SOCI 3113

Special Topics in Sociology

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

Fall 2019

Topics

Drugs and Society: An Overview
Drugs & Society –
Theories of Drug Use
Leshner, A.I. . “Addiction is a Brain disease and it Matters.” Science 278

Readings

Required: Hathaway, Andrew D. (2015). Drugs & Society. Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press.
Leshner, A.I. (1997). “Addiction is a Brain disease and it Matters.” Science 278:
Becker, H.S. (1955). Marihuana Use and Social Control. Social Problems 3(1):
Becker, H.S. (1963). “History, Culture, and Subjective Experience: An Exploration of the Social Bases of Drug Induced Experiences.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior 8:163-176. ONLINE
Weisheit, Ralph A. (1991) “The Intangible Rewards from Crime: The Case of Marijuana Cultivators.” Crime & Delinquency 37(4): 506-527. ONLINE
Prus, Robert. (1983). “Drinking as Activity: An Interactionist Analysis.” Journal of Studies on Alcohol 44 (3): 460-475. ONLINE
Jacobs, Bruce A., Topalli, Volkan, and Richard Wright. (2000). “Managing Retaliation: Drug Robbery and Informal Sanction Threats.” Criminology
Weinstein, Raymond M. (1980). “Vocabularies of Motive for Illicit Drug Use: An Application of the Accounts Framework.” The Sociological Quarterly
Ray, Marsh B. (1961). “The Cycle of Abstinence and Relapse among Heroin Addicts.” Social Problems 9: 132-140. ONLINE
Brown, J. David. (1991). “The Professional Ex: An Alternative for Exiting the Deviant Career.” The Sociological Quarterly 32(2): 219-230. ONLINE
Reinarman, C. (1988). “The Social Construction of an Alcohol Problem: The Case of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers and Social Control in the 1980s.” Theory and Society 17 (1): 91-119. ONLINE
Jensen, E.L. and Gerber, J. (1993). “State Efforts to Construct a Social Problem: The 1986 War on Drugs in Canada.” Canadian Journal of Sociology

Fall 2010

Topics

A study of the historical rise and development of cities throughout
urbanization on life styles and values
contrasts

Readings

Required: Kleniewski, N. (ed) (2005) Cities and Society. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing. Other readings will be assigned.

2006–2007

Topics

Course logistics/ introduction
“Introduction”
“The Population of Canada before the Twentieth century”
“Mortality, health, and health care”
Video “The Trouble with Malaria”
and 25 “Fertility and the Reproduction of Society”
& “Immigration and the Population of Canada”
and 9 Video “Who gets in?”
“Population distribution, internal migration, and the regions”
Test
continues
“Changing growth pattern and their implications”
& 6 “Population Aging”
Video “You Won't Be Needing Those Running Shoes”
“Change in family and household units”
“Socio-cultural and socio-economic composition”
“The Demography of the Aboriginal Population in Canada”
Video “Lost in the suburbs”
“Conclusion”
the above indicated schedule be modified slightly throughout the term

Readings

Beaujot, Roderic and Don Kerr. 2004. Population Change in Canada. Oxford University Press.

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