Department of Sociology

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http://www.sociology.mcmaster.ca
Faculty as of January 15, 2023

CHAIR

Tina Fetner

PROFESSORS

Tina Fetner/B.A. (California Santa Cruz), M.A., Ph.D. (New York)
Gregory Hooks/B.A. (Kent State), M.S. (Ohio State), Ph.D. (Wisconsin-Madison)
Cyril H. Levitt/B.A., M.A. (Waterloo), Ph.D. (Freie Universitat, Berlin)
Neil McLaughlin/B.A., M.A. (Cleveland State), Ph.D. (CUNY)
Karen Robson/B.A. (Alberta), M.A. (Calgary), Ph.D. (Essex)
Victor Satzewich/B.A., M.A. (Saskatchewan), Ph.D. (Glasgow)

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Phillipa Chong/B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Jeff Denis/B.A. (Toronto), A.M., Ph.D. (Harvard)
Paul Glavin/B.Sc. (Strathclyde), M.A. (Kent State), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Melanie Heath/B.A. (California-Berkeley), M.A. (California State-Sacramento), Ph.D. (Southern California)
Lisa Kaida/B.A., M.A. (Tokyo), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Marisa Young/B.A., M.A., (Calgary), Ph.D. (Toronto)

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Luca Berardi/(Social Psychology), B.A., M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Alberta)
Sandra Colavecchia/B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Anne-Marie Livingstone/B.A. (Concordia), M.A. (McGill), Ph.D. (John Hopkins)
Geraldina Polanco/(Labour Studies), B.A. (UBC), M.A. (Concordia), Ph.D. (UBC)
Lina Samuel/B.A. (Alberta), B.A. (Dalhousie), M.A. (Guelph), B.Ed. (Toronto), Ph.D. (York)
Vanessa Watts/(Indigenous Studies), B.A. (Trent), M.A. (Victoria), Ph.D. (Queen’s)
David Young/B.A., M.A. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (McMaster)

ADJUNCT PROFESSORS

Arig al Shaibah/B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Queen’s)
Casey Scheibling/B.A., M.A. (Concordia), Ph.D. (McMaster)

For the Honours Arts & Science and Sociology (B.Arts.Sc.) program, see Arts & Science Program 

Fields of Study

Diversity and Equity

• SOCIOL 2DD3 - Immigration and the Canadian Mosaic  
• SOCIOL 2EE3 - Introduction to Indigenous-Settler Relations in Canada  
• SOCIOL 2FF3 - The Sociology of ‘Race’ and Ethnicity  
• SOCIOL 2HH3 - Sociology of Gender  
• SOCIOL 2JJ3 - Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality  
• SOCIOL 2PP3 - Sociology of Families  
• SOCIOL 2QQ3 - Dynamics and Transitions in Intimate Relationships and Families  
• SOCIOL 2R03 - Perspectives on Social Inequality  
• SOCIOL 2RR3 - Case Studies of Social Inequality  
• SOCIOL 2TA3 - Islam In North America  
• SOCIOL 2UU3 - Indigenous Ontologies and Ways of Knowing  
• SOCIOL 3NN3 - Popular Culture and Inequality  
• SOCIOL 3RI3 - Racism and Racial Inequality  
• SOCIOL 3U03 - Sociology of Sexualities  
• SOCIOL 3X03
• SOCIOL 4A03 - Ethnic/Racial Tensions  
• SOCIOL 4DD3 - Social Movements and Social Change  
• SOCIOL 4LL3 - Selected Topics in the Sociology of Immigration  
• SOCIOL 4QQ3 - Women, Sexuality and the Welfare State  
• SOCIOL 4RR3 - Indigenous Peoples and Canada  
• SOCIOL 4SR3 - Topics in the Sociology of Religion  
• SOCIOL 4UU3 - Global Family and Sexual Politics  
• SOCIOL 4WW3

Gender, Sexualities and Families

• SOCIOL 2HH3 - Sociology of Gender  
• SOCIOL 2JJ3 - Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality  
• SOCIOL 2PP3 - Sociology of Families  
• SOCIOL 2QQ3 - Dynamics and Transitions in Intimate Relationships and Families  
• SOCIOL 3CC3
• SOCIOL 3D03 - Special Topics in the Sociology of the Family  
• SOCIOL 3U03 - Sociology of Sexualities  
• SOCIOL 4AA3 - Selected Topics in the Sociology of the Family  
• SOCIOL 4QQ3 - Women, Sexuality and the Welfare State  
• SOCIOL 4UU3 - Global Family and Sexual Politics  

Immigration, Race Relations and Indigenous-Settler Relations

• SOCIOL 2DD3 - Immigration and the Canadian Mosaic  
• SOCIOL 2EE3 - Introduction to Indigenous-Settler Relations in Canada  
• SOCIOL 2FF3 - The Sociology of ‘Race’ and Ethnicity  
• SOCIOL 2JJ3 - Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality  
• SOCIOL 2UU3 - Indigenous Ontologies and Ways of Knowing  
• SOCIOL 3RI3 - Racism and Racial Inequality  
• SOCIOL 3VV3 - The Indian Act: A Social Problem  
• SOCIOL 4A03 - Ethnic/Racial Tensions  
• SOCIOL 4LL3 - Selected Topics in the Sociology of Immigration  
• SOCIOL 4RR3 - Indigenous Peoples and Canada  
• SOCIOL 4WW3

