SO C225 - Social Issues

Institution:

Mt Hood Community College

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Description:

Credits 3 (3 Lecture Hrs/Wk) This course will examine selected social issues or problems and their effects on the individual and society. The issues will be selected from the following three areas: 1) Systemic issues: racial and sexual discrimination, inequality and poverty, militarization and war, ecological problems, overpopulation, urban and rural problems, life cycle issues. 2) Issues of specific institutions: government, economics, family, education, religion, social science, sports and leisure, medical ethics. 3) Personal pathological issues: mental illness, suicide, alcoholism and drug addictions, violence and crime. All of these issues will not be covered in one term. The selection will be directly related to an in-depth study of one or more of these issues as they are related to the course emphasis within the specific term. Proficiency Needed: Reading, Writing.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mhcc.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 491-6422

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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