2012-2013 Academic Year Calendar - Marianopolis

Social Science: Sociologysocieties. Basic concepts andtheoretical perspectives are presentedand applied to topics such associalization, family, sexuality, socialgroups and organizations, genderrelations, deviance and social class.Social Change: Social Problems387-961-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course examines several socialproblems in the 21st centuryincluding; poverty, racism, inequalitybased on gender and sexualorientation, the sex industry,substance abuse, and globalpopulation and environmentalproblems. Students learn aboutsociological theory relating to each ofthese social problems, and considerattempts to address and resolve theseissues in our and other societies.Topics In Sociology: Criminology387-929-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course provides students with anunderstanding of the social factorsthat are related to criminal behaviour,law-making, and the justicesystem. Topics covered include:classical and modern criminologicaltheories, violent crime, property andstreet crime, corporate and whitecollar crime, current crime statistics,and the portrayal of crime and justicein the news and entertainment media.Mass Media387-937-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course examines the role of themass media in modern society. Keyconcepts and theories of masscommunication are presented andapplied to such topics as: the impactof new media (internet, socialnetworking, and emergingcommunication technologies);television, radio and recorded music;news media and politics, advertisingand propaganda, sexual and violentcontent, and the powerful influence ofAmerican popular culture onCanadian culture.75