Contemporary Social Problems

Course Code

PFP 151

Academic Year

2016-2017

Learning about social problems can be a highly rewarding experience for students. Although we live in difficult and challenging times, this course provides a way to develop critical thinking and teach students how to apply sociological concepts and perspectives to analyze specific social problems such as crime, violence, abuse, social stratification, ageism, sexual orientation, family, poverty, drug addictions and gender. This course is an innovative examination of social problems - one of the most stimulating and interesting fields of study in sociology.