SOC 206: Social Problems, Social Justice, Social Policy is an introduction for students in the sociological study of social problems for both social justice and social work concentrations, but is suitable for non-majors as well. The course explores the interrelated issues of community, environment, and society, with special attention to contemporary social and ecological problems such as, Integrating Knowledge Citizenship, Social Responsibility, and Global Awareness.
Included in this course are an instructor manual, a course supplement guide, weekly overviews, discussion prompts, assignments, and group project examples The course readings include an open textbook for each topic, along with other openly licensed materials.
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Attribution and Licensing:
Creator: Curated and Designed by Olga Custer, Western Oregon University
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Relevance: Course based on SOC 225 Social Problems at Western Oregon University
Level: Undergraduate
License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED
Analyze current social problems and issues in the United States using sociological imagination.Â
Using historical and contemporary examples, outline the ways in which the societal problems are socially constructed and defined.
Describe how the social location, combined with unequal distribution of power across economic, social, and political institutions, shape social problems.
Analyze ways in which the interactions of social categories, such as race, ethnicity, social class, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and age, are related to social problems.
Describe how individual experiences of social problems relate to social structures and cultures using the sociological imagination.
Outline and discuss possible actions to alleviate social problems.