SOCY-350 Social Problems in a Changing World (3)

Sociological perspectives on the construction of social problems in a changing world. Focus on analysis of contrasting views and solutions for such conditions as global inequality, environmental degradation, population growth, inequalities based on economic class, race, gender, sexual orientation, and age, and institutional crises involving families, education, health care, crime, and justice. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: SOCY-100 or SOCY-110 or SOCY-150.