SOC 325 - Population and Contemporary Social Issues

Institution:

Brevard College

Subject:

SOCIOLOGY

Description:

The basic principles of demography and geography at the global, national, and local levels, with emphases on conditions that influence population change and impacts of human populations on the environment, are addressed in SOC 325. Through detailed comparisons of countries, states, and cities throughout the world, students explore population characteristics and life chances, factors affecting trends in population structure and characteristics, population change associated with diseases, aging, urbanization, economic development and environmental alterations. Trends in population structure and characteristics are examined in terms of geography and public policies. Prerequisite: SOC 201 or BCE 211/211L.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brevard.edu

Phone Number:

(828) 883-8292

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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