca/hss/qr).听

examines major sociological theories and methodological techniques central to the study of deviance and crime. The distribution, attributes and explanations of a variety of forms of deviance are examined, which may include violence, sexual deviance, delinquency, addiction, mental disorder, theft, organized crime, political deviance and corporate deviance.

provides an introduction to young people's experiences with laws and the youth justice system.听We examine the evolution and impact of youth justice philosophy and legislation in national and international contexts, and the experiences of youth within social/justice systems. Topics may include: youth policies and laws, information sources about and measuring youth delinquency and offending, the socio-cultural experiences of youth, theories of youth delinquency, and听related challenges (e.g. youth homelessness, substance use, mental illness, gang involvement).

examines criminological and sociological perspectives of formal social control through the justice and legal systems (police, courts, corrections) with an emphasis on how social structure and inequality influence justice decisions. Topics include perceptions of offending and justice, professionals involved, consensus and conflict perspectives, balancing crime control with democratic rights, sentencing principles and options,听conflicting goals of correctional practices, and alternative models of justice.

critically explores social, cultural, and political contexts of violence, from micro-level听theories of interaction and relationships to police violence and other state harm.听Students learn how power shapes definitions of violence and how these shift across听historical and cultural settings. Drawing on criminological, sociological, and听intersectional theories, the course addresses topics such as gender-based violence,听institutional abuse, and structural violence. Students also consider prevention,听accountability, and restorative approaches.

introduces forensic systems and processes, exploring ethical, effective, and compassionate understandings and approaches during various social-justice system stages. Theoretical and structural considerations rooted in trauma- and strengths-based philosophies, and developmentally-informed practices frame topics, which may include health, family and relational violence, child custody, aging, youth/criminal justice, and special considerations and contexts, such as myths and misconceptions,听neurodiversity/disabilities, and socio-cultural factors. Lessons center around real-life examples, case studies, group discussion/activities, and other interactive opportunities.

examines theoretical and empirical developments in sociological and criminological understandings of and approaches to deviance and control. Drawing on empirical research combined with real-world contexts and examples, we will examine theories within diverse community, social, legal/justice systems more broadly. Emphasis will be placed on how structural, social, cultural, political, economic, and/or environmental factors shape these understandings and the implications for these institutions and systems, and the individuals and groups impacted by them.

covers an array of theoretical and empirical developments in sociology and criminology that cross boundaries within the diverse systems of criminal justice, the community and society more broadly. Special emphases will be placed on the experiences of those in the criminal justice system - as victims, offenders, and professionals - and theories of desistance, as well as the intersection of gender with race, ethnicity and class.

is a seminar course exploring the role policing plays in society, the social, economic, and political factors that shape policing; and the policies to improve policing. Topics may include popular views of the police, the use of force in arrest and public protest, investigative myths and effectiveness, community policing, police socialization, policing problems such as family violence, police misconduct, gender and diversity in police services and the expansion of private policing.

examines the intersection of the immigration and criminal justice systems in Canada.听This intersection represents one of the most pressing social justice issues of our time,听with profound implications for the human rights of migrants and their families. Students听will consider the origins of this intersection, the contemporary manifestations of the听intersection at the border and within the nation state, and the effects for migrants.

introduces students to social network analysis in sociology and criminology,听emphasizing how patterns of relationships shape behavior, meaning, and social听outcomes. Topics include personal networks, belief polarization, organized crime, and听institutional deviance. The course encourages ethical, effective use of generative AI听tools, with a focus on developing practical skills for real-world research and critical听engagement with emerging technologies. Students will learn to use AI tools to develop听Python code to analyze social network data.

examines social justice policy problems and frameworks, preparing students to critically听assess and influence such policies. It explores how various social structures, systems,听and actors impact, are impacted by, and interact with policy. Through a combination of听theoretical discussions and case studies, students learn to think critically about policies听and the policy making process, and the ethical implications of this, considering the听influence of social justice conditions, to guide effective decision-making, advocacy, and听reform.

is part of the honours program.