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May 01, 2024
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SOCI 1306 - Social Problems3 credit hours. 3 lecture hours. 0 lab hours.
Prerequisites: SOCI 1301 .
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Application of sociological principles to the major problems of contemporary society such as inequality, crime and violence, substance abuse, environmental issues, deviance, or family problems.
Measurable Learning Outcomes:
Describe how the sociological imagination can be used to explain the emergence and implications of contemporary social problems. Explain the nature of social problems from at least one sociological perspective, e.g., critical, functional, interpretive, etc. Identify multidimensional aspects of social problems including the global, political, economic, and cultural dimensions of social problems. Describe how solutions to social problems are often contentious due to diverse values in society. Describe how the proposed solutions to a social problem, including social policies, may bring rise to other social problems.
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