SOC 470 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: John Graves Simcoe

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 470
• Professor: cherylteelucksingh

Document Summary

Lecture #2 september 11: sociology and the city. Sociologists study hidden patterns of social relations such as: How people, groups, families and institutions relate to each other. Issues of inequality and advantage resulting from class, race, ethnicity, and gender. Issues relating to who holds power: colonial toronto (1650-1834) Governor john graves simcoe established the town of york in 1793. During the war of 1812 in europe, the americans challenged british territory in york. After 1815, new immigrants and the rise of the orange in order. City of toronto incorporated in 1834: toronto: industrialization and growth (1851-1914) 1851: beginning of railway construction in toronto.