Toronto Metropolitan University
Sociology 103
How Society Works
Fall 2024
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 political
economic structure of Canadian society; and the resulting social inequalities of class, race and
gender.
Weekly Contact: Lecture:3 hrs.
Liberal Studies: LL
Prerequisites : None
Antirequisites
SOC 104, SOC 105, SOC 11 A/B, SOC 111, SOC 112
Co-Requisites : None
Textbook: Little, William. Introduction to Sociology, Third Canadian Edition. Free Text book in
PDF format:
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Instructor: Dr. S. Guzzo
Email: [email protected]
Office hours: By Appointment Only
Course Evaluation:
3 Tests 75%
Term Paper: 25%
Term Paper: Topics will be available in D2L
MLA citation styles Only.
1200 words maximum (not including the Bibliography
Papers will be submitted into the D2L Dropbox
Late papers: 10% per day.
Office Hours: Meetings scheduled by email.
Email: All email communications should be sent to me from your TMU
Email account. All other email will be ignored.
Grades: All grades will be placed on D2L
Lectures: Lectures will be conducted weekly and are 2 hours long. One
hour tutorials will also be conducted weekly.
Syllabus
Week 1 (Sept 2): Introduction to the Course: Introduction to Sociology
Readings:
Chapter 1: An introduction to Sociology
Week 2: Sociological Theory
Readings:
Chapter 1: An introduction to Sociology
Chapter 4: Society and Modern Life (Read 4.2 and 4.3)
Week 3: Sociological Research
Readings:
Chapter 2: Sociological Research
Week 4: Culture:
Readings:
Chapter 3: Culture
Week 4: How to write an Essay?
Week 5: Socialization
Readings:
Chapter 5: Socialization
Week 6: Test #1: Online multiple choice test (Weeks 1 to 5)
Week 6: Social Stratification:
Readings: Social inequality in Canada
Chapter 9
Week 7: Reading Week – No Classes
Week 8: Watch Videos on Social Stratification: NO CLASSES THIS WEEK.
Week 9: Social Inequality:
Readings:
Chapter 9
Week 10: Education:
Readings:
Chapter 16: Education
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Video to watch: Brown eyes blue eyes experiment: see D2L
Week 11: Test #2: Online multiple choice test (Weeks 6 to 10)
Week 11: Gender, Sex, and Sexuality:
Readings:
Chapter 12: Sex and Gender (up to page
12.3: Gender and Sexuality
Week 12: Race and Ethnicity:
Readings:
Chapter 11: Race and Ethnicity.
Video to be watched: SEE D2L: RACE THE POWER OF AN
ILLUSION
video to be watched: See D2L Asian parents and Ivy League Schools
Week 13: Deviance, Crime, and Social Control
Readings:
Chapter 7: Social Deviance and Social Control
Video to be watched: SEE D2L: NY CITY
Week 12-13: Test #3: Online multiple choice test (Weeks 11 to 13)
