Social Problems (OT36, TAG)

Catalog description

This course provides an overview of social problems prevalent in the United States by exploring the process through which social problems are identified, legitimized, and addressed across cultural contexts and time. Students will explore the impact of social structures on creating and perpetuating social problems associated with well-being, inequality, social institutions, and modernization. Major theoretical perspectives and methodological frameworks will be used to evaluate, analyze, and propose solutions to social problems.