SOC& 201: Social Problems

Subject Area
Credits 5 Lecture Hours 55 Lab Hours 0
Other Hours
0
Total Hours
55
Distributions & Designations
Equity, Diversity, and Power,
Global Studies,
Social Science
EDP, GS, SS- Sociologists have long noted the ways in which society construes particular events, ideologies, practices, and social trends as ¿Social Problems.¿ This course examines how social problems evolve on local, national, and global stages, and how these problems are understood and addressed by different actors in society. In addition, the sociological imagination will be used as a lens to illuminate how individuals, social groups, and social institutions are influenced by social problems. Social problems relating to inequalities, health, the environment, migration, and technology will be a critical focus.

Prerequisites

Successful completion of ENGL 95 or above, or placement into ENGL&101.