SYG 2010
Social Problems
Course Description:
This course is a basic introduction to contemporary social problems. The primary focus of the course is to promote a better understanding of contemporary society's problems by looking at these problems from both a person-blame approach and a system-blame approach. Topics to be covered include: poverty, drug abuse, delinquency and crime, racial, ethnic and, gender inequality, global inequality and stratification.
Course Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
Differentiate between social problems and personal issues;
Apply the person-blame approach as well as the system- blame approach to contemporary social
problems;
Demonstrate the connection between social factors such as race, class, age, gender etc...and the emergence and persistence of social problems;
Apply existing sociological perspectives to social issues, social policy, and social change
Describe a wide range of global, social and cultural points of view and apply various perspectives to analyze human behavior.
Required Textbook:
D. Stanley Eitzen, M. Baca Zinn & K. Eitzen Smith. Social Problems, 13th ed, Pearson Education, Inc., 2014. ISBN 13: 978-1-269-42249-9.
Course Requirements:
This course requires students to complete a term paper, in-class and online quizzes, multiple-choice tests, written assignments, and/or group projects by the stated deadlines. Students should expect to spend at least six hours per week in order to complete the reading and assignments during a regular semester. During a summer or mini-mester, students should expect to spend at least 12 hours per week on required coursework and reading. Students are required to attend all the classes and to read assigned pages before class lectures.
Online Course Requirements:
This online course requires students to complete a term paper, multiple online tests and quizzes, weekly discussions/posts etc...by the deadlines displayed on the course calendar. It also requires weekly preparation and comprehension of assigned readings. At least one of the examinations must be proctored (taken at one IRSC's Assessment Centers). Students should expect to spend at least nine hours per week in order to complete the reading and assignments during a regular semester. During a summer or mini-mester, students should expect to spend at least 12 hours per week on required coursework and reading.
Student responsibilities:
Attendance is required in all classes.
Reading assignment of 1 chapter per week.
Complete online quizzes available via Angel.
Class participation is expected every class session, so reading must be completed before class.
Students are expected to withdraw if they wish to do so. In accordance with institutional policy, an Instructor Withdrawal can only be used for extenuating circumstances such as deaths, illnesses, etc...
Contact the instructor right away with any problems or conflicts.
This course is a basic introduction to contemporary social problems. The primary focus of the course is to promote a better understanding of contemporary society's problems by looking at these problems from both a person-blame approach and a system-blame approach. Topics to be covered include: poverty, drug abuse, delinquency and crime, racial, ethnic and, gender inequality, global inequality and stratification.
Course Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
Differentiate between social problems and personal issues;
Apply the person-blame approach as well as the system- blame approach to contemporary social
problems;
Demonstrate the connection between social factors such as race, class, age, gender etc...and the emergence and persistence of social problems;
Apply existing sociological perspectives to social issues, social policy, and social change
Describe a wide range of global, social and cultural points of view and apply various perspectives to analyze human behavior.
Required Textbook:
D. Stanley Eitzen, M. Baca Zinn & K. Eitzen Smith. Social Problems, 13th ed, Pearson Education, Inc., 2014. ISBN 13: 978-1-269-42249-9.
Course Requirements:
This course requires students to complete a term paper, in-class and online quizzes, multiple-choice tests, written assignments, and/or group projects by the stated deadlines. Students should expect to spend at least six hours per week in order to complete the reading and assignments during a regular semester. During a summer or mini-mester, students should expect to spend at least 12 hours per week on required coursework and reading. Students are required to attend all the classes and to read assigned pages before class lectures.
Online Course Requirements:
This online course requires students to complete a term paper, multiple online tests and quizzes, weekly discussions/posts etc...by the deadlines displayed on the course calendar. It also requires weekly preparation and comprehension of assigned readings. At least one of the examinations must be proctored (taken at one IRSC's Assessment Centers). Students should expect to spend at least nine hours per week in order to complete the reading and assignments during a regular semester. During a summer or mini-mester, students should expect to spend at least 12 hours per week on required coursework and reading.
Student responsibilities:
Attendance is required in all classes.
Reading assignment of 1 chapter per week.
Complete online quizzes available via Angel.
Class participation is expected every class session, so reading must be completed before class.
Students are expected to withdraw if they wish to do so. In accordance with institutional policy, an Instructor Withdrawal can only be used for extenuating circumstances such as deaths, illnesses, etc...
Contact the instructor right away with any problems or conflicts.