Spring 2014  |  SOC 3003 Section 001: Social Problems (64778)

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
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2014 - 05/09/2014
Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 235
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Analysis of major social problems, including inequality, crime, drug abuse, pollution, and racism. Proposed solutions, evaluation of policy consequences.
Class Description:
How do we decide that something is a social problem, and what do we do about it? How do race, class and gender impact our understandings of social problems in the contemporary United States? Who is primarily responsible for addressing social problems-- individuals, the government, churches, schools, or other institutions? In this class, we will examine some of the major social problems facing the United States today. Specially, we focus on controversies surrounding the 1) American family, 2) crime and punishment, 3) the distribution of wealth & income, 4) the degradation of the environment, and 5) Science, Medicine, and Health. In order to illustrate the issues to be discussed, we will watch segments from a number of recent documentary films such as Everything's Cool, Daddy & Papa, The Boys of Baraka and A Hard Straight.
Grading:
20% Midterm Exam
20% Final Exam
40% Reports/Papers
20% Class Participation
Exam Format:
essay, as well as multiple choice and true/false
Class Format:
30% Lecture
25% Film/Video
45% Discussion
Workload:
30 Pages Reading Per Week
15 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
2 Paper(s)
1 Presentation(s)
Other Workload: This term there will be NO REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS for this class, but students should expect to purchase a sizable COURSEPACKET.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/64778/1143
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
15 October 2012

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