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• GEOG240 Social Geography

GEOG240 Social Geography

(3.0 credits)

Social geography is defined as the study of social relations and the spatial structures that underpin those relations. (Jackson, 2000) This course first surveys social theories, then examines processes and patterns of social change in contemporary society. Issues such as work, housing and homelessness, gender, ethnicity, neighbourhood and community will be explored in both urban and rural settings.

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• GEOG 101 - Society and the Environment
• GEOG 100 - Introduction to Human Geography Places And Regions in Global Context
• Consent of the Instructor
• Other social science students welcome

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• 45

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