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September 5 |
Distribution of Course Outline and Introductions. |
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September 12 |
Rosh Hashanah – No Class |
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September 19 |
Social Issues and Contradictions ch.1 –
Introduction. Social Issues and Contradictions ch.2 – Work and
Unemployment as Social Issues. Presentation: Sandrine,
Maria, and Laura |
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September 26 |
Social Issues and Contradictions ch.3 – Capital Accumulation and State Formation. Presentation: Tajana Budesa, Deanna Renzi and Krystle Phirangee |
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October 3 |
Social Issues and Contradictions ch.4 – Income Inequality, Poverty, and Hunger. Presentation: Jeff, Tinale, and Ninale |
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October 10 |
Changing Canada, ch. 5 - Welfare State Restructuring in Canada. Presentation: Talia, Alison Hart and Stephanie Coelho |
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October 17 |
Changing Canada, ch. 15 - Immigration, Ethnicity & Race. Presentation: Ken Allen, Jimmy Kim, Dia Dhillon and Everon Fraser |
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October 24 |
In-Class Test |
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October 31 |
Social Issues and Contradictions ch.7 – Social Stratification: Class and Racial Inequality. Presentation: Claudia Taccardi, Sisian Bohossian, and Zubin George |
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November 7 |
Social Issues and Contradictions ch.9 – Multiculturalism, Ethnic Identity, and Inequality. Presentation: Sharon, Tushar, Damien, Telmo |
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November 14 |
Social Issues and Contradictions ch.5 – The Social Deconstruction of Sex, Gender, Race, and Class. Presentation: Kamila Kozak, Varshni Thevadaash and Josh Angeles |
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November 21 |
Social Issues and Contradictions ch. 11 – The Canadian Criminal Justice System: Inequalities of Class, Race, and Gender. Presentation: Mohamed Ahmed, Basiola Bibolli and Eduard Zanfir {Class Note: First Presentation of the Winter 08 Session} |
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November 28 |
In-Class Test |
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Happy Holidays |
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January 9 |
Social Issues and Contradictions ch.6 – Family Problems and
Problem Families. Presentation: Nabil Nasim, Sheena Smith, Lauren McDermid and Cheryl Dawes {Class Note: First
Presentation of the Winter 08 Session} |
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January 16 |
Social Issues and Contradictions ch. 10 - Transforming Canada's Educational System: The Impact of Educational Inequalities, Opportunities, and Benefits Presentation: Dhaviya Gala, Paulette Campbell, Rachelle Fishman, and Pooja Sirhra |
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January 23 |
Changing Canada, ch. 8 - Gender Paradoxes. Presentation: Karima Kasam, Nelufur Bhasin, L isa Carpenter and Ahmed Saeed |
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January 30 |
Changing |
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February 6 |
Changing Canada, ch. 6 - The Political Economy of Childcare. Presentation: Elishka Pinto, Sana Ashfaq, Jessica Bolarinho, and Emily Sheere |
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February 13 |
Reading Week |
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February 20 |
In-Class Test |
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February 27 |
Social Issues and Contradictions ch.8 – First Nations: Walking the Path of Social Change. Presentation: Peter Ricchio and Said Aman |
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March 5 |
Aboriginal Women – Deconstruction of film “Keepers of the Fire” |
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March 12 |
Social Issues and Contradictions ch.13 – Urbanization: Issues and Problems. Presentation: Alex Davidson, Mir Fazeli and Everon Fraser Changing |
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March 19 |
Major Paper Due. Social Issues and Contradictions ch. 16 – The Decline of the
Welfare State and Implications of Retrenchment. Presentation: Richard Twum-Antwi, Nabil Nasim and *Rachelle Fishman {Bonus Zone} |
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March 26 |
Final Exam |
Grading, Assignment Submission, Lateness Penalties and Missed Tests
Grading: The
grading scheme for the course conforms to the 9-point grading system used
in undergraduate programs at
Assignment Submission: Proper academic performance depends on students doing their work not only well, but on time. Accordingly, assignments for this course must be received on the due date specified for the assignment. Written assignments are to be handed in to the Course Instructor in person and and students must retain a computer copy.
Lateness Penalty: Assignments received later than the due date will be penalized one-half grade letter per day that the assignment is late. Exceptions to the lateness penalty for valid reasons such as illness, compassionate grounds, etc., may be entertained by the Course Instructor but will require supporting documentation (e.g., a doctor’s letter).
Missed Tests: Students with a documented reason for missing a course test, such as illness, compassionate grounds, etc., which is confirmed by supporting documentation (e.g., doctor’s letter) may request accommodation from the Course Instructor. Accomodation will entail a make-up test on a date and time specified by the Course Instructor. Further extensions or accommodation will require students to submit a formal petition to the Faculty.