Social Problems, Social Policy, and the Law

• SOCIOL 2BB3 - Sociology of Deviance  
• SOCIOL 2CC3 - Constructing Deviance  
• SOCIOL 2DD3 - Immigration and the Canadian Mosaic  
• SOCIOL 2FF3 - The Sociology of ‘Race’ and Ethnicity  
• SOCIOL 2QQ3 - Dynamics and Transitions in Intimate Relationships and Families  
• SOCIOL 2TT3
• SOCIOL 2VV3 - Law and Society  
• SOCIOL 2WW3 - Media and Power  
• SOCIOL 3G03 - Sociology of Health Care  
• SOCIOL 3GG3
• SOCIOL 3HH3 
• SOCIOL 3MH3 - Sociology of Stress and Mental Health  
• SOCIOL 3MM3 - Political Sociology  
• SOCIOL 3RI3 - Racism and Racial Inequality  
• SOCIOL 3RR3 - Imprisonment  
• SOCIOL 3UU3 - Power, Conflict, and the Law  
• SOCIOL 3VV3 - The Indian Act: A Social Problem  
• SOCIOL 3X03 
• SOCIOL 3YY3 - Sociology of Globalization  
• SOCIOL 4A03 - Ethnic/Racial Tensions  
• SOCIOL 4CM3 - Critical Analysis of Media   
• SOCIOL 4DD3 - Social Movements and Social Change  
• SOCIOL 4G03 - Advanced Topics in the Sociology of Health and Illness  
• SOCIOL 4GG3 - Special Topics in the Sociology of Deviance  
• SOCIOL 4LL3 - Selected Topics in the Sociology of Immigration  
• SOCIOL 4NN3 - Meeting the Challenge of a Changing Climate  
• SOCIOL 4QQ3 - Women, Sexuality and the Welfare State  
• SOCIOL 4SS3 - The Sociology of the 1960s  
• SOCIOL 4U03 - Special Topics in the Sociology of Women  
• SOCIOL 4UU3 - Global Family and Sexual Politics  
• SOCIOL 4W03 - Social Problems  
• SOCIOL 4XX3 - Sociology of At-Risk Youth  
• SOCIOL 4YY3 - Feminism and Social Policy  
• SOCIOL 4ZZ3 - Selected Topics in Law and Society  

Level IV Seminar Course List

Courses open to students in any Honours Sociology Program

• SOCIOL 4A03 - Ethnic/Racial Tensions  
• SOCIOL 4BB3 - Selected Topics in the Sociology of Education  
• SOCIOL 4CM3 - Critical Analysis of Media  
• SOCIOL 4DD3 - Social Movements and Social Change  
• SOCIOL 4E03 - Self and Identity  
• SOCIOL 4EE3 - Selected Topics in the Sociology of Culture  
• SOCIOL 4G03 - Advanced Topics in the Sociology of Health and Illness  
• SOCIOL 4GG3 - Special Topics in the Sociology of Deviance  
• SOCIOL 4J03 - Selected Topics in Sociology I  
• SOCIOL 4K03
• SOCIOL 4KK3 - Sociology through Community Engagement and Service  
• SOCIOL 4LL3 - Selected Topics in the Sociology of Immigration  
• SOCIOL 4NN3 - Meeting the Challenge of a Changing Climate  
• SOCIOL 4QQ3 - Women, Sexuality and the Welfare State  
• SOCIOL 4RD3 - The Sociological Indian: What is reconciliation and decolonization and why does it matter?  
• SOCIOL 4RR3 - Indigenous Peoples and Canada  
• SOCIOL 4SI3 - Social Media, Sex, and Inequality in Intimate Relationships  
• SOCIOL 4SR3 - Topics in the Sociology of Religion  
• SOCIOL 4SS3 - The Sociology of the 1960s   
• SOCIOL 4U03 - Special Topics in the Sociology of Women  
• SOCIOL 4UU3 - Global Family and Sexual Politics  
• SOCIOL 4V03 - Issues in the Sociology of Occupations and the Professions  
• SOCIOL 4WW3
• SOCIOL 4XX3 - Sociology of At-Risk Youth  
• SOCIOL 4ZZ3 - Selected Topics in Law and Society  

Level IV Lecture Course List

Courses open to students in an Honours Sociology Program

• SOCIOL 4AA3 - Selected Topics in the Sociology of the Family  
• SOCIOL 4FF3 - Applications of Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences  *
• SOCIOL 4MM3 - Public Social Psychology  
• SOCIOL 4R03 - Individual and Society  
• SOCIOL 4W03 - Social Problems  
• SOCIOL 4YY3 - Feminism and Social Policy  

*SOCIOL 4FF3  is only open to students in the Honours Sociology (Specialist Option)

Level IV Directed Research Course List

Courses open to students in an Honours Sociology Program

• SOCIOL 4M03 - Directed Research I for Honours Students  
• SOCIOL 4MM6 A/B S - Directed Research for Honours Students  *
• SOCIOL 4N03 - Directed Research II for Honours Students  

*SOCIOL 4MM6 A/B S  is only open to students in the Honours Sociology (Specialist Option)

Programs

• Combined Honours in Sociology (Specialist Option) and Another Subject (B.A.)
• Combined Honours in Sociology and Another Subject (B.A.)
• Honours Sociology (B.A.)
• Honours Sociology (Specialist Option) (B.A.)

• Sociology (B.A.)

• Minor in Diversity and Equity
• Minor in Gender, Sexualities and Families
• Minor in Immigration, Race Relations and Indigenous-Settler Relations
• Minor in Social Problems, Social Policy and the Law
• Minor in Sociology

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