SOC 2162C - Global Social Issues

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Dowling College (Closed)

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Description:

3 credits In this core sociology course, the students will analyze major global social issues such as the global wealth and social inequalities between and within nations, the global division of labor and its implications for both developed and developing nations, the changes in family structure and shifting gender norms that are brought by the advancement of globalization, the changes in the social institution of education around the world and the dangers that such global issues as international crime and war bring to various societies around the world. The students will also learn about the processes of global political development, the introduction (or decline) of global democratic governance around the world as well as at the issues of how ethnicity and religion affect the social, economic and political development in various parts of the world. Finally, students will also consider socio-economic issues that pertain to the sustainable development of our planet. Issues such as growing urbanization and the de-population of rural areas, population growth and the effects of socio-economic status on health as well as the growth of technology, the depletion of natural resources and their effect on the patterns of social interaction around the world will be discusses within the course framework. Offered: 2008 - 2010

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.DOWLING.EDU

Phone Number:

(631) 244-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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