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SOCI 1200: Sociology 2: Canadian Society
Effective date
September 2025
Department
UT Humanities
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
This course examines Canadian society, its social institutions and processes, in historical and global context, with a focus on social inequality, social change, and current issues. The main sociological theories are employed to examine the following areas: economy and work, government and politics, First Nations and Indigenous issues, Quebec society, family, health and medicine, religion, and social change, particularly social movements, technology, urbanization, and the environment.
SOCI 1100 and SOCI 1200 can be taken concurrently or in any order.
Credits
3.0
Year of study
1st Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Review, summarize and integrate the history of sociology in Canada and its related major theories and research methods into sociology practice.
- Explain and critique how the major theories are applied in one or more of the sociology areas studied.
- Utilize research findings in writing and speaking about topics in Canadian sociology.
- Explain how social change effects Canadian society.
- Develop critical thinking skills to explain social structure, social processes and social change.
- Critically examine and communicate research evidence and statistics about social issues.
- Apply sociological theory and evidence to: economy and work, government and politics, regional issues, First Nations and Indigenous issues, Quebec society, family, health, religion, and social change, especially with respect to urbanization, technology, social movements and the environment.
- Apply information literacy skills and effective information seeking techniques in sociological research.
- Critically evaluate sociological journal articles.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 60
Total Hours: 60
Total Hours: 60
Instructional Strategies
The course is a combination of lectures, class and group based discussion, films, and library research.
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
D
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Assignments |
20 |
Written reports and group work |
|
Midterm Exam |
20 |
|
|
Project |
25 |
Library research paper |
|
Participation |
10 |
Pair/share and discussions |
|
Final Exam |
25 |
|
Course topics
- History of sociological theory and research methods in Canada
- Economy and work in global context
- Work and social stratification
- Government, power and politics
- Family
- Health and medicine
- Religion
- Social change: including urbanization, technology, social movements and the environment
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.