SOC-20123 credit hours

Contemporary Sociological Theory

Sociology · 3 hrs Lecture

Offered: Winter Only, Every Year

One shot a year. Offered winter term only, so a clash costs a full year.

SOC-2012 prerequisites

3 courses appear in this chain, up to 2 levels deep. 1 is needed whichever route you take: SOC-2010

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any one of

SOC-1100Introduction to Sociology I: Concepts and Methods

SOC-1101not in the 2026-27 calendar

SOC-2010Classical Sociological Theory

any one of

SOC-1100Introduction to Sociology I: Concepts and Methods

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SOC-1101not in the 2026-27 calendar

Its prerequisites are shown above.

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Taking SOC-2012 is a prerequisite for 1 course directly.

SOC-4401Seminar in Sociological Theory

Where SOC-2012 counts

Counts toward 3 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:

SOC 3-YEAR BA IN SOCIOLOGY
SOC 4-YEAR BA IN SOCIOLOGY
SOC HONOURS BA IN SOCIOLOGY

Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.

Description

An in-depth examination of middle and late-20th century and contemporary sociological ideas which may include those of: Edward Said, Anthony Giddens, Jurgen Habermas, Ulrich Beck, Pierre Bourdieu, Stuart Hall, Michel Foucault, Manuel Castells, Patricia Hill Collins, Niklas Luhmann, Dorothy Smith, Jean-François Lyotard, Zygmunt Bauman, Jacques Derrida, Judith Butler, Donna Haraway, Loïc Wacquant, Bruno Latour and Slavoj Zizek.

Requisite courses

SOC-1100 (or SOC-1101) and SOC-2010 [prerequisite(s)].

Restrictions

Students may not hold credit for this course and SOC-2114.

Lecture

From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.