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SOCIOL 1C03

CANADIAN SOCIETY: SOCIAL PROBLEMS, SOCIAL POLICY, AND THE LAW

Undergraduate

Winter 2026 · Cdn Society:Problms,Policy,Law · C01

Readings

  • Etext Social Problems: A Canadian Perspective - 6 Month Access
    Tepperman · Required
    ISBN 9780190167004; 9780190166984
Spring/Summer 2026 · Cdn Society:Problms,Policy,Law · C01

Readings

  • Etext Social Problems: A Canadian Perspective - 6 Month Access
    Tepperman · Included
    ISBN 9780190167004; 9780190166984
Fall 2026 · Cdn Society:Problms,Policy,Law · C01

Readings

  • Materials Available Through Library eReserves
    eReserves · Required
Fall 2026 · C01

Topics

  • Introduction to Course
  • What are Social Problems?
  • Inequalities: Class, Poverty & Economic Inequality
  • What is the Law / Legislation in Canada?
  • Sociological Paradigms
  • Media Technology & AI in Canadian Society
  • Power, Politics & Society in Canada
  • Popular Culture & Identity in Canada
  • What is Policy? Outcomes, Crime & Violence
  • The Economy & Living Wage Gap in Canada: Families, Aging, the Life course, Schools, Workplaces
  • First Nations, the Rise of Denialism & Decolonization in Canada
  • Racism, Ethnocentrism & Gender-based Discrimination in Canada
  • Immigration, Population Growth & Access to Housing and Public Services.

Readings

  • None this week
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  • Tepperman, L.; Curtis, J.; Lyon, K.; Colavecchia. S. 2024. Social Problems: A Canadian Perspective. Part 1: What are Social Problems?
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  • Mahon, R.; Smith, Alison; & Béland, D. 2026. The Oxford Handbook of Social Policy in Canada. Chapter 1: Canadian Social Policy in Comparative Perspective
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  • Bannerman, S. (2020). Canadian communication policy and law . Chapter 2: Introduction to the Canadian Legal System. Canadian Scholars.
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  • Conerly, T.; Holmes, K.; Lal Tamang, A.; Introduction to Sociology 3e . Chapter 3, Section 1.3 – Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology. Pp. 17-22.
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  • Jo, H., Baek, EM. Predictors of social networking service addiction. Scientific Report. 13, 16705 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-43796-2 Harris, T. 2016. How technology hijacks people’s minds. https://observer.com/2016/06/how-technology-hijacks-peoples-minds%E2%80%8A-%E2%80%8Afrom-a-magician-and-googles-design-ethicist/
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  • Melanson Ricciardone, S., 2026. Invisible Architects: AI Mediated Bots, Social Cognition, and the Erosion of Democratic Discourse in Canada.
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Fall 2025 · Cdn Society:Problms,Policy,Law · C01

Readings

  • Etext Social Problems: A Canadian Perspective - 6 Month Access
    Tepperman · Required
    ISBN 9780190167004; 9780190166984
Sources