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Spring 2014
Apr 28,2024 |
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| SOC 225 - Social Problems |
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An examination of selected social problems-basic facts, effects on individual and society, and explanations. Problems will be selected from the following three areas, but not all topics will be covered each term. 1. Systemic problems: racial and sexual discrimination, inequality and poverty, militarization and war, ecological problems, overpopulation, urban and rural problems, life cycle problems. 2. Problems of specific institutions: government, economy, family, education, religion, and social services. 3. Personal pathologies: mental illness, suicide, alcoholism, and drug addiction.
3.000 Credit hours 30.000 TO 36.000 Lecture hours Syllabus Available Levels: Credit Schedule Types: Lecture Social Science Division Social Science Department Course Attributes: Tuition, Human Relations, Social Science |
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