Sociology

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Sociology

Diverse social relationships

Sociology looks at how social forces shape our lives and behaviour. As a student of sociology, you'll develop a sociological perspective or way of thinking about the world that provides an understanding of social behaviour as well as the society and world we live in.

SOC 211 - Intro to Africa

. Apply your learning by participating in a service-learning project focused on transforming extreme poverty to sustainable prosperity.

Sociology seeks to understand

how groups and group interactions influence human behaviour
how cultural, historical, socio-political, and economic factors influence group interactions
social phenomena such as sexuality and gender, crime and deviance, ethnicity, family and community
socialization, religion, social movements, aging, and social/global stratification

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Related Programs

��Ƶapp offers flexible programs that give you the chance to explore your passion for sociology.

Part-time or full-time studies

You can take Sociology courses within one of our 2-year��programs��or as individual courses on a part-time basis. If you plan to take Sociology courses on their own, you will select University Transfer as your program option when you apply online to ��Ƶapp.

The function of sociology, as of every science, is to reveal that which is hidden.
_{— Pierre Bourdieu}

Social Sciences Faculty

Learn more about the faculty who teach in the Social Sciences department.

Meet the faculty

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Dr. Francis Adu-Febiri poses outside the ��Ƶapp Lansdowne library.

��Ƶapp sociology instructor shares stories for Black History Month

"Until the lions have their own historians, the hunter will always be the hero,” is an African proverb that highlights the potential of Black History Month for ��Ƶapp sociology instructor Dr. Francis Adu-Febiri.