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- SOCI100A: Introduction to Sociology: Understanding Social Life
- SOCI100B: Introduction to Sociology: Understanding Contemporary Society
- SOCI103: Settler Colonialism and Canadian Society
- SOCI202: Constructing Social Problems
- SOCI204: Self, Identity and Society
- SOCI205: Sociological Perspectives on Family Relationships
- SOCI206: Crime and Deviance
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- SOCI235: Racialization and Ethnicity
- SOCI271: Introduction to Social Statistics
- SOCI281: Sociology of Genders
- SOCI285: Health over the Life Course
- SOCI305B: Families and Social Change
- SOCI307: Moral Panics
- SOCI309: Contemporary Social Theorizing
- SOCI310: Religion in Society
- SOCI312: White-Collar Crime
- SOCI313: Sociology of Law
- SOCI316: Social Movements
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- SOCI321: Work, Globalization and Labour Movements
- SOCI326: Social Networks
- SOCI327: International Perspectives on Inequities in Health and Health Care
- SOCI331: Politics and Society
- SOCI345: Sociology of Mental Health
- SOCI346: Sociology of Surveillance
- SOCI355: The Corporation, Capitalism, and Globalization
- SOCI356: International Crimes and Social Justice
- SOCI374: Qualitative Research Methods
- SOCI376: Quantitative Research Methods
- SOCI382: Sociology of Sexualities
- SOCI383: Feminisms in Theory and Practice
- SOCI384: Colonialism, Postcoloniality and Indigenous Resurgence
- SOCI385: Sociology of Aging
- SOCI388: Sociology of Food and Eating
- SOCI389: Death and Dying
- SOCI390: Special Topics in Sociology
- SOCI430A: Issues in Racialization, Ethnicity and Decolonization
- SOCI431: Issues in Social Theorizing
- SOCI432: Issues in Health and Aging
- SOCI433: Issues in Demography and Families
- SOCI434: Issues in Deviance, Crime and Law
- SOCI435: Issues in Gender, Sexuality and Trans Communities
- SOCI436: Issues in Sociology and Social Justice
- SOCI437: Issues in Environmental Sociology and Climate Change
- SOCI438: Issues in Contemporary Sociology
- SOCI439A: Community Engaged Sociology I
- SOCI439B: Community Engaged Sociology II
- SOCI471: Intermediate Social Statistics
- SOCI490: Directed Studies
- SOCI499: Honours Seminar and Thesis
SOCI307
Moral Panics
An introduction to the sociology of moral panic. Topics may include mass shootings, rave dance parties, school dress codes, 19th-century anti-masturbation crusades, child murderers, racially-motivated police violence, satanic ritual abuse, climate change, reconciliation politics, public shaming and mass- and social-media claims and frames.
Lecture: 3h
Lab: 0h
Tutorial: 0h
Credits: 1.5