SOCI 3008 Industrial Sociology 1 is concerned with the interrelationship of society and industry or industrial activity. It involves the application of sociological theory and method to the problems that arise in the process of producing goods and services in modern society. These arrangements emerged with the industrial revolution and marked the beginning of the societal form that we have come to call industrial society. The course begins by locating industrial society in the context of human development. Associated with this is the emergence of sociology as a way of understanding the profound changes in human relations and social organization associated with the industrial revolution. In the sections that follow, the course examines the sociology of work, the sociology of industrial relations, industrial and post industrial society, the sexual division of labor in the Caribbean, industrialization in the Caribbean, technology
and its effect on relations at the workplace and the impact of the technological revolution of the late twentieth century on the organization of industrial production.
This course seeks to equip students with an in-depth understanding of core aspects of Caribbean culture. Topics which will be covered include: nationalism and identity, belief systems, religion, the arts, sports, family and kinship, and gender roles.
This course is designed to provide students with a historical understanding of development and its antecedents of the modern world. We will examine development as a concept and practice in the era beginning around 20th century. This epoch is considered to be the heyday of ‘development thought and practice’. New thinking about social change associated with improvements in the quality of life of the less well off in the global village emerged as major contestants to Development. However, in order to properly understand these and the ways in which post-colonial societies such as Caribbean are changing in the 21st century, it is necessary to understand earlier thinking on the subject.
This course is designed to equip students with a myriad of methods to conduct formative and summative evaluation of social programmes. In so doing, students are exposed to intervention
strategies in contextualizing treatment plans to effect desired change. The efficacy of the methods will be brought into question and their relevance to cultural context will be examined.
Special attention is placed on evaluating the extent to which social programmes address issues of social justice, ethics, diversity and empowerment across diverse populations and settings.
This course is geared towards elucidating the complexities that exist in the systemic nature of capitalism. It underscores the developmental challenges that confront modernity.
This course presents students with the opportunity to comprehensively understand the nature, scope and dynamics of social development and its interplay on the lives of individuals, families, communities and groups. It interrogates the contributions of education, income, health, technology and welfare system in contributing to an egalitarian society with opportunity and mobility for all.
This course presents and examines the social and cultural forces that have implications for the formation and maintenance of social relationships. It exposes students to the concepts,
theories, and methods involved in studying the family. It provides an opportunity for students to critically examine issues associated with marriage and the family so that they can derive a
clearer understanding of marriage and the family as critical institutions in society. The course helps students to apply theoretical perspectives to go beyond personal experiences and view
the family from diverse social contexts.
