SOC 3003 is also offered in Fall 2024
SOC 3003 is also offered in Spring 2023
Spring 2019 | SOC 3003 Section 001: Social Problems (66090)
- 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
Tue,
Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 150
- Enrollment Status:
Open (57 of 58 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- In this course, we will engage in a sociological examination of major social problems facing the contemporary US and abroad. 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 solutions. We ask 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. prereq: 1001 recommended; soc majors/minors must register A-F
- Class Notes:
- Click this link for more detailed information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?elogan+SOC3003+Spring2019
- 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 and take a midterm and a final. *Note* there is no textbook for the course, but students should expect to purchase a sizable coursepack.
- Grading:
- 20% Midterm Exam
20% Final Exam
40% Reports/Papers
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)
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66090/1193
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 14 September 2018
ClassInfo Links - Spring 2019 Sociology Classes Taught by Enid Logan