SOC 2051C - Social Problems in American Society

Institution:

Dowling College (Closed)

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Description:

3 credits Focusing on society in terms of essential human conflicts, pluralities, and other diversities, this course examines the ideological formulation of social problems, manifestations of human deprivation, brutalization, and torture, and confronts the critical issues of contemporary society in relation to energy systems, distribution and allocation of material resources, and political mobilization developed in response to conditioned social failures. The persistence of poverty, racial inequality, ethnic discriminatory policies, and the destruction of local communities by the leveling of mass society and culture are specifically investigated. Prerequisite: SOC 2101C. Offered: 2008 - 2010.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

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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