SOC 2760

Using a global lens to study homicide, this course will review legal definitions of homicide, critique data and methods used to study homicide, review theoretical explanations, examine trends and patterns in homicide locally and globally, and discuss homicide prevention efforts. Various types of homicide will be examined including corporate homicide, serial/mass homicide, familicide, femicide, and youth homicide. [Offering(s): Offered through Distance Education format only.][Restriction(s): This is a Priority Access Course. Enrolment may be restricted to particular programs or specializations. Please see the departmental website for more information.][Department(s): Department of Sociology and Anthropology]