Fall 2016  |  SOC 3003 Section 001: Social Problems (33985)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2016 - 12/14/2016
Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 255
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Analysis of major social problems, including inequality, crime, drug abuse, pollution, and racism. Proposed solutions, evaluation of policy consequences. prereq: 1001 recommended; soc majors/minors must register A-F
Class Notes:
Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?elogan+SOC3003+Fall2016
Class Description:
In this course, we will engage in a sociological examination of major social problems facing the contemporary U.S. In each unit, we explore the origins and causes of different social problems, seek to understand how they impact individuals, groups, and the society as a whole, and evaluate remedies that have been tried, as well as untried ones that hold particular promise. We begin the class by asking how an issue becomes defined as a social problem, discuss the social construction of reality and deviance, and consider the primary frameworks under which societies have organized their responses to different social problems. In the next sections of the course, we focus on major controversies surrounding the American family, crime and punishment, the distribution of wealth & income, the degradation of the environment, health care and medicine. The tools we will utilize include sociological texts, newspaper articles, and documentary films. Students will write two short position papers, take a midterm and a final, and do a group presentation on a pressing social problem of their choice. *Note* there is no textbook for the course, but students should expect to purchase a sizable coursepack.
Grading:
15% Midterm Exam
15% Final Exam
30% Reports/Papers
20% In-class Presentations
20% Class Participation
Exam Format:
true/false and essay
Class Format:
30% Lecture
20% Film/Video
50% Discussion
Workload:
30 Pages Reading Per Week
8-10 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
2 Paper(s)
1 Presentation(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33985/1169
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
27 March 2014

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