Department(s)
Course Description
(3-3-0) Core Area 080 This course is taken for academic credit. Students will earn an A, B, C, D, F, or W. Application of sociological principles and theoretical perspectives to major social problems in contemporary society such as inequality, crime and violence, substance abuse, environmental issues, deviance, or family problems.
Academic Level
Undergraduate Credit
CIP Code
45.1101 - Sociology, General.
Course Type (Attributes)
General Academic (ACGM) (ACGM)
Locations
Athens (01), Online (06), Palestine Satellite (02), Terrell Satellite (03), Dual Credit - High School (09)
This is a Coursedog only field and is not integrated with the SIS.
Objective
Describe how the sociological imagination can be used to explain the emergence and implications of contemporary social problems.
Objective
Explain the nature of social problems from at least one sociological perspective, e.g., critical, functional, interpretive, etc.
Objective
Identify multidimensional aspects of social problems including the global, political, economic, and cultural dimensions of social problems.
Objective
Discuss how solutions to social problems are often contentious due to diverse values in society.
Objective
Describe how the proposed solutions to a social problem, including social policies, may bring rise to other social problems.