SOC 475

Students explore community as a social ideal, the production or collapse of community, and the experience of community. Central to the course will be students' community engagement through qualitative participatory action research. Exploration of the conceptualization of community, the relationship between community and society, citizenship, social ties and connections, social inequality, and social inclusion/exclusion are integral. Specific topics include types of communities (e.g. ethnic, Indigenous peoples, 2SLGBTQIA+, religion, cyber, etc.), community organization, urban-rural differences, nationalism, and globalization. -- Prerequisite -- 45 university-level credits including one of CRIM 220, CRIM 320, CRIM 321, GEOG 252, IPK 344 (formerly offered as ANTH 344/SOC 344), POSC 300, PSYC 202, PSYC 301, PSYC 311, MACS 255/SOC 255 (formerly offered as ANTH 255), MACS 355/SOC 355 (formerly offered as ANTH 355), or MACS 356/SOC 356 (formerly offered as ANTH 356). -- Corequisite -- None. -- Pre or Corequisite -- None.