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\n Finding Electives That Interest You\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

Are you trying to figure out what courses you want to take? We’ve put together some “menus” to help you navigate what electives you could take depending on your interests. These are not<\/em> requirements, streams, or concentrations – just suggestions to help you pick the right courses for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not all courses listed here are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for the current session and to determine the term of offering, consult the class schedule at Carleton Central<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyday Culture in the 21st Century: Culture, Techno-Science and Urban Landscapes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Are you interested in learning about technology, the digital world, culture (including pop culture, art, food etc.), or the city and urban issues? Consider these courses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOCI 2035: Technology, Culture and Society<\/a>
\nSOCI 2040: Food, Culture and Society<\/a>
\nSOCI 2702: Power and Social Change<\/a>
\nSOCI 2705: Pop Culture in the Digital Age<\/a>
\nSOCI 3035: Science, Culture and Society<\/a>
\nSOCI 3038: Studies in Urban Sociology<\/a>
\nSOCI 3570: Art, Culture, Society<\/a>
\nSOCI 3710: Introduction to Cultural Studies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capitalism and Society: Class, Labour and Political Economy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Consider these courses if you\u2019re interested in economic and other inequalities, work\/labour issues, social movements and resistance to oppression:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOCI 2010: Critical Approaches to Economic Inequality<\/a>
\nSOCI 2030: Work, Industry, Occupations<\/a>
\nSOCI 2040: Food, Culture and Society<\/a>
\nSOCI 2170: Foundations in Social Justice<\/a>
\nSOCI 3010: Power, Oppression and Resistance<\/a>
\nSOCI 3027: Globalisation and Human Rights<\/a>
\nSOCI 3030: Studies in Work, Industry and Occupations: Authority and Expertise<\/a>
\nSOCI 3430: Studies in Collective Action and Social Movements<\/a>
\nSOCI 3170: Social Justice in Action<\/a>
\nSOCI 4170: Community-Engaged Sociology<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Political and International Sociology<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Are you interested in issues of political violence and human rights, especially in an international context? These courses deal with issues like migrants and refugees, war, state violence, colonialism and how these forces impact real people\u2019s lives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOCI 2160: War and Society<\/a>
\nSOCI 3019: Sociology of International Migration<\/a>
\nSOCI 3027: Globalisation and Human Rights<\/a>
\nSOCI 3045: Children and Childhood in a Globalized World<\/a>
\nSOCI 3160: Political Violence<\/a>
\nSOCI 3430: Studies in Collective Action and Social Movements<\/a>
\nSOCI 3805: Studies in Population<\/a>
\nSOCI 4039: Women in Contemporary Middle East Societies<\/a>
\nSOCI 4160: War, Terrorism, State Terrorism<\/a>
\nSOCI 4200: War, Security, Citizenship<\/a>
\nSOCI 4730: Colonialism and Post-Colonialism<\/a>
\nSOCI 4750: Advanced Studies in Globalisation and Citizenship<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canadian Society and the World<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

These courses look at Canada and Canadian society, but also situate issues like health, family and education in a global context and through the lens of inequalities and social change:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOCI 2010: Critical Approaches to Economic Inequality<\/a>
\nSOCI 2043: Sociology of the Family<\/a>
\nSOCI 2050: Sociology of Health<\/a>
\nSOCI 2170: Foundations in Social Justice<\/a>
\nSOCI 2702: Power and Social Change<\/a>
\nSOCI 3010: Power, Oppression and Resistance<\/a>
\nSOCI 3038: Studies in Urban Sociology<\/a>
\nSOCI 3050: Studies in the Sociology of Health<\/a>
\nSOCI 3055: Studies in Addictions<\/a>
\nSOCI 3170: Social Justice in Action<\/a>
\nSOCI 3300: Studies in the Sociology of Education<\/a>
\nSOCI 4170: Community-Engaged Sociology<\/a>
\nSOCI 4043: Families in the 21st Century<\/a>
\nSOCI 4810: Advanced Studies in Social Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crime and Society<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Are you interested in questions of law, criminalization, and criminal justice institutions, policies and practices? Consider these courses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOCI 2445: Sociology of Deviance<\/a>
\nSOCI 2450: Criminology<\/a>
\nSOCI 3410: Studies in Criminal Justice<\/a>
\nSOCI 3420: Studies in Gender and Criminal Justice<\/a>
\nSOCI 3450: Studies in Law Enforcement<\/a>
\nSOCI 3480: Law and Social Regulation<\/a>
\nSOCI 4410: Advanced Studies in Criminology<\/a>
\nSOCI 4480: Advanced Studies in the Sociology of Law<\/a>
\nSOCI 4702: Special Topic in Criminal Justice and Social Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Identities and Relationships<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

These courses focus on various aspects of identity such as racialization, gender, sexuality, class and age. If you\u2019re interested in inequalities, lived experiences and resistance, these might be the right courses for you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOCI 2020: Race and Ethnicity<\/a>
\nSOCI 2045: Gender and Society<\/a>
\nSOCI 2060: Girlhood in Contemporary Contexts<\/a>
\nSOCI 2150: Social Psychology<\/a>
\nSOCI 3010: Power, Oppression and Resistance<\/a>
\nSOCI 3020: Studies in Race and Ethnicity<\/a>
\nSOCI 3040: Studies in the Sociology of Gender<\/a>
\nSOCI 3044: Sociology of Sex and Sexuality<\/a>
\nSOCI 3045: Children and Childhood in a Globalized World<\/a>
\nSOCI 3056: Women and Health<\/a>
\nSOCI 3420: Studies in Gender and Criminal Justice<\/a>
\nSOCI 4020: Advanced Studies in Race and Ethnicity<\/a>
\nSOCI 4039: Women in Contemporary Middle East Societies<\/a>
\nSOCI 4040: Feminist Sociology of Intersectionality<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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