SO 254 - Social Problems

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3

Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None

English Prerequisites: None

Math Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

Description: This course is designed to acquaint students with the nature of social problems from a sociological perspective and provides an overview of the basic concepts, theories, and research essential for analysis of social problems. Issues examined include inequality, stratification, crime and justice, health and medicine, race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, the environment, families, urbanization and population growth and more. There may also be opportunities to focus more narrowly on particular topics of interest. Both the objective and subjective realities of social problems are examined using the social structure of the United States as the primary unit of analysis. By the end of the course, students will know the predominant concepts and perspectives that are used by sociologists to understand social problems.

Department Consent: No Department Consent Required

General Education Distribution Category Met: Social Sciences