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May 20, 2024
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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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SOCI 252 - Social Problems
PREREQUISITES: Demonstrated competency through appropriate assessment or earning a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 093 - Introduction to College Writing and ENGL 083 - Reading Strategies for College or ENGL 095 - Integrated Reading and Writing , or ENGL 075 - Co-Requisite Integrated Reading & Writing
PROGRAM: Social Sciences
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall 2020
Explores various problems in contemporary American society. Examines structural and cultural aspects of social problems with specific reference to their origin, development, and suggested solutions. Course utilizes a sociological framework which encompasses a variety of theoretical perspectives.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Develop and apply the sociological perspective to social problems in American society.
- Develop the ability to read critically and think analytically about society and social problems.
- Develop the ability to identify, define, and investigate social problems and propose ways of dealing with them.
- Analyze typical stages of a social problem in a diverse, multicultural society, and examine how issues (e.g. socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation and gender identity, etc.) contribute to social problem formation.
- Apply sociological theory to social problems. Identify the background factors leading to the emergence of social problems in their historical context.
- Study statistics on specific social problems: crime and justice, drug and alcohol abuse, poverty, aging, families, work, education.
- Analyze the larger social structure and how it contributes to the creation of social problems and that solving a social problem may, at times, require change in our social structure.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- Prostitution
- Education
- Technology
- Health
- Crime
- Race relations
- Work
- Violence
- Alcohol and drug abuse
- Inequality
- Justice
- Environment
- Family
- Poverty
- Social change
- Age
- Sexuality
- Gender
- Socioeconomic Status
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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