Sharon Springer
Contact
ATS Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Arts - Sociology Dept
- sspringe@ualberta.ca
Courses
SOC 203 - Social Problems
Selected structural issues in various societies, including inequality, population growth, environment, and human rights. Note: Not to be taken by students with credit in SOC 102.
SOC 225 - Criminology
Examination and attempted explanation of crime and juvenile delinquency, with an analysis of the social processes leading to criminal behaviour.
SOC 260 - Inequality and Social Stratification
Introduction to the study of structured social inequalities and poverty; major theoretical approaches; findings from key empirical studies, with emphasis on Canada. Prerequisite: SOC 100 or consent of instructor.
SOC 271 - Introduction to the Family
An introduction to the study of family relationships and their variant forms with focus on mate selection, couple, kin, age, and gender dynamics, family dissolution or reconstitution and change. A comparative approach with emphasis on families in Canada.