Important York Policies
Academic Honesty: Atkinson as a Faculty considers breaches of the Senate Policy on Academic Honesty to be serious matters. To quote the Senate Policy on Academic Honesty:
The Policy on Academic Honesty is an affirmation and clarification for members of the University of the general obligation to maintain the highest standards of academic honesty. As a clear sense of academic honesty and responsibility is fundamental to good scholarship, the policy recognizes the general responsibility of all faculty members to foster acceptable standards of academic conduct and of the student to be mindful of and abide by such standards.
Suspected breaches of academic honesty will be investigated and charges shall be laid if reasonable and probable grounds exist.
Students should review the York Academic Honesty policy for themselves
at:
http://www.yorku.ca/secretariat/legislation/senate/acadhone.htm
Students might also wish to review the interactive on-line Tutorial for students on academic integrity, at: http://www.yorku.ca/tutorial/academic_integrity/
Grading Scheme and Feedback Policy: The grading scheme (i.e. kinds and weights of assignments, essays, exams, etc.) shall be announced, and be available in writing, within the first two weeks of class, and, under normal circumstances, graded feedback worth at least 15% of the final grade for Fall, Winter or Summer Term, and 30% for ‘full year’ courses offered in the Fall/Winter Term be received by students in all courses prior to the final withdrawal date from a course without receiving a grade, with the following exceptions:
- graduate or upper level
undergraduate courses where course work typically, or at the
instructor's discretion, consists of a single piece of work and/or is
based predominantly (or solely) on student presentations ( e.g.
honours theses or graduate research papers not due by the drop date,
etc.);
- practicum courses;
- ungraded courses;
- courses in Faculties where
the drop date occurs within the first 3 weeks of classes;
- courses which run on a
compressed schedule (a course which accomplishes its academic credits
of work at a rate of more than one credit hour per two calendar weeks
).
Note: Under unusual and/or unforeseeable circumstances which disrupt the academic norm, instructors are expected to provide grading schemes and academic feedback in the spirit of these regulations, as soon as possible.
For more information on the Grading Scheme and Feedback Policy, please visit: http://www.yorku.ca/secretariat/legislation/senate/gradfeed.htm
In-Class Tests and Exams - the 20% Rule
For all Undergraduate courses, except those which regularly meet on Friday evening or on a weekend, tests or exams worth more than 20% will not be held in the two weeks prior to the beginning of the official examination period. For further information on the 20% Rule, please visit: http://calendars.registrar.yorku.ca/examschedules/examinfo/twentypercent.htm.
For further information on examination scheduling, and Atkinson
examination exceptions to this rule, please refer to the "Notes"
in the table:
http://www.yorku.ca/roweb/importantdates/
Reappraisals
Students may, with sufficient academic grounds, request that a final grade in a course be reappraised (which may mean the review of specific pieces of tangible work). Non-academic grounds are not relevant for grade reappraisals; in such cases, students are advised to petition to their home Faculty. Students are normally expected to first contact the course director to discuss the grade received and to request that their tangible work be reviewed. Tangible work may include written, graphic, digitized, modelled, video recording or audio recording formats, but not oral work.
Students need to be aware that a request for a grade reappraisal may result in the original grade being raised, lowered or confirmed.
For reappraisal procedures and information, please visit the Office of the Registrar site at: http://www.registrar.yorku.ca/services/policies/grade.htm
Accommodation Procedures:
Atkinson students who have experienced a misfortune or who are too ill to attend an examination in an Atkinson course should not attempt to do so; they must pursue deferred standing. Other students should contact their home Faculty for information. For further information, please visit: http://www.registrar.yorku.ca/services/ds_faq.htm
Religious Accommodation
For more information on religious accommodation, please visit:
https://w2prod.sis.yorku.ca/Apps/WebObjects/cdm.woa/wa/regobs
Academic Accommodation for
Students with Disabilities
(Senate Policy)
The nature and extent of accommodations shall be consistent with and supportive of the integrity of the curriculum and of the academic standards of programs or courses.
Provided that students have given sufficient notice about their accommodation needs, instructors shall take reasonable steps to accommodate these needs in a manner consistent with the guidelines established hereunder. For more information please visit the Disabilities Services website at http://www.yorku.ca/dshub/
Alternate Exams and Tests
Please alert the Course Director as soon as possible
should you require special accommodations. For questions relating to
academic accommodations, please contact the Atkinson Counselling and
Supervision Centre: http://www.yorku.ca/atkcsc