Contemporary Community Issues.

Catalog description

This course is designed to develop your understanding of the different communities you are a member of and the issues facing them in the 21st century. Drawing on theories and concepts from various disciplines, we will expand on how communities and the issues associated with them are defined, constructed, and addressed at multiple levels of society. Specifically, we will examine various political and social issues facing our communities including but not limited to: crime, ecology, inequalities, health care, and the family. We will also set those issues in their larger state, national and global context, address the impact of that context and the proposed possible outcomes for the future.