SOC210 — Social Problems
Add to Personal Bookmarks Number of Examine causes of societal concern both globally and in the United States. Analyze topics such as poverty, economic and political inequality, ageism, racism, sexism, prostitution, pornography, crime, physical and mental health, substance abuse, family instability, immigration, and environment. (Fall, Spring) Three hours lecture each week. Three credits. Three billable hours. GENERAL EDUCATION. Category: Social and Behavioral Sciences Explain what constitutes a social problem, the social context that sociologists use to understand social problems, and the major social theories used to analyze social problems. 2. Examine various ways of defining poverty, the extent of poverty in the United States and in other countries, and possible solutions to poverty. 3 . Analyze how unequal systems of power related to statuses such as age, gender, race/ethnicity, and social class intersect to create and perpetuate social problems in the U.S. and in other societies. 4. Analyze crime, prostitution, pornography, and drug abuse from a sociological perspective. 5. Examine the social problem of physical and mental healthcare in the U.S. and discuss well-reasoned solutions to this problem. 6. Describe changes in family structure in the U.S. and problems related to family instability and domestic violence. 7. Explain current patterns of population growth and international migration in the world and their connection to environmental degradation.
Prerequisites: ENGL101