SOC 196

Spring 2014 All Classes

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Issues in Sociology

Credit: 3 hours.

Origin of problems; consequences of ameliorative strategies. Typical topics include crime, mental illness, drug use, suicide, sexual behavior, violence, and intergroup conflict.

May be repeated as topics vary.

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SOC 196 class schedule data for spring 2014
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	58848	Lecture	CB	10:00AM -10:50AM	MWF	114 Transportation Building	Buckley, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Section Info: Topic: The HIV/AIDS Pandemic: Global and Local Perspectives The HIV/AIDS pandemic has drastically altered the global social, political, economic and demographic landscape. Delivering education concerning the virus, expanding prevention programs, monitoring the needs of countries and communities affected with HIV and AIDS, making treatment accessible and providing care for individuals infected with HIV or living with AIDS continues to challenge the capacities of families, communities, countries and international organizations. In this course we examine the pandemic as both a global and local phenomenon. Our discussions will be theoretically framed within the central concepts of globalization, social inequality, stigma and economic development. While based with a socio-demographic tradition, this course draws on literatures from many disciplines to highlight the general contours, continuing debates, and ethical challenges related to the pandemic. As an introductory course, we will share strategies to enhance core academic skills focusing on effective approaches to college level reading, note taking strategies and formal writing skills. By the end of the term we should all be better informed about the HIV/AIDS pandemic, familiar with some basic social science theories and possess an expanded tool box of academic skills.
	60680	Lecture	IRA	9:30AM -10:50AM	TR	245 Altgeld Hall	Akresh, I	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Topic: Social Problems A study of social problems in the United States necessarily entails a discussion of global issues. To that end, this course will examine many contemporary social issues such as crime, war and terrorism, the environment, inequality, poverty, discrimination, the economic recession, and others, through a global framework. Many of the topics we will cover could motivate an entire semester's study in their own right; indeed, some scholars devote their entire careers to but one of these topics. However, this breadth allows us to think broadly about the issues that are identified as social problems and the ways in which individuals and groups attempt to resolve those problems; both processes are revealing about the time and society in which we live. One of the main objectives of this class is to learn about how sociologists examine social problems through analysis and research. Alongside that process, you will improve your critical thinking skills and become a better/more informed consumer of information.