SOC 206Z - Social Problems

WR 115  or designated placement

WR 115Q  as required

Course Description: Applies the sociological perspective to the study of social problems, including their social construction, causes, and consequences. Explores the complexities surrounding their solutions, such as how solutions are socially constructed and policy proposals from sociologists and social movements. Topics may include poverty, discrimination, interpersonal violence, crime, addiction, ecological crises, war/global conflict, and health inequality. Course formerly offered as SOC225.

Course Learning Outcomes:

• CLO#1: Describe the ways in which social problems are defined and constructed.
• CLO#2: Apply the sociological perspective to identify and analyze social problems.
• CLO#3: Distinguish between individual and structural explanations of social problems.
• CLO#4: Assess the effects of social problems using empirical evidence.
• CLO#5: Examine the structural, institutional, and cultural roots of social problems.
• CLO#6: Assess solutions to address social problems. (ILO: Critical Thinking)