SOC 2102C - Self &Society II:Race,Gender & Class

Institution:

Dowling College (Closed)

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Description:

3 credits This course focuses on the basic social problems, issues, dilemmas, and conflicts of contemporary social life. Drawing on the important insights of 19th and 20th century social theorists, the course investigates the social contexts of the modern world as they relate to inequality, injus tice, and inhumanity. Specific topics include race relations, gender dis crimination, drug abuse, social disorganization, poverty, and the decline and transition of family life. Other forms of social pathology studied include mental illness, deviant behavior, violence, and crime in American society. Global issues such as environmental degradation, technological dehumanization, and bureaucratic insensitivity will also be examined. 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